Jaime C. Grunlan
Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Physics Building, Room 218
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123

Phone: 979.845.3027
E-mail: jgrunlan@tamu.edu

Department Website

EDUCATION

June 2001 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minneapolis, MN
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering w/ Chemistry minor.

May 1997 NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Fargo, ND
B.S. in Chemistry w/ Polymers & Coatings Option.

WORK EXPERIENCE

July 2004 to TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, College Station, TX
present Assistant Professor

Studying layer-by-layer assembly of nanocomposite thin films for electronic, biomedical, optical and flame retardant applications. Also studying bulk polymer nanocomposites with unique transport and optical behavior.
Guest edited special issue of Review of Scientific Instruments.
Invited speaker for ACS and MRS national meetings.

June 2001 to AVERY RESEARCH CENTER, Pasadena, CA
July 2004 Senior Research Engineer

Research and development of polymer-based electronic and biological materials for new business development.
Created novel antimicrobial coating for wound care. Created novel electrochromic films for display devices. First-authored book chapter on combinatorial materials science.
Wrote 10+ invention disclosures (seven are now pending patents).

September 1997 to DEPT. OF CHEM. ENG. & MATER. SCI., Minneapolis, MN May 2001 Research Assistant [Advisors: W. W. Gerberich and L. F. Francis]

Studied electrical and mechanical properties of polymer composites.
Filed provisional patent on thermally conductive technology.
First-authored six journal papers on graduate research.
Directed work of three undergraduate students.

June 1997 to DEPT. OF CHEM. ENG. & MATER. SCI., Minneapolis, MN August 1997 Research Assistant [Advisor: L. E. Scriven]

Studied powder-coating defects using IR-microscope and examined curing rate using rheological techniques.

January 1995 to POLYMERS & COATINGS DEPARTMENT, Fargo, ND
May 1997 Research Assistant [Advisor: M. W. Urban]

Responsible for study of epoxy powder coatings adhesion.  

PUBLICATIONS

1. A. D. Adamczak,b A. A. Spriggs,c D. M. Fitch,c M. Radovic, J. C. Grunlan,a “Low temperature formation of ultra high temperature metal carbides,” Advanced Materials, submitted. 2. Y. S. Kim,d D. Kim, K. J. Martin,c C. Yu, J. C. Grunlan,a “'Influence of stabilizer concentration on transport behavior and thermopower of carbon nanotube filled latex-based composites,” Advanced Functional Materials, submitted. 3. A. D. Adamczak,b A. A. Spriggs,c D. M. Fitch,c W. Awad, C. A. Wilkie, J. C. Grunlan,a “Thermal degradation of high temperature fluorinated polyimide and its carbon fiber composite,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, submitted. 4. K. C. Etika,b L. Liu,b L. A. Hess,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Carbon black haloing of clay and its influence on electrical and mechanical properties of epoxy composites,” Carbon, submitted. 5 5. M. D. Gawryla, L. Liu,b J. C. Grunlan,a D. A. Schiraldi, “pH tailoring electrical and mechanical behavior of polymer-clay-nanotube aerogels,” Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2009, 30, in press. 6. C. M. Dvoracek,b G. Sukhonosova,c M. J. Benedik, J. C. Grunlan,a “Antimicrobial behavior of polyelectrolyte-surfactant thin film assemblies,” Langmuir 2009, 25, in press. 7. L. Liu,b K. C. Etika,b K. S. Liao, L. A. Hess,c D. E. Bergbreiter, J. C. Grunlan,a “Comparison of covalently and noncovalently functionalized carbon nanotubes in epoxy,” Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2009, 30, 627. 8. C. Yu, Y. S. Kim,d D. Kim, J. C. Grunlan,a “Thermoelectric behavior of segregated-network polymer nanocomposites,” Nano Letters 2008, 8, 4428. 9. S. M. Miriyala,b Y. S. Kim,b L. Liu,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Segregated networks of carbon black in poly(vinyl acetate) latex: Influence of clay on electrical and mechanical behavior,” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2008, 209, 2399. 10. T. J. Dawidczyk,b M. D. Walton,c W. S. Jang,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Layer-by-layer assembly of UV-resistant poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) thin films,” Langmuir 2008, 24, 8314. 11. W. S. Jang,b I. Rawson,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Layer-by-layer assembly of thin film oxygen barrier,” Thin Solid Films 2008, 516, 4819. 12. A. Almasri, Z. Ounaies, Y. S. Kim,b J. C. Grunlan, “Characterization of solution-processed double walled carbon nanotubes / polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposites,” Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2008, 293, 123. 13. Y. S. Kim,b J. B. Wright,c J. C. Grunlan,a “Influence of polymer modulus on the percolation threshold of latex-based composites,” Polymer 2008, 49, 570. 14. J. C. Grunlan,a L. Liu,b O. Regev, “Weak polyelectrolyte control of carbon nanotube dispersion in water,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2008, 317, 346. 15. L. F. Francis, J. C. Grunlan, J. Sun, W. W. Gerberich, “Conductive coatings and composites from latex-based dispersions,” Colloids and Surfaces A 2007, 311, 48. 16. M. D. Walton,c Y. S. Kim,b C. J. Jan,b E. P. McConnell,c W. N. Everett,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Deposition and patterning of carbon black thin films,” Synthetic Metals 2007, 157, 632. 17. L. Liu,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Clay-assisted dispersion of carbon nanotubes in conductive epoxy nanocomposites,” Advanced Functional Materials 2007, 17, 2343. 18. C. M. Stafford, J. C. Grunlan,a “Preface to Special Topic: Instruments and methods for combinatorial science and high-throughput screening,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 2007, 78, Art. No. 072101. [This is the guest editors’ introduction to a special issue focused on instruments and methods for combinatorial science and high-throughput screening.] 19. W. N. Everett,b C. J. Jan,b H. J. Sue, J. C. Grunlan,a “Micropatterning and impedance characterization of an electrically percolating layer-by-layer assembly,” Electroanalysis 2007, 19, 964. 6 20. K. Tao, S. Yang, J. C. Grunlan, Y. S. Kim,b B. Dang, Y. Deng, R. L. Thomas, B. L. Wilson, X. Wei, “Effects of carbon nanotube fillers on the curing processes of epoxy resin-based composites,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2006, 102, 5248. 21. J. C. Grunlan,a Y. S. Kim,b S. Ziaee, X. Wei, B. Abdel-Magid, K. Tao, “Thermal and mechanical behavior of single-walled carbon nanotube-filled latex films,” Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2006, 291, 1035 (cover article). 22. Y. S. Kim,b K. S. Liao, C. J. Jan,b D. E. Bergbreiter, J. C. Grunlan,a “Conductive thin films on functionalized polyethylene particles,” Chemistry of Materials 2006, 18, 2997. 23. J. C. Grunlan,a L. Liu,b Y. S. Kim,b “Reversible control of single-walled carbon nanotube microstructure using poly(acrylic acid),” Nano Letters 2006, 6, 911 (featured as news item in Nature Materials). 24. C. J. Jan,b M. D. Walton,c E. P. McConnell,c W. S. Jang,b Y. S. Kim,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Carbon black thin films with tunable resistance and optical transparency,” Carbon 2006, 44, 1974. 25. W.-S. Jang,b J. C. Grunlan,a “Robotic dipping system for layer-by-layer assembly of multifunctional thin films,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 2005, 76, Art. No. 103904. 26. J. C. Grunlan,a A. R. Mehrabi, R. A. Potyrailo, “Introduction: Combinatorial instruments and techniques,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 2005, 76, Art. No. 062101. [This is the guest editors’ introduction to a special issue focused on combinatorial materials science.] 27. J. C. Grunlan,a J. Choi,c A. Lin, “Antimicrobial behavior of polyelectrolyte multilayers containing cetrimide and silver,” Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 1149. 28. J. C. Grunlan,a A. R. Mehrabi, T. Ly, “High-throughput measurement of polymer film thickness using optical dyes,” Meas. Sci. Technol. 2005, 16, 153.

PATENTS

J. C. Grunlan, V. Cross, K. Smith, “Conductive carbon nanotube-polymer composite,” U.S.
Patent 60/465,259 (filed April 14, 2004).
J. P. Coleman, I. J. Forster, S. W. Ferguson, J. C. Grunlan, A. W. Holman, P. Liu, “Transistor
device and method of making,” U. S. Patent 20040200061 A1 (filed April 11, 2003).
Z. Huang, J. Grunlan, P. Chang “Method of fabricating transistor device,” U.S. Patent
2004/0075155 A1 (filed October 17, 2002).
J. C. Grunlan, Y.-H. Chiao, K. Li, M. Licon, R. Heydarpour, “Low permeability materials and
coatings,” U.S. Patent 6,764,885.
* Several patents are currently pending and remain confidential at the present time.