Katerina Kryst

VP R&D and Engineering

Katerina Kryst, PhD., is the Vice President of Engineering at Summit Nanotech. She is a licensed chemical engineer with a passion for developing technical solutions to environmental challenges.

She graduated with a BESc in Chemical Engineering from Western University in London, Ontario, where she also pursued a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Prior to Summit Nanotech, Katerina was at Koch Separation Solutions in their Technology Development group managing a suite of development projects that guide commercial industrial equipment design, overseeing lab bench testing, pilot plants, demo units for projects such as direct lithium extraction, and coordinating cross-departmental strategies to optimize in-field issues with no disruption time.  

In her spare time, Katerina likes to spend time with her family travelling, camping, cooking and taking care of the vegetable garden.