Shelley Anna

Shelley Anna is a Courtesy Professor in the Department of PHY at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on Mechanical Engineering and Complex Fluids Engineering. Anna holds affiliations with the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She is also associated with the Anna Laboratory, which explores multi-phase materials and interface materials in applications. Her work includes microfluidics and interfacial rheology. Anna's academic background includes a B.S. in physics from Carnegie Mellon and M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering science from Harvard University. She has received several awards, including a 2005 NSF CAREER award and the 2014 Fellow of the American Physical Society designation.

Shelley L. Anna is a Professor of Chemical Engineering known for her research in Fluid Dynamics, Microfluidics, Interfacial Flows, and Interfacial Transport and Mechanics. Her work explores the behavior of fluids at microscale and interfacial phenomena, with a focus on droplet and bubble dynamics, microfluidic device design, and the interplay between fluid properties and geometric constraints. Anna's research has led to significant contributions in the development of microfluidic methods for generating continuous droplet streams and understanding the breakup mechanisms of drops in microchannels. Her studies also address the role of surfactants and interfacial rheology in fluid systems, with applications in both fundamental science and engineering.