Janet Bryant is currently a Senior Science & Technology Specialist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where she has been innovating as a research scientist & project manager for over 35 years in nuclear systems research. With >85 technical publications and >4 dozen presentations on a wide variety of subjects to her public credit, Janet  also uses her knowledge of human capital and organizational development to deliver training to STEM professionals on the “soft skills” needed for successful and sustainable R&D careers.

Janet currently chairs the ACS Chemical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council (CIEC) and the ACS Northwest Region.  She received the prestigious Federal Laboratory Consortium’s Excellence in Technology Transfer Award for successful commercialization of PNNL science; is an ACS Fellow (2011); named ACS Richland Section “Chemist of the Year” (2013); and received the ACS Northwest Region E. Ann Nalley Award for Volunteer Service (2014).