Biography and education
Dr. Anahita Emami joined Texas State University as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2020. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech in 2018. She holds a master's and a bachelor's degree, both in Mechanical Engineering, from the Purdue School of Engineering and the University of Tehran, respectively. Prior to her full-time faculty appointment at Texas State University, Dr. Emami worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas at Austin.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Emami, Anahita (Principal), Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Co-Principal), Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal). Women And Minority In Smart Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, Federal, $200000. (Submitted: February 9, 2024, Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
- Emami, Anahita (Principal). ERI: Direct Ink Writing of Nanocomposites of High Viscosity Rubber with Fillers, NSF, Federal, $200000. (Submitted: September 15, 2023, Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2026). Grant.
- Faroughi, Salah Aldin (Principal), Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Co-Principal), Emami, Anahita (Co-Principal). Infrastructure Assessment for Technology Innovation, Development and Training in Carbon Management, DOE-FECM, Federal, $240000. (Funded: November 2022 - December 2023). Grant.
- Ameri, Farhad (Principal), Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Principal), Tate, Jitendra S (Supporting), Trueba, Luis (Supporting), You, Byoung Hee (Supporting), Song, In-Hyouk (Supporting), Jimenez, Jesus (Supporting), Chen, Heping (Supporting), Emami, Anahita (Supporting). REU Site: Multidisciplinary Research Experience in Advance Manufacturing for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal, $392737. (Funded: May 1, 2021 - August 1, 2024). Grant.
- Muci-Kuchler, Karim Heinz (Principal), Emami, Anahita (Co-Principal), Bedillion, Mark D. (Co-Principal), Lovett, Marsha C. (Co-Principal), Birrenkott, Cassandra M. (Co-Principal), Lande, Micah J. (Co-Principal), Pottmeyer, Laura O. (Co-Principal). A Flipped Classroom Strategy to Teach Systems Thinking to Engineering Students, Department of Navy (DON) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), Education and Workforce Program administered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Federal, $592121. (Submitted: September 2, 2022, Funded: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2026). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Banks, J. D., & Emami, A. (2025). Direct ink writing of piezoresistive isoprene rubber nanocomposites. Polymer Composites. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.29535
- Tanim, M. I. K., & Emami, A. (2024). Tailoring Piezoresistive Performance in 3D-Printed Nanocomposite Sensors Through Cellular Geometries. Applied Nano, 5(4), 258–278. https://doi.org/10.3390/applnano5040017
- Xu, S., De, S., Khaleghian, S., & Emami, A. (2024). Comparative tribological and drainage performance of additively manufactured outsoles tread designs. Friction. https://doi.org/10.26599/frict.2025.9441024
- Uddin, M. J., Sherrell, J., Emami, A., & Khaleghian, S. (2024). Application of Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Fusion for Soil Organic Matter Prediction. Sensors, 24(7), 2357. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24072357
- Banks, J. D., & Emami, A. (2024). Carbon-Based Piezoresistive Polymer Nanocomposites via Extrusion Additive Manufacturing: Process, Material Design, and Current Progress. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 11(2), e548–e571. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2022.0153
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Rubber Division Virginia Tech Chapter Scholarship. 2018

Featured service activities
- Member
Faculty Search Committee - Assistant Professor of Solid Mechanics
- Reviewer / Referee
Additive Manufacturing
- Member
ABET - Mechanical Engineering
- Member
New Mechanical Engineering Program Development
- Member
Society of Women Engineers
- Reviewer / Referee
Energies