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PhD Chemical Engineer solving materials challenges from R&D to manufacturing to communicating science clearly

Profile Summary

I am a PhD Chemical Engineer, Materials Scientist, and Electrochemist with over eight years of experience developing advanced materials, electrochemical interfaces, and microfabricated devices. I help teams translate innovative materials, coatings, and devices into practical, reliable solutions across medtech, environmental, sustainability, manufacturing, and defense sectors. My expertise spans electrochemistry, enzymatic interfaces, MEMS/microfabrication, polymer and hydrogel coatings, AFM and profilometry, additive manufacturing, automation, and R&D. I have led projects from concept through pilot-scale production, optimizing materials formulations, refining deposition and fabrication processes, and streamlining workflows to reduce trial-and-error. Highlights of my work include engineering peptide nanowire coatings that enhanced immobilized enzyme activity by over 20% in electrochemical biosensors, discovering a novel self-assembled peptide nanowire structure (PDB: 7UIT), optimizing SU-8 inks for MEMS and thin-film devices to improve uniformity and reduce failures, and leading formulation development and spray-coating optimization of biopolymer coatings for pilot-scale manufacturing. I have published multiple papers on stimuli-responsive materials and electrochemical systems and excel at science communication, preparing clear reports, presentations, and documentation to help teams understand complex findings and make informed decisions. I thrive in cross-functional collaborations and mentoring team members to achieve project goals efficiently. For more information on my published work, please see my Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3umc_3EAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Dispersion Chemistry
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Biopolymers
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Spectroscopy
• ☆ UV Spectroscopy
• ☆ Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
• ☆ Thermal Analysis
• ☆ Particle Size Distribution
• ☆ Electrochemistry
• ☆ Surface Chemistry
• ☆ Supramolecular Chemistry
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Biomaterials
• ☆ Bioplastics
• ☆ Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Materials
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Biomimetics
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Scanning Probe Microscopy
• ☆ Computer-Aided Engineering
• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Biosensors
• ☆ Material Sourcing
• ☆ Device Fabrication
• ☆ Inventory Control
• ☆ Product Design
• ☆ CAD & 3D Modeling
• ☆ 2D Drawing
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Material Sourcing, Device Fabrication

Work Experience

Materials Engineer

Ecoplasticity

October 2025 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

Sandia National Laboratories

August 2024 - March 2025

PhD Candidate and NSF MRSEC Junior Research Fellow

University of California - Irvine

January 2019 - June 2024

University of California, Irvine

September 2018 - June 2024

Summer R&D Intern

Design West Technologies

July 2023 - September 2023

Education

PhD Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

University of California - Irvine

September 2018 - June 2024

BS Chemical Engineering

California State University - Long Beach

August 2014 - May 2018

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Adam Grosvirt-Dramen, John G. Ricca, Holly A. Petersen, Xavier Mayali, Sarah H. Naylon, Bobby G. Duersch, Craig P. Dufresne, Peter K. Weber, Ravi R. Sonani, Peter E. Prevelige, et al. (2025). A family of tubular pili from harmful algal bloom forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa . Nature Communications.

Adam Grosvirt-Dramen, Zachary J. Urbach, Paul J. Hurst, Claire E. Kwok, Joseph P. Patterson, Fengbin Wang, Allon I. Hochbaum (2025). Hierarchical Assembly of Conductive Fibers from Coiled-Coil Peptide Building Blocks . ACS Nano.

Adam Grosvirt-Dramen, Tara Gallagher, Simon Leemans, Alexander S. Dvornikov, Kumar Perinbam, Joshua Fong, Christina Kim, Joseph Kapcia, Miki Kagawa, Allon I. Hochbaum, et al. (2025). Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Detects Long-Lifetime Signal Associated with Reduced Pyocyanin at the Surface of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Biofilms and in Cross-Feeding Conditions . ACS Infectious Diseases.

Adam Grosvirt-Dramen, Serxho Selmani, Eric Schwartz, Justin T. Mulvey, Hong Wei, Wyeth Gibson, Allon I. Hochbaum, Joseph P. Patterson, Regina Ragan, Zhibin Guan (2022). Electrically Fueled Active Supramolecular Materials . Journal of the American Chemical Society.