Jaime Grunlan Curriculum Vita Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Office Phone e-mail : 218 Engineering/Physics Building Office Wing : (979) 845-3027 : jgrunlan@tamu.edu

Education
Ph.D., 2001, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
B.S., 1997, Chemistry w/ Polymers & Coatings Option, North Dakota State University

Interest Areas
Broadly speaking, our research is focused on polymer nanocomposites with properties that rival metals and ceramics, while maintaining beneficial polymer mechanical behavior.  We are concentrating on three areas:

• Layer-by-layer assembly of multifunctional polymer nanocomposites.  Focused on transport behavior (electrical, thermal, and mass) and applications in sensors, capacitors, electronics packaging, gas separation membranes, etc. 
• Tailoring nanocomposite microstructure and properties (mechanical and transport) with stimuli-responsive polymers and high aspect ratio nanoparticles. 
• Electrically conductive polymer nanocomposites with high conductivity and low filler concentration for application in EMI shielding, electrostatic dissipation, temperature and chemical sensors, etc. 

Experience
Texas A&M University, Assistant Professor, 2004 – present
Avery Research Center, Senior Research Engineer, 2002 – 2004
Biola University, Adjunct Professor, 2002
Azusa Pacific University, Adjunct Professor, 2001 – 2003
Avery Research Center, Research Engineer, 2001 – 2002
University of Minnesota, Graduate Research Assistant, 1997 – 2001
North Dakota State University, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 1995 – 1997

Awards
NSF CAREER, 2007-2012
3M Untenured Faculty Grant, 2007-2010
Charles & Dorothy Byrd Award for Outstanding Thesis Research, 2001
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2000-2001
Kodak Fellow, 1997-2000