Dr. Brian P. Grady has two research foci, surfactants and polymers, at the University of Oklahoma. He is a faculty member the School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering in the Gallogly College of Engineering. He was the Director of the School from 2014-2022. He is currently the Director for the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research at the University of Oklahoma. |
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He is a Technical Fellow and Honored Service Member of the SPE and served as the President of the Society in 2018-19. SPE has almost 25,000 members all over the world and is the premier professional organization for plastics professionals. He is a fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers In 2016-2018, he was the Chair for the Surfactants and Detergents Division of the American Oil Chemists Society In 2014, he was the President of the North American Thermal Analysis Society Errata for book: Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composite: Manufacture, Properties and Applications. |
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Simple SAXS and WAXS Software written in Excel | |
Industrial Collaborators |
Equipment and Instruments |
Current Graduate Students and Post Docs |
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Mason Rhue (email) |
Hesham Aboukeila (email) (co-advised) |
Onkar Singh (email) (co-advised) | Willow Wise (email) |
Emily Edwards (email) | Marlee Leonard (email) |
Evander Dishface (email) | Nathan Dennis (email) |
Colby Lacy (email) |
Former Graduate Students and Post-Docs |
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Stephen Henderson (email) | Berlin Genetti (email)
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Selected List of Awards and Honors for Dr. Grady |
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American Institute of Chemical Engineer Fellow (2021) President's Cup, Society of Plastics Engineers (2020) Honored Service Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (2016) President’s Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Program Outstanding Mentor Award (2014) Fellow of the
Society of Plastics Engineers (2012) |
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) Tau Beta Pi (1986) |
Recent Refereed Publications O. Singh, H. Aboukeila, J. Klier G.W. Huber, B.P. Grady, "Synthesis and characterization of biobased copolyesters based on pentanediol: (1) Poly(pentylene dodecanoate-co-furandicarboxylate)", Polymer Engineering and Science, 64, 4935-4946 (2024) H. Aboukeila, O. Singh, J. Klier G.W. Huber, B.P. Grady, "Synthesis and characterization of biobased copolyesters based on pentanediol: (2) Poly(pentylene adipate-co-terephthalate)" Polymer Engineering and Science, 64, 4746-4759 (2024) B. Xu and B.P. Grady, "Further Exploration of Heat of Immersion as a Method to Quantify Wettability for Particulates: Effect of Temperature", Langmuir, 40, 6675-6684 (2024). M.C. Zhou, Z.A.Chaleshtari, B.J. Shiau, B.P. Grady, R. Foudazi, "Air-water interfacial properties of perfluorosulfonic acid salts with different chain lengths", Colloids and Surfaces A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 694, Art. 134129 (2024). B. Xu B.X. Wang, Y. Cortes-Peña, B.P. Grady, G.W. Huber, V.M. Zavala, "Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of the Production of Biodegradable Polyaliphatic-Polyaromatic Polyesters", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 24, 9156-9167 (2024). B.P. Grady, "Very long-time crystallization kinetics for ethylene-methacrylic acid ionomers neutralized with zinc, sodium, lithium and magnesium", Thermochimica Acta, 734, Art. 179694 (2024). M.A. Rhue, M. Zaquot, C. Bavlnka, S. Crossley, B.P. Grady, "Length reduction kinetics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes correlated to planetary ball mill impact energy", Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 32, 8-21 (2024). S.A. Pineda-Castillo, T.L. Cabaniss, H. Aboukeila, B.P. Grady, H. Lee, B.N. Bohnstedt, Y. Liu, C.H. Lee "Toward the Development of a Shape Memory Polymer for Individualized Endovascular Therapy of Intracranial Aneurysms Using a 3D-Printing/Leaching Method", Advanced Engineering Materials, 25, Art. 2300683 (2023). HY Zhong, Y. Guan, ZS Qiu, BP Grady, J. Su, WA Huang, "Application of carbon coated bentonite composite as an ultra-high temperature filtration reducer in water-based drilling fluid" Journal of Macromolecular Liquids, 375, Art. 121360 (2023). B.P. Grady "Surfactant Mixtures: A Short Review", Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 26, 237-250 (2023). P. Phaodee, S.T. Adamy, R.T. Zehr, J.H. Harwell, B.P. Grady, "Improved cold-water detergency of malodourous soil correlating with hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation concept", Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 25, 265 (2022) N. El Choufi, S. Mustapha, A.R. Terhani-Bagha, B.P. Grady, "Self-Healability of Poly(Ethylene-co-Methacrylic Acid): Effect of Ionic Content and Neutralization" Polymers, 14, Art. 3575 (2022). N. El Choufi, S. Mustapha, A.R. Terhani-Bagha, B.P. Grady "An Overview of Self-Healable Polymers and Recent Advances in the Field, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 43, Art. 2200164 (2022) A. Tarhini, A. Terhani-Baga, M. Kazan, B.P. Grady, "The Effect of Graphene Flake size on the Properties of Graphene-Based Polymer Composite Films", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138, Art. e49821 (2021). L. Barrett, F. Ide Seyni, M.R. Komarneni, J.A. Zapata-Hincapie, D.T. Glatzhofer, B.P. Grady and S. Crossley,"Anisotropically Functionalized Nanotube Anchors for Improving the Mechanical Strength of Immiscible Polymer Composites", ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 580 (2021). F. Ide Seyni, L. Barrett, S. Crossley and B.P. Grady, "Polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) interfaces reinforced with diblock carbon nanotubes", Polymer Engineering and Science, 61, 1186 (2021). F. Ide Seyni and B.P. Grady, “Janus particles as immiscible polymer blend compatibilizers: a review”, Colloid and Polymer Science, 299, 585 (2021). H.Y. Zhong, X.Z. Kong, S.Q. Chen, B.P. Grady, Z.S. Qiu, “Preparation, characterization and filtration control properties of crosslinked starch nanospheres in water-based drilling fluids”, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 325, Art. 115221 (2021). |
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