Faculty Profile for Dr. Anahita Emami

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Dr. Anahita Emami
Assistant Professor — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 3311
phone: (512) 408-0030
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

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

 Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Continuum Mechanics, Stress Analysis in Composite Materials, Theory of Elasticity, Mechanics of Viscoelastic Materials, Optimization Methods in Engineering Design, Advanced Stress Analysis, Fracture Mechanics

Research Interests

 Mechanics of Advanced Materials: Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites and Architectured Materials
Additive Manufacturing
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Mechanics
Multiphysics Finite Element Modeling
Tribology of Viscoelastic Materials

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Rubber Division Virginia Tech Chapter Scholarship. 2018

Selected 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Faculty Search Committee - Assistant Professor of Solid Mechanics
October 2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Additive Manufacturing
May 2024-Present
Member
ABET - Mechanical Engineering
January 2024-Present
Member
New Mechanical Engineering Program Development
March 2022-Present
Member
Society of Women Engineers
2021-Present