Katherine Ann Wymbs

Summit Lithium Technologies

BIOGRAPHY

Katherine Wymbs is a Process Engineering Manager at Summit Lithium Technologies, leading direct lithium extraction scale-up and commercialization. Her work focuses on optimized DLE column design that balances competing performance metrics while achieving the lowest levelized cost of lithium for commercial-scale facilities.

Katherine brings 12 years of experience in sustainable engineering, including renewable biofuels, carbon capture, and circular bioplastics. Her expertise in scaling emerging technologies from laboratory to commercial deployment directly informs her approach to solving challenges in direct lithium extraction.