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• Dan Krogstad Research Group Website

Education

• Ph.D., Materials, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2012
• B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006

Academic Positions

• Associate Research Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2025-present
• Principal Research Scientist, Applied Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024-2025
• Research Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017-2025
• Senior Research Scientist, Applied Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019-2024
• Research Scientist, Applied Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014-2019
• Postdoctoral Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2013-2014

Professional Highlights

• Daniel Krogstad earned his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006 and his Ph.D. in Materials at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2012. His doctoral work focused on understanding how noncovalent interactions can be used to design new self-assembled materials. The bulk of his thesis focused on the investigation of the structure-property relationships of complex coacervate crosslinked hydrogels for use as injectable drug delivery hydrogels. In 2013, he received a National Research Council Research Associateship to do his postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Biomaterials group. At NIST, he studied how polyelectrolytes can be used as noncollagenous protein mimics in controlling calcium phosphate nanoparticle formation in early bone growth. In 2014, he joined the Applied Research Institute at the University of Illinois and in 2017 he also received an appointment as a Research Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering. In 2025, he joined the Department of Material Science and Engineering full time as am Associate Research Professor. His research focuses on the processing-structure-property relationships of soft material systems including block copolymers, biomaterials, and coatings.

Research Statement

The study of natural materials has repeatably shown that these materials have exquisite combinations of properties, that are directly related to the multi-scale assembly of their components, and that these structures are most often formed via a cascade of assembly mechanisms. Our research aims to leverage these fundamental concepts to design and develop new and improved polymers and soft materials. Specifically, our research focuses on leveraging our understanding of the non-covalent interactions, dynamics, and kinetics in organic systems to predictably design and develop hierarchically structured materials through self-assembly and non-equilibrium processing. Our research group has strength in the characterization of polymers and soft materials including in situ characterization during processing. Recently, our research is transitioning toward the use of high-throughput experimentation and adaptive experimental design to help us navigate the complex phase spaces that are necessitated by the co-design of both the materials and processes.

Selected Articles in Journals

• Z. Lyu, S. Shrivastav, J. Li, C. Qian, L. Yao, N. Shah, M. Eslami, C. Liu, S. Ismail, J. Shabaker, E. Doskocil, D.V. Krogstad, J.A. Krogstad, Q. Chen. “Nanoscopic Imaging of Biogenic Feedstocks Induced Corrosion in Model Petroleum Infrastructure.” ACS Nano, 19, 2025, 28315-28325.
• Y. Wang, D. Oladeji, S. Sutyak, S.A. Rogers, D.V. Krogstad. “The effect of pre-shear protocols on the rheological characterization of epoxy nanocomposites”, Rheologica Acta, 64, 2025, 661-671.
• M. Eslami, D. Ellis, V. Pachchigar, R. Wilson, M. Sankaran, D.V. Krogstad. “Conversion Treatment of Carbon Steel Using an Atmospheric Plasma-based Process”, Corrosion, 81, 2025, 634-646.
• M. Eslami, V. Pachchigar, M. Sankaran, D.V. Krogstad, “Critical Influence of Chemical Pretreatments on the Deposition and Effectiveness of Zr-based Conversion Coating on Aluminum Alloy 2024-T3”, Applied Surface Science, 697, 2025, 163018.
• D. Ellis, M. Eslami, D.V. Krogstad, M. Sankaran. “Zirconia-based coatings on mild steel fabricated by atmospheric-pressure plasma processing for corrosion protection”, Thin Solid Films, 814, 140630 (2025).
• N.A. Nguyen, D.Y. Liu, D.V. Krogstad. “Impact of water and oleic acid on glycerol monooleate phase transition and bi-continuous structure formation in white oil.” Soft Matter, 20, 2024, 7237-7245.
• D.Y. Liu, S. Shrivastav, S. Daraydel, N. Levandovsk, H. An, S. Shevade, Q. Chen, J.A. Krogstad, D.V. Krogstad. “Biofeedstock-induced metal corrosion: Reactions between carbon steel and triacylglycerol-based solutions at elevated temperature.” Corrosion Science, 216, 2022, 111088.
• D. Patel, L. Bonova, Z. Jeckell. D.E. Barlaz, S. Chaudhuri, D.V. Krogstad, D.N. Ruzic. "Deposition of zirconium oxide using atmospheric pressure plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition with various precursors." Thin Solid Films, 733, 138815 (2021).
• D.Y. Liu, D.V. Krogstad. "Self-Assembly and Phase Transformation of Block Copolymer Nanostructures in Ionic Liquid-Cured Epoxy." Macromolecules, 54, 988-994 (2021).
• R.P. Ekbote, G.J. Donley, D.Y.Liu, S.A. Rogers, D.V. Krogstad. "Re-entrant solid behavior of 3D-printable epoxy inks." Rheologica Acta, 59, 631-638 (2020).
• L. Bonova, W. Zhu, D.K. Patel, D.V. Krogstad, D.N. Ruzic. "Atmospheric pressure microwave plasma for aluminum surface cleaning." Journal of Vacuum Science& Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 38, 023002 (2020).
• D.V. Krogstad, D. Wang, S. Lin-Gibson. "Polyaspartic acid concentration controls the rate of calcium phosphate nanorod formation in high concentration systems." Biomacromolecules, 18, 3106-3113 (2017).
• D.V. Krogstad, D. Wang, S. Lin-Gibson. "The kinetics of aggregation and crystallization of polyaspartic acid stabilized calcium phosphate particles at high concentrations." Biomacromolecules, 16, 1550-1555 (2015).
• D.J. Audus, J.D. Gopez, D.V. Krogstad, N.A. Lynd, E.J. Kramer, C.J. Hawker, G.H. Fredrickson. "Phase Behavior of Electrostatically Complexed Polyelectrolyte Gels Using an Embedded Fluctuation Model." Soft Matter, 11, 1214-1225 (2015).
• D.V. Krogstad, N.A. Lynd, D. Miyajima, J. Gopez, C.J. Hawker, E.J. Kramer, M.V. Tirrell. "Structural evolution of polyelectrolyte complex core micelles and ordered-phase bulk materials." Macromolecules, 47, 8026-8032 (2014).
• D.V. Krogstad, S.H. Choi, N.A. Lynd, D.J. Audus, S.L. Perry, J.D. Gopez, C.J. Hawker, E.J. Kramer, M.V. Tirrell. "Small angle neutron scattering study of complex coacervate micelles and hydrogels formed from ionic diblock and triblock copolymers." Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118, 13011-13018 (2014).
• J.H. Ortony, S.H. Choi, J.M. Spruell, J.N. Hunt, N.A. Lynd, D.V. Krogstad, V.S. Urban, C.J. Hawker, E.J. Kramer, S. Han. "Fluidity and water in nanoscale domains define coacervate hydrogels." Chemical Science, 5, 58-67 (2014).
• S.G. Jang, D.J. Audus, D. Klinger, D.V. Krogstad, B.J. Kim, A. Cameron, S.W. Kim, K.T. Delaney, S.M. Hur, K.L. Killops, G.H. Fredrickson, E.J. Kramer, C.J. Hawker. "Striped, ellipsoidal particles by controlled assembly of diblock copolymers." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 6649-6657 (2013).
• D.V. Krogstad, N.A. Lynd, S.H. Choi, J.M. Spruell, C.J. Hawker, E.J. Kramer, M.V. Tirrell. "Effects of polymer and salt concentration on the structure and properties of triblock copolymer coacervate hydrogels." Macromolecules, 46, 1512-1518 (2013).
• D.G. DeMartini, D.V. Krogstad, D.E. Morse. "Membrane invaginations facilitate reversible water flux driving tunable iridescence in a dynamic biophotonic system." Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, 110, 2552-2556 (2013).
• P. Lundberg, N.A. Lynd, Y.N. Zhang, X.H. Zeng, D.V. Krogstad, T. Paffen, M. Malkoch, A.M. Nystrom, C.J. Hawker. "pH-triggered self-assembly of biocompatible histamine-functionalized triblock copolymers." Soft Matter, 9, 82-89 (2013).
• B.F. Lin, D. Missirlis, D.V. Krogstad, M. Tirrell. "Structural effects and lipid membrane interactions of the pH-responsive GALA peptide with fatty acid acylation." Biochemistry, 51, 4658-4668 (2012).
• B.F. Lin, K.A. Megley, N. Viswanathan, D.V. Krogstad, L.B. Drews, M.J. Kade, Y.C. Qian, M.V. Tirrell. "pH-responsive branched peptide amphiphile hydrogel designed for applications in regenerative medicine with potential as injectable tissue scaffolds." Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 19447-19454 (2012).
• B.F. Lin, R.S. Marullo, M.J. Robb, D.V. Krogstad, P. Antoni, C.J. Hawker, L.M. Campos, M.V. Tirrell. "De novo design of bioactive protein-resembling nanospheres via dendrimer-templated peptide amphiphile assembly." Nano Letters, 11, 3946-3950 (2011)
• B.H. Lipshutz, S. Ghorai, W.W.Y. Leong, B.R. Taft, D.V. Krogstad. "Manipulating Micellar Environments for Enhancing Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings in water at room temperature." Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76, 5061-5073 (2011)
• D. Missirlis, A. Chworos, C.J. Fu, H.A. Khant, D.V. Krogstad, M. Tirrell. "Effect of the peptide secondary structure on the peptide amphiphile supramolecular structure and interactions." Langmuir, 27, 6163-6170 (2011).
• D. Missirlis, D.V. Krogstad, M. Tirrell. "Internalization of p53(14-29) peptide amphiphiles and subsequent endosomal disruption results in SJSA-1 cell death." Molecular Pharmaceutics, 7, 2173-2184 (2010).
• D.S. Hwang, H.B. Seng, A. Srivastava, D.V. Krogstad, M. Tirrell, J.N. Israelachvili, J.H. Waite. "Viscosity and interfacial properties in a mussel-inspired adhesive coacervate." Soft Matter, 6, 3232-3236 (2010).