Logan Dempsey

Logan Dempsey is a Technology Specialist at Croda since January 2016, focusing on research related to the effects of surfactant and polymeric additives on the physical-chemical properties of water-based mixtures, particularly in agricultural applications. Key research activities include analyzing droplet size distributions, retention on leaf surfaces, evaporation lifetimes, and deposition of active ingredients using advanced methodologies. Logan has collaborated with academic and government laboratories and has contributed to 4 presentations and 3 published articles, alongside being awarded 1 patent. Previously, Logan served as a Research Chemist at AkzoNobel, conducting application testing and investigating rheological properties, with 5 industry presentations and 2 patents awarded. Logan's early career includes a Postdoctoral Fellow position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and academic training at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a PhD and a Master's in Physical Chemistry, and a BA in Chemistry from Haverford College.