Walter E. Grunden

Dr. Walter E. Grunden is a Professor of History at Bowling Green State University's College of Arts and Sciences, with research specializing in Modern Japan and China, Science and Technology Policy, and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) studies. He holds a permanent appointment as Visiting Research Professor at Japan's Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) and serves as a consultant to the U.S. federal government on Cold War historic preservation.

• Ph.D. in History (University of California, Santa Barbara, 1998)
• M.A. in History (The Ohio State University, 1990)
• B.A. in Japanese (The Ohio State University, 1987)

His research explores the intersections of science, warfare, and society during World War II and the Cold War era, focusing on topics like chemical warfare policy in Asia, nuclear research diffusion, and military psychochemical experimentation. Recent publications examine Cold War science migration and environmental remediation of wartime chemical weapons.

Notable scientific awards include a Fulbright Fellowship, Social Science Research Council grants, and multiple Japan Society for the Promotion of Science awards. His collaborative research with German and Japanese scholars has been published in multiple languages including Japanese, German, and Russian.