Jessica Anne Krogstad

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Professional Highlights

• Jessica A. Krogstad is an assistant professor in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She received her PhD in Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara working with Prof. Carlos G. Levi in 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, she held a postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University with Prof. Kevin J. Hemker. She has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and 4 patents. These highlight her interests in phase and microstructural evolution in both ceramic and metallic systems, including contributions on thermal barrier coatings, nanocrystalline superalloys, oxidation, corrosion and engineering education. She is the recipient of a DOE Early Career Award, an NSF CAREER Award, the TMS Young Leaders Award, a Royal Academy of Engineering Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, the ACerS Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars and the TMS Early Career Faculty Fellow Award. Her current research efforts include ceramics and metals processing, microstructural evolution of porous ceramics subject to irradiation and extreme thermal gradients, microstructural contributions to twin-mediated, non-linear deformation of polycrystalline ceramics, defect engineering in metallic thin films to understand accelerated phase transformations, oxidation resistance and dislocation-twin interactions relevant to fatigue.

Research Statement

Our group focuses on understanding materials in nonequilibrium configurations and the evolution thereof, so as to generate and optimize unique functionality for operation in dynamic and extreme environments. Today, continued advancement in transportation, communication, energy conversion, and many other critical technologies relies on performance of materials, often under harsh conditions where chemistry, scale and morphology may change significantly over the coarse of operation.  Understanding how traditional design criteria evolve in these environments is vital not only for lifecycle and failure analysis, but once understood, these can be used to improve performance or develop alternative material systems.

Research Topics

• Materials for Energy and the Environment
• Mechanical Properties and Materials for Extreme Conditions

Selected Articles in Journals

• G. Valentino, P. Shetty, J.A. Krogstad, K.J. Hemker. “Fabrication of Freestanding Metallic Ni-Mo-W Microcantilever Beams with High Dimensional Stability.” Accepted in IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems December 2019.
• P. Shetty, S. Daryadel, B.T. Haire, C.S. Smith, Z. Tucker, T. Wu, V. Subramani, J. Morrison, P. Quayle, S. Yeates, P.V. Braun, J.A. Krogstad. “Low-temperature pack aluminization process on pipeline alloy steel to inhibit asphalting deposition.” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17430
• M.G. Emigh, J.A. Krogstad. “In situ transmission electron microscopy investigation of continuous precipitation of HCP-based Ni3Mo in a superalloy formed by direct current magnetron sputtering.” Scripta Mater. 173, 66-69 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.07.028
• P. Shetty, R. Zhang, B.T. Haire, C.S. Smith, L.M. Kenny, T. Wu, V. Subramani, J. Morrison, P. Quayle, S. Yeates, P.V. Braun, J.A. Krogstad. "Effect of surface chemistry and roughness on the high temperature deposition of a model asphaltene." 33 [5], 4104-4114 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00386
• E. Lang, N. Madden, C. Smith, J.A. Krogstad, J.P. Allain. "Deciphering the role of second phase precipitates on early-stage surface morphology development of dispersion-strengthened W alloys under low energy He irradiation." Nucl. Mater. Energy. 19, 47-54 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2019.01.016
• P. Shetty, M. Emigh, J.A. Krogstad. “Coupled oxidation resistance and thermal stability in sputter deposited nanograined alloys.” J Mater Res. 34 [1], 48-57 (2019) DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.403.
• M. Emigh, R. McAuliffe, T. Weihs, K.J. Hemker, D.P. Shoemaker, J.A. Krogstad. “Influence of a nanotwinned, nanocrystalline microstructure on aging of a Ni-25Mo-8Cr superalloy.” Acta Mater. 156, 411-419 (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.007
• E. Lang, N. Madden, C. Smith, J.A. Krogstad, J.P. Allain. “Microstructural and compositional effects of transition metal carbide additions on dispersion-strengthened W alloys fabricated via spark plasma sintering.” Int J Refract Metals Hard Mater. 75, 279-286 (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2018.04.015
• P.P.Shetty, R. Zhang, J.P.Angle, P.V. Braun, J.A. Krogstad. Pack aluminization assisted enhancement of thermo-mechanical properties in nickel inverse opal structures. Chem. Mater., 30 [5], 1648–1654 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04988
• Junho Oh, R. Zhang, P. Shetty, J.A. Krogstad, P.V. Braun, N. Miljkovic. “Thin Film Condensation on Nanostructured Surfaces.” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 1707000 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201707000
• Gi-Dong Sim; J.A. Krogstad; K.Y. Xie; S. Dasgupta; G.M. Valentino; T.P Weihs, K.J. Hemker. “Tailoring the mechanical properties of sputter deposited nano-twinned Nickel-Molybdenum-Tungsten films.” Acta Mater. 144 216-225 (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.10.065.
• Gi-Dong Sim, J.A. Krogstad, K.M. Reddy, K.Y. Xie, T.P. Weihs, K.J. Hemker. “Nano-twinned Nickel-Molybdenum-Tungsten thin films with ultra high strength and thermal mechanical stability.” Science Advances 3 [6] (2017). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700685.
• R. Mansbach, A. Ferguson, K. Kilian, J. Krogstad, C. Leal, A. Schleife, D. R. Trinkle, M. West and G. L. Herman. Reforming an Undergraduate Materials Science Curriculum with Computational Modules. J. Mater. Educ. 38 [3-4] 161-174 (2016).
• Krogstad, J.A., Y. Gao, J. Bai, J. Wang, D.M. Lipkin, C.G. Levi. "In situ Diffraction Study of the Decomposition of t'-Zirconia at High Temperature." J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 98 [1] 247-254 (2015). DOI: 10.1111/jace.13249.
• Krogstad, J.A., C. Keimel, K.J. Hemker. "Emerging Materials for Microelectromechanical Systems at High Temperature" J. Mater. Res. 29 [15] 1597-1608 (2014). DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2014.183.
• Xie, K.Y., M.F. Toksoy, K. Kuwelkar, B. Zhang, J.A. Krogstad, R.A. Haber, K.J. Hemker. "Effect of Alumina on the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Boron Carbide." J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 97 [11] 3710–3718 (2014). DOI: 10.1111/jace.13178.
• Krogstad, J.A., M. Lepple, C.G. Levi. “Opportunities for Improved TBC Durability in the CeO2-TiO2-ZrO2 System.” Surf. Coat. Tech. 221 (2013) 44-52. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.01.026.
• Krogstad, J.A., R.M. Leckie, S. Krämer, D.M. Lipkin, C.A. Johnson, C.G. Levi. “Phase Evolution upon Aging of Air Plasma Spray t’-Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings¬: II – Microstructural Evolution.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 96 [1] 299-307 (2013). DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05460.x
• Lipkin, D.M., J.A. Krogstad, Y. Gao, C.A. Johnson, W.A. Nelson, C.G. Levi. “Phase Evolution upon Aging of Air Plasma Spray t’-Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings¬: I - Synchrotron Diffraction.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 96 [1] 290-298 (2013). DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05451.x
• Krogstad, J.A., M. Lepple, Y. Gao, D.M. Lipkin, C.G. Levi. “Effect of Yttria Content on the Zirconia Unit Cell Parameters.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 94 [12] 4548-55 (2011). DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04862.x
• Krogstad, J.A., S. Krämer, D.M. Lipkin, C.A. Johnson, D.G.R. Mitchell, J.M. Cairney, C.G.Levi. “Phase Stability of t’-Zirconia Based TBCs: Mechanistic Insights.” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 94 s168-s177 (2011). DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04531.x.

Research Honors

• TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award (2014)
• DOE Early Career Award (2016)
• NSF CAREER Award (2017)

Courses Taught

• MSE 206 - Mechanics for MatSE
• MSE 440 - Mechanical Behavior of Metals
• MSE 529 - Hard Materials Seminar