Sandia Energy > Programs > Renewable Energy > Concentrating Solar Power > Staff > Kathryn A. Small Kathryn A. Small R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineering BiographyKathryn A. Small is a Mechanical Engineer in the Concentrating Solar Technologies group. Her work focuses on advanced materials and fabrication processes for solar thermochemical reactors, heat exchanger and energy storage in CSP. She also works on characterization of materials using in-situ electron microscopy to observe degradation of energy materials in extreme environments and microstructural evolution during additive manufacturing. Kathryn also has experience in statistical analysis, biomedical research and spent time as an engineer for an orthopedic implant company.EducationBachelor of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2013Master of Science, Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 2017Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021Research InterestsAdditive manufacturing for concentrating solar technologyAdvanced materialsSolar receiver coatingsProcessing and component fabricationDecarbonizationLong duration energy storageKey PublicationsSmall, Kathryn, Rodelas, Jeff, Barrick, Erin, DeMott, Ryan, and Hattar, Khalid. “In-situ TEM laser heating for manipulation of cooling rates and observation of precipitate dissolution kinetics,” Microsc. Micoanal., 28 no. S1, (2022): 1922-1923.https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927622007516.Small, K. A., McCue, I. D., Johnston, K. S., et al. “Precision Modification of Microstructure and Properties Through Laser Engraving,” JOM 73, (2021): 4211–4220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-04959-6.Small, K. A., Taheri, M. L. “Role of Processing in Microstructural Evolution in Inconel 625: A Comparison of Three Additive Manufacturing Techniques,” Metall Mater Trans A 52, (2021): 2811–2820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-021-06273-x.Small, Kathryn A., Clayburn, Zach, DeMott, Ryan, Primig, Sophie, Fullwood, David, Taheri, Mitra L. “Interplay of dislocation substructure and elastic strain evolution in additively manufactured Inconel 625,” Materials Science and Engineering A no. 785, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139380.