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Natalie R. Smith

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1966

Publications

86

Citations

877

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher works on energy systems engineering, with projects on grid-scale energy storage (pumped thermal and pumped heat systems), CO2-based turbomachinery, microgrid design, and techno-economic modeling of renewable energy integration. Some publications also appear under this name in unrelated fields such as atmospheric aerosol chemistry and medical genetics, suggesting the name may be shared across multiple distinct researchers in the underlying data. Prospective students interested in energy storage, turbomachinery, or microgrid economics would find the core engineering work most relevant.

Pumped thermal/heat energy storageTurbomachinery and compressor designCO2 power cycles and cryogenic carbon captureMicrogrid design and techno-economic analysisRenewable energy grid integration

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a peak in 2022 and a relatively steady average of about 6 papers per year over the last 5 years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 10 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 13 publications13222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 6 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power×4
  • Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy×4
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry×3
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power×3
  • Elsevier eBooks×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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