- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor in Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Chancellor's EDGES Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-2406
- Email: mgrunlan@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 5030
- Website: Research Webpage
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles – 2004
Research Interests
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- new polymeric biomaterials for medical devices and regenerative engineering.
- new biomaterials, such as hydrogels, shape memory polymers, and coatings
- self-cleaning membranes for implanted biosensors
- clot-resistant coatings for blood-contacting devices
- anti-cell adhesive intraocular lenses
- shape memory polymer scaffolds for bone repair
- synthetic cartilage
Certifications & Memberships
- Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors – 2022
- Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society – 2022
- Fellow, American Chemical Society – 2019
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering – 2018
Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Service Award, American Chemical Society PMSE Division – 2021
- Engineering Outstanding Contributions Award (William O. and Montine P. Head Memorial Research Fund), College of Engineering – 2018
- Guest Professor, University of South Brittany, Lorient, France – 2017
- Dean of Engineering Excellence Award – Assoc. Prof. Level, Texas A&M University – 2016-17
- Royal Academy of Engineering Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, Imperial College London – 2015
- Short-term Visiting Scientist Fellowship, National Institute for Materials Science; Tsukuba, Japan – 2015
- Association of Former Students Distinguished University Level Award in Teaching, Texas A&M University – 2015-16
- Association of Former Students Distinguished College Level Award in Teaching, College of Engineering – 2009-2010, 2015-2016