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Dr. Brian P. Grady leads the polymer and nanomaterials characterization group at the University of Oklahoma. He also has a substantial effort in the study of surfactants, with particular interest in adsorption at the solid-liquid interface. He is a faculty member of the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering in the College of Engineering. He is also the Director for the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research at the University of Oklahoma

He is a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers

He is the Faculty Advisor for Triangle Fraternity at the University of Oklahoma

Dr. Grady also teaches courses and co-advises students at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Errata for book: Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Manufacture, Properties and Applications.

Dr. Grady is Quality Assurance Manager for CeralUSA

Dr. Grady is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for NanoMed Targeting Systems Inc.

To e-mail Dr. Grady click here
Phone: 405-325-4369; Fax: 405-325-5813
Check out the Blog for one of Dr. Grady's students!!!!!
http://nsfhamonsurfactantadsorption.blogspot.com/


Research

Surfactant Adsorption
Small-Angle X-ray Scattering


PLGA Nanoparticles
Ion-Containing Polymers


Carbon Nanotube Composites
Admicellar Polymerization


Polymer Nanostructures on Solid Surfaces
Polymer Blends
   
Simple SAXS and WAXS Software written in Excel
 
Industrial Collaborators

Equipment and Instruments


Current Students and Post Docs

JJ Hamon (email)
Jiaxi Guo (postdoc)(email)
   

Violaine Peltier (email)
Louis Jackson (email)
   
Kyle Karinshak (undergrad) (email)
Greg Yu (email)
   
Ralph Anglade (undergrad) (email)
Yuan Rui (undergrad) (email)
   
Ian Pleasant (undergrad) (email)
Colby Townshend (undergrad) (email)

Former Graduate Students and Post-Docs

Stephen Henderson (email)
Bryan McAlister (email)
Paul Hunt
Keith Farrell (email)
Diego Acosta (email)
Drew Wassel (email)
Maricel Marquez (email)
Fadee Mondalek (email)
Israel Chavez
Purnatosh Saha (email)
Xiangme Wang (email)

Xin Wei (email)
Berlin Genetti (email)
Jennifer Reynolds
Andy Carswell (email)
Mai Ha(email)
Kendall Werts(email)
Jon Peters
Jesus Campagna(email)
Shuqing Wu(email)
Wachiraphon Sinthavathavorn (email)
Frank Yepez (email)

Selected List of Awards and Honors for Dr. Grady

Winner: Best Poster Award at NATAS Annual Meeting (2011)
Conoco-DuPont Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma (2010)
IUPAC Young Observer (2001)
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2000)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1998)

Advisor of the Year, Interfraternity Council, University of Oklahoma (1998)
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
(1990)
University of Illinois Bronze Tablet (1987)
Phi Beta Kappa (1987)
Tau Beta Pi (1986)



Selected Recent Publications

Y. Wang, X. Gao, S. Kuriyavar, D. Bourne, B.P. Grady, K. Chen, K. Dormer, R.D. Kopke, “Incorporation, Release and Effectiveness of Dexamethasone in Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles for Inner Ear Drug Delivery”, Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, 2, Art 011013 (2011).

K.M. Werts, B.P. Grady, “Mixtures of Nonionic Surfactants Made from Renewable Resources with Alkyl Sulfates: Comparison of Headgroups”, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 14, 77 (2011)

A. Maneedaeng, K.J.Haller, B.P. Grady, A.E. Flood, “Thermodynamic Parameters and Counterion Binding to the Micelle in Binary Anionic Surfactant Systems”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 356, 598 (2011).

S.Q. Wu, L. Shi, L.B. Garfield, R.F. Tabor, A. Striolo, B.P. Grady, “Influence of Surface Roughness on Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Adsorption from Aqueous Solution”, Langmuir, 27, 6091 (2011).

K. Bui, B.P. Grady, D.V. Papavassiliou, “Heat transfer in High Volume Fraction CNT Nanocomposites: Effects of Inter-nanotube Thermal Resistance”, Chemical Physics Letters, 508, 248 (2011).

A. Maneedaeng, A.E. Flood, B.P. Grady, K.J. Haller, “Explanation for the Increased Induction Times in Binary Mixed Anionic Surfactant Mixtures”, Crystal Growth and Design, 11, 2948 (2011).

F. Yepez Castillo, R. Socher, B. Krause, R. Headrick, B.P. Grady, R. Prada-Silvy, P. Pötschke, "Electrical, Mechanical, and Glass Transition Behavior of Polycarbonate-Based Nanocomposites with Different Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", Polymer, 17, 3835 (2011)

J.L. Lopata, K.M. Werts, J.F. Scamehorn, B.P. Grady, “Thermodynamics of Mixed Anionic/Nonionic Surfactant Adsorption on Alumina”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 342, 415 (2010).

J. Junkasem, R. Rujiravanit, B.P. Grady, P. Supaphol, X-ray diffraction and dynamic mechanical analyses of alpha-chitin whisker-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposite nanofibers, Polymer International, 59, 85 (2010).

B.P. Grady “Recent Developments Concerning the Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Polymers”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 31, 247 (2010).

S. Wu, L.B. Garfield, N.E Rupert, B.P. Grady, G.P. Funkhouser, “Strength Improvement via Coating of a Cylindrical Hole by Layer-by-Layer Assembled Polymer Particles” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2, 1220 (2010).

F.G. Mondalek, R.A. Ashley, C.C. Roth, Y. Kubar, M.A. Ihnat, K.M. Fung, B.P. Grady, B.P. Kropp, H.K. Lin, “Enhanced angiogenesis of modified porcine small intestine submucosa with hyaluronic acid-poly (lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles: From fabrication to pre-clinical validation”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 94A, 712 (2010)

N.R. Tummala, B.P. Grady, A. Striolo, Lateral confinement effects on the structural properties of surfactant aggregates: SDS on graphene, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12, 13137 (2010)

 

 

Picture Taken at Dr. Grady's House with Group Members and Other Associated Individuals!

 

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