Lacey LaBee joined the ECCI Air Team in February of 2023.   Before joining ECCI, she was deeply immersed in computational chemistry research and pursued a summer job opportunity at the University of South Dakota. There, she collaborated with faculty and graduate students on investigating metal-metal bonding in Tungsten complexes, aiming to enhance computational method efficiency. In line with this, she also crafted an NSF grant proposal focusing on leveraging computational methods to advance pharmaceutical applications in disease treatment. This journey not only expanded her research skills and background, but also enriched her understanding of professional development. She has presented research at American Chemical Society conferences at both regional and national levels and was even published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry. Her extensive background in chemistry has proven to be invaluable to her team and her clients.

In her time here at ECCI, her focus has been working on complex air permitting and compliance projects for industries across the state.  In her free time, Lacey enjoys reading, practicing Krav Maga, baking and hanging out with her dog, Charlie. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Central Arkansas and is currently pursuing her master's in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University. 

Education

• Mississippi State University (Anticipated Graduation: August 2026)

• Master of Chemical Engineering 

• University of Central Arkansas (May 2023) 

• Bachelor of Science, Chemistry - ACS Certified

• Minor, Mathematics 

Publications / Awards

• ECCI Best of the Best - The Rod Breuer Excellence Award

• American Chemical Society, Central Arkansas Chapter Honor Graduate

• Published in ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry B

• Walden, K.; Martin, M. E.; LaBee, L.; Provorse Long, M. Hydration and Charge Transfer Effects of Alkaline Earth Metal Ions Binding to a Carboxylate Anion, Phosphate Anion, and Guanine Nucleobase. J. Phys.  Chem. B 2021, 125, 44, 12135–12146.

Professional Memberships

• American Chemical Society; 2021 - present

• Arkansas Environmental Federation; 2023 - present

Presentations

• 2024 Arkansas Environmental Federation Air Seminar

  Oral presentation titled Air Permitting 101

• 2022 Southwest Regional American Chemical Society Conference 

  Poster titled Metal–Metal Bonding in Tungsten Complexes

• 2022 South Dakota EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Symposium 

  Poster titled Metal–Metal Bonding in Tungsten Complexes

• 2022 University of South Dakota Research Experience for Undergraduates 

  Oral presentation titled Metal–Metal Bonding in Tungsten Complexes

• 2022 American Chemical Society National Conference 

  Poster titled Modeling the Interactions of Divalent Metal Cations with a Monolayer

• 2021 University of Central Arkansas Chalk Talk 

  Chalk talk on the Interactions of Divalent Metal Cations with a Monolayer

• 2021 Arkansas Women in STEM Virtual Conference 

  Poster Titled Modeling the Interactions of Divalent Metal Cations with a Monolayer

Certifications

• OSHA 24-hour HAZWOPER Certification

• OSHA 8-hour HAZWOPER Certification

• Confined Space Entry

• CPR