LTC James Jamie
C. Grymes, Assistant Professor, Operations Research
Education
EDUCATION Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO Doctorate of Philosophy, Operations Research with Engineering, August 2023 Dissertation: Optimal Design and Dispatch of Hybrid, Co-generation Microgrid Systems with Resilience Considerations Ph.D. Advisor: Dr. Alexandra Newman
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA Master of Science, Computational Operations Research, May 2015 Capstone: Discrete Event Simulation of Adhesive Inventory for Large-Scale Flooring Company Advisor: Dr. Larry Leemis
Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC Bachelor of Science, Mathematics (Minor in Chemistry), May 2006
United States Army Professional Education How the Army Runs Course, Army Force Management School, Fort Belvoir, 2019 Action Officer Integration Course, Army Force Management School, Fort Belvoir, 2019 SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques, Arlington, VA, 2018 United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2018 Functional Area 49, Qualification Course, Fort Lee, VA, 2017 Recruiting Company Commanders Course, Fort Jackson, SC, 2011 Commanders Safety Course, Fort Rucker, AL, 2011 Human Resources for Supervisors, CHRA West Region, Sacramento, CA, 2010 Adjutant General Officer Advance Course, Fort Jackson, SC, 2009 Adjutant General Officer Basic Course, Fort Jackson, SC, 2006 Basic Officer Leader Course, Fort Benning, GA, 2006
Awards
2021 Omar N. Bradley Officer Research Fellowship in Mathematics
Publications
PUBLICATIONS
“A Matheuristic for Design and Dispatch of a Utility-Connected Distributed Energy System”, James
Grymes, Alexandra M Newman, Alexander Zolan, Dinesh Mehta, November 2025.
“Minimum-Cost Grid Distribution of Backup Power During Long-Duration Outages”, Arnav Gautam,
James Grymes, Alexandra Newman, Destenie Nock and Amritanshu Pandey, Optimization
and Engineering, October 2025.
“Cost, resiliency and emissions trade-offs for microgrids in varying socioeconomic settings”, Karoline
Hood, Orlando McMiller, Destenie Nock, James Grymes, Alexandra Newman, Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews, July 2025.
“GhostRoute: Energy-Aware, Detection-Minimizing Path Planning ”, Jacob Hyatt, James Grymes,
Robert Jane and Corey James, Proceedings of the Annual General Donald R. Keith Memorial Conference,
April 2025.
“Optimizing Microgrid Deployment for Community Resilience”, James Grymes, Alexandra Newman,
Zana Cranmer, Destenie Nock, Optimization and Engineering, 2 November 2023.
“North Carolina Water Utility Builds Resilience with Distributed Energy Resources”, Kate Anderson,
James Grymes, Alexandra Newman, and Adam Warren, INFORMS Journal on Applied
Analytics, 2023, 53:4, 247-265.
“Allometric models of adult regional body lengths and circumferences to height: Insights from a 3D
body image scanner”, American Journal of Human Biology, 26 October 2019.
“The Effectiveness of Kahoot! as a Pre-lesson Assessment Tool”, Joshua Borrell, Nicholas Cosmas,
James Grymes, Joel Radunzel, Center for Faculty Excellence, West Point, NY, May 2017.