Lecturer
Email: grunenfe@usc.edu
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Curriculum Vitae
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
HED-213
925 Bloom Walk
University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211
Research Areas
+ Out-of-autoclave manufacturing of carbon fiber composites; defect control, processing efficiency, and next -generation prepregs
+ Engineering education and active learning techniques
Selected Publications (All)
+ L.K. Grunenfelder, A. Dills, T. Centea, S.R. Nutt. Effect of prepreg format on defect control in out-of-autoclave processing. Composites: Part A 2017;93:88-99 DOI
+ T. Centea, L.K. Grunenfelder, S.R. Nutt. A review of out-of-autoclave prepregs – Material properties, process phenomena and manufacturing considerations. Composites: Part A 2015;70:132-154 DOI
+ L.K. Grunenfelder, T. Centea, P. Hubert, S.R. Nutt. Tow impregnation in an out-of-autoclave prepreg as a function of room temperature aging time. Composites: Part A 2013;45:119-126 DOI
+ L.K. Grunenfelder, S.R. Nutt. Prepreg age monitoring via differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 2012;31(5):295-302 DOI
+ L.K. Grunenfelder, S.R. Nutt. Void formation in composite prepregs – effect of dissolved moisture. Composites Science and Technology 2010;70(16):2304-2309 DOI
Selected Awards
+ Viterbi School of Engineering Best Thesis Award in Materials Science (2013)
+ 1st place, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Graduate/Senior Student Award (2011)
+ 1st place, Outstanding Paper Award, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Conference (2011)
+ Best Paper Award, 25th American Society for Composites Technical Conference (2010)
Education
+ Ph.D. in Materials Science, University of Southern California (2012)
+ B.S. in Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California (2007)
Positions
+ 2015-Present: Lecturer, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California.
+ 2014-2015: Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California.
+ 2013-2014: Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside.