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.

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.

Current Graduate Students and Post Docs

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)
Yanjun Liu (email)
Jiaxi Guo (email)
Jie Gao (email)
Zahra Shahrashoob(email)
Xin Wei (email)
Asmita Baruah(email)
Zahra Abbasian Chaleshtari (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)
Louis Jackson (email)
Greg Yu (email)
Kevin Carr (email)
JJ Hamon (email)
Jason Xu (email)
Fatoumata Ide Seyni (email)
Mandeep Kaur (email)
Hanyi Zhong(email)

Selected List of Awards and Honors for Dr. Grady

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)

Thomas A Middlebrooks Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (2011)

Winner: Best Poster Award at NATAS Annual Meeting (2011)

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)

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).