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Anita Penkova is an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California. She received her PhD in 2007 from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, where she specialized in the Institute of Physical Chemistry. Her postdoctoral research included time at the University of Zurich in the Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Penkova has dedicated her research to the study of acoustic streaming and ultrasound-induced transport phenomena within biological tissues. Her work primarily focuses on drug delivery mechanisms in microfluidic systems, with specific applications in glaucoma treatment and ocular tissue analysis. She employs experimental mathematical analysis and fluid dynamics to understand the mechanical properties of ocular tissues, analyzing the effects of shear flows on protein behavior as well as the interactions of various contrast agents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In her teaching role, she instructs students in Engineering Thermodynamics. Anita is also active in professional societies such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has reviewed for scientific journals in her field.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, California
Research and teaching in aerospace and mechanical engineering with a focus on drug delivery mechanisms and fluid dynamics in biological tissues.
Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.