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Petia Vlahovska is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University. She has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University and has also completed a David Crighton Fellowship at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Her research interests encompass the experimental and theoretical modeling of physical and biological systems, including an investigation into membrane biophysics and non-equilibrium soft matter. Her current projects explore the electromechanical stability of biomembranes, the emergent phenomena in active matter, and complex fluid dynamics. Vlahovska's contributions to these fields are well recognized, as evidenced by her Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024 and her status as a Fellow of the American Physical Society since 2019. She has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the NSF in 2009, underscoring her commitment to research and education in the field of applied mathematics and engineering sciences. Vlahovska has published numerous articles in reputable journals and is active in integrating theory with experimental research, fostering the development of innovative methodologies in her lab, the Complex Fluids Soft Interfaces Lab.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Teaching and researching in the fields of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics.
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