The Grainger College of Engineering
Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering

Timothy P Grunloh

Timothy P Grunloh
Timothy P Grunloh he/him/his
Principal Research Scientist
(217) 244-1504
217 Talbot Laboratory

Education

  • 2016 - Ph. D. in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences - University of Michigan
  • 2013 - M.S.E. in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences - University of Michigan
  • 2011 - B.S. in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering - University of Illinois

Academic Positions

  • Nov. 2022 - Present, Principal Research Scientist, University of Illinois

Other Professional Employment

  • Working Group Member, IEEE P2030.7, "IEEE Standard for the Specification of Microgrid Controllers", 2025-present
  • Working Group Member, IEEE P2030.14, "Guide for Virtual Power Plant Functional Specification for Alternate and Multi-Source Generation", 2023-present

Research Interests

  • Integrated Energy Systems
  • Computational Methods
  • Nuclear Energy Applications
  • Nuclear Microreactors

Selected Articles in Journals

  • Timothy P. Grunloh. Four equation k-omega based turbulence model with algebraic flux for supercritical flows. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 123 (2019): 210-221
  • T. P. Grunloh, Annalisa Manera. A novel multi-scale domain overlapping CFD/STH coupling methodology for multi-dimensional flows relevant to nuclear applications. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 318 (2017): 85-108
  • T. P. Grunloh, Annalisa Manera. A novel domain overlapping strategy for the multiscale coupling of CFD with 1D system codes with applications to transient flows.Annals of Nuclear Energy. 90 (2016): 422-432
  • Timothy J. Drzewiecki, Isaac M. Asher, Timothy P. Grunloh, Victor E. Petrov, Krzystof J. Fidkowski, Annalisa Manera, Thomas J. Downar. Parameter Sensitivity Study of Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Models in CFD, Journal of Computational Multiphase Flow. 4. 411-429.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

  • M Malik, Jiaqi Chen, A Fulvio, Caleb Brooks, T Grunloh. Uncoupled DEM Simulation to Investigate the Impact of Coolant Flow on Pebble Flow in Pebble Bed Reactor. 20th Int. Top. Meet. Nucl. React. Therm. Hydraul. NURETH-20, American Nuclear Society, Washington, DC. 2023
  • Md Akhlak Bin Aziz, Timothy Grunloh, Caleb Brooks. Comparison of Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy Driven Solvent Based Direct Air Capture: An Economic Review. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 2024
  • Timothy P Grunloh, Dimitri Kalinichenko, Reynaldo Guerrero, Nishaant Sinha, Michael Stadler, James Reilly, Caleb S Brooks. Integrating Advanced Reactors into University Campus Microgrids, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 2024