Jacob Judas Kain Kirkensgaard
Associate Professor
Ingredient and Dairy Technology
Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, 2-85, Building: C401
My research is centered around mesoscale self-assembly and particularly the formation of geometrically and topologically complex structures in soft matter systems, both synthetic systems like block copolymers and amphiphilic molecules and from various biological systems, for example photosynthetic membranes, diatom frustules and biomacromolecules like starch. I have combined expertise in coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of soft matter self-assembly and in structural investigations using small-angle x-ray and neutron scattering techniques. In particular, I have been the daily responsible for the Niels Bohr Institute small-angle x-ray scattering instrument since it became operational in the summer of 2010. In practice this means I have been running the majority of the scientific measurements on the instrument and successfully integrated the instrument into a variety of projects making structural studies within synthetic biology, food science, electrocatalysts, lipid and fatty acid polymorphism, biopolymers and complex synthetic polymers among others.
Find out more at my personal website or on my Nano-Science Center group page.
Selected publications
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Hierarchical self-assembly of a striped gyroid formed by threaded chiral mesoscale networks
Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain, Evans, M., de Campo, L. & Hyde, S. T., 13 Jan 2014, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS). 111, 4, p. 1271-1276Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Beyond amphiphiles: coarse-grained simulations of star-polyphile liquid crystalline assemblies
Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain & Hyde, S., 2009, In : Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11, 12, p. 2016-2022 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Novel network morphologies and compositionally robust 3-colored perforated lamellar phase in A(BC)2 mikto-arm star copolymer melts
Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain, 2010, In : Soft Matter. 6, p. 6102-6108 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Striped networks and other hierarchical structures in AmBmCn (2m+n)-miktoarm star terpolymer melts
Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain, 2012, In : Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics). 85, 5 p., 031802.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Selected activities
Geometry of Interfaces
Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain (Speaker)3 Oct 2011 → 7 Oct 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation of and participation in conference
Geometry and topology of liquid crystals and related ordered materials
Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain (Organizer)19 Aug 2013 → 23 Aug 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation of and participation in conference
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Cross-linked amylose bioplastic: a transgenic-based compostable plastic alternative
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The UV filtering potential of drop-casted layers of frustules of three diatom species
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Ir nanoparticles with ultrahigh dispersion as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst: synthesis and activity benchmarking
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