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Dr. Anahita Emami

  • Assistant Professor - Ingram School of Engineering
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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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Principal), Emami, Anahita (Co-Principal), Faroughi, Salah A. (Co-Principal), Anderson, Ryan G. (Co-Principal). USDA HSI: Smart Farm Program, NIFA USDA, Federal, $270119. (Submitted: January 2022, Funded: August 2022 - July 2026). Grant.
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  • Xu, S., Emami, A., & Khaleghian, S. (2025). Controlled Dry Adhesion of Bio-Inspired Fibrillar Polymers: Mechanics, Strategies, and Recent Advances. Materials, 18(7), 1620. Retrieved from 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
  • 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
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Rubber Division Virginia Tech Chapter Scholarship. 2018
  1. Editor

    Special Issue of Lubricants journal

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Additive Manufacturing

  3. Member

    ABET - Mechanical Engineering

  4. Member

    New Mechanical Engineering Program Development

  5. Member

    Society of Women Engineers

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Energies

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