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Katie Colbaugh, Ph.D.

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Founder & CEO at LEUCITE
📍 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Dr. Katie Colbaugh is the Founder and CEO of LEUCITE, a company focused on data intelligence for crystal growth. A materials science engineer and chemist with a Ph. D. from Duquesne University, she has deep experience in R&D, process technology, and product engineering from roles at Saint-Gobain and Oberlin College.

She is passionate about transforming advanced manufacturing from an art into a science. Dr. Colbaugh actively engages with the scientific and tech communities, speaking at industry events and showing interest in organizations like the National Science Foundation and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

She believes every engineering feat starts with a perfect crystal, where every atom is precisely aligned.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Crystal Growth
Her entire career and company, LEUCITE, are dedicated to providing crystal growth solutions and intelligence to advanced material manufacturers.
Smart Manufacturing
She is a featured speaker on breakthrough innovations in smart manufacturing and applying human-centered machine learning to industrial processes.
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Career

Work history

Founder & CEO
LEUCITE
5-2025
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Oberlin College
7-2024
Adjunct Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
8-2020 - 11-2024
Doctoral Researcher
Duquesne University
Product Engineering Manager, Crystals
Saint-Gobain
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Duquesne University
M.S.
Case Western Reserve University
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