- 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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- Polymer nanocomposites
- Nanoparticle dispersion in solutions and composites
- Polyelectrolyte complexes
- Multilayer thin films
- Environmentally-benign flame retardant treatments
- Gas barrier thin films
- High dielectric breakdown strength materials
- High thermal and/or electrical conductivity materials
- High dielectric breakdown strength insulation
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
- 2023 TEES Research Impact Award
- 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
- D. Rodriguez-Melendez,b T. Mandal, B. Palen,b C. Long,b H.-C. Chiang,b S. Sarikaya , M. Naraghi, J. C. Grunlan,a “Heat shielding nanobrick wall for carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites,” ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2023, 5, 3270.
- E. T. Iverson,b H.-C. Chiang,b T. J. Kolibaba,b K. Schmeig,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Extraordinarily high dielectric breakdown strength of multilayer polyelectrolyte thin films,” Macromolecules 2022, 55, 3151.
- C. T. Long,b L. Chen, E. T. Iverson,b H. Castaneda, J. C. Grunlan,a “Crosslinking and silanization of clay-based multilayer films for improved corrosion protection of steel,” Journal of Materials Science 2022, 57, 2988.
- S. Lazar,b T. J. Kolibaba,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Flame retardant surface treatments,” Nature Reviews Materials 2020, 5, 259.
- T. J. Kolibaba,b C.-C. Shih, S. Lazar,b B. Tai, J. C. Grunlan,a “Self-extinguishing additive manufacturing filament from a unique combination of polylactic acid and a polyelectrolyte complex,” ACS Materials Letters 2020, 2, 15.