Jaime C. Grunlan

Jaime C. Grunlan is a material scientist and academic. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Leland T. Jordan ’29 Chair Professor at Texas A&M University.

Grunlan is most known for his research in the areas of polymer nanocomposites, antiflammable nanocoatings, gas barrier thin films, and thermoelectric materials. His research work has been published in over 200 journal papers. He is the recipient of Carl Dahlquist Award and L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award. In recent years, his work has involved the development of thin (<1 μm) gas barrier, flame retardant and thermoelectric nanocoatings through layer by layer assembly, as well as the study of thick film nanocomposites (>10 μm) with a particular emphasis on polyelectrolyte complexes and electrically conductive and thermoelectric materials.

Grunlan is a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and has been elected as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors. He is Editor of ''Journal of Materials Science'', and Associate Editor of ''Green Materials'' and ''npj Materials Degradation''. He also serves on the International Advisory Board for ''Macromolecular Rapid Communications'' Provided by Wikipedia