- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Leland T. Jordan ’29 Chair Professor
- Phone: 979-845-3027
- FAX: 979-845-3081
- Email: jgrunlan@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 220A
- Website: Research Webpage
- Linkedin: Profile

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota — 2001
- B.S., Chemistry, North Dakota State University — 1997
Research Interests
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- Functional polymer nanocomposites
- Water-based polymer coatings
- Polyelectrolyte complexes
- Flame retardant treatments
- Polymer-particle interactions
- Protective polymeric barriers to oxygen, moisture, etc.
- High dielectric breakdown strength materials
- Organic thermoelectric materials
Industry Experience
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- Three years at Avery Dennison’s Avery Research Center (ARC) as a Senior Research Engineer
- Participated in various polymer-focused research and development efforts
Awards & Honors
- 2021 International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Fellow
- 2020 - present Leland T. Jordan ’29 Chair Professorship
- 2019 National Academy of Inventors Senior Member
- 2018 Doctor honoris causa, University of South Brittany, France
- 2018 ASME Fellow
- 2016 Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Senior Faculty Fellow
- 2015-2020 Linda & Ralph Schmidt 68 Professorship
- 2015 Dean of Engineering Excellence Award
- 2013 E. D. Brockett Professorship
- 2012 L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award (sponsored by ISCST)
- 2011-2014 Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Development Professor I
- 2010 Carl Dahlquist Award
- 2009 Dow Young Faculty Award
- 2007 TEES Select Young Faculty
- 2007-2012 NSF CAREER
- 2007-2010 3M Untenured Faculty Grant
Selected Publications
- C. T. Long,b R. Wang, C. Shoalmire, D. S. Antao, P. J. Shamberger, J. C. Grunlan,a “Efficient heat shielding of steel with multilayer nanocomposite thin film,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2021, 13, 19369.
- D. L. Stevens,b Adrian Ortiz,c C. Cho,d G. A. Gamaged, Z. Ren, J. C. Grunlan,a “Influence of cation size on the thermoelectric behavior of salt-doped organic nanocomposite thin films,” Applied Physics Letters 2021, 118, 151904 (Editor’s Pick).
- S. Lazar,b R. Shen, Y. Quan, B. Palen,b Q. Wang, C. J. Ellison, J. C. Grunlan,a “Mixed solvent synthesis of polydopamine nanospheres for sustainable multilayer flame retardant nanocoating,” Polymer Chemistry 2021, 12, 2389.
- S. Lazar,b T. J. Kolibaba,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Flame retardant surface treatments,” Nature Reviews Materials 2020, 5, 259 (front cover article).
- S. Qin,b S. Xiang, B. Eberle,c K. Xie, J. C. Grunlan,a “High moisture barrier with synergistic combination of SiOx and polyelectrolyte nanolayers,” Advanced Materials Interfaces 2019, 6, 1900740.