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Dr. Anahita Emami

  • Associate Professor - Ingram School of Engineering
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Biography and expertise

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.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Engineering Mechanics

Virginia Poly Inst & State Univ, 2018

Master's Degree

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ INDY, 2014

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Mechanical Engineering

University of Tehran, 2011

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Emami, Anahita (Principal), Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Co-Principal), Anderson, Ryan Gerald (Co-Principal). Supplemental Project Enhancement for Women and Minorities in Smart Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, Federal, $151062. (Funded: September 30, 2025 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Jimenez, Jesus (Principal), Mendez, Francis A (Co-Principal), Perez Roman, Eduardo (Co-Principal), Emami, Anahita (Co-Principal), Wright, Robert L (Co-Principal). Quality Assurance of New and Existing Products to Support Texas State. Yr 4, Texas Workforce Commission, State, $275063.9. (Funded: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026). Grant.
  • 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.
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  • Inamdar, S., Sargordi, A., Choity, T. K., Emami, A., Kim, J. Y., Kang, H. G., & Kim, N. (2026). Additively Manufactured Electrothermal Thin-Film Heaters for On-Chip Isothermal DNA Amplification. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 399, 117434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2025.117434
  • Xu, S., Emami, A., & Khaleghian, S. (2025). Controlled Dry Adhesion of Bio-Inspired Fibrillar Polymers: Mechanics, Strategies, and Recent Advances. Materials, 18(7), 1620. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18071620
  • Xu, S., De, S., Khaleghian, S., & Emami, A. (2025). Wear Resistance of Additively Manufactured Footwear Soles. Lubricants, 13(2), 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13020089
  • Xu, S., De, S., Khaleghian, S., & Emami, A. (2025). Comparative tribological and drainage performance of additively manufactured outsoles tread designs. Friction. https://doi.org/10.26599/frict.2025.9441024
  • Banks, J. D., & Emami, A. (2025). Direct ink writing of piezoresistive isoprene rubber nanocomposites. Polymer Composites. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.29535
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Rubber Division Virginia Tech Chapter Scholarship. 2018
  1. Editor

    Special Issue of Lubricants journal

  2. Member

    Faculty Search Committee - Assistant Professor of Solid Mechanics

  3. Member

    Faculty Search Committee - Assistant Professor of Robotics and Control Systems

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Additive Manufacturing

  5. Member

    ABET - Mechanical Engineering

  6. Member

    New Mechanical Engineering Program Development

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