About LabSmith: Kirsten Pace, President

Kirsten Pace is co-founder of LabSmith and has been instrumental in developing its approach to time-saving equipment for research experimentation. Prior to becoming president she held lead roles in design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and product sales. She also co-invented the patent for the SVM Synchronized Video Microscope.

Ms. Pace began her career at Aerospace Corporation where she designed solid rocket motors and analyzed pre-flight readiness of rockets for the United States Air Force. She later became a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at the Emerging Technology Department of Sandia National Laboratories. At the National Labs Ms. Pace helped engineer systems for non-proliferation of weapons and was project manager for the development of batch super-critical water oxidation technology.

Ms. Pace earned both her Bachelor’s degree and her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University.

About LabSmith