Rate My Professor Amy Shen

Shen's research focuses on rheology and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics at nano-biointerfaces, integrated with microfluidics, utilizing 3D printing, microfabrication, and imaging techniques to investigate flow dynamics involving nano- or micro-structures. Her group develops lab-on-a-chip platforms for biosensing and disease diagnostics. She is a Fellow of the Society of Rheology (2022), American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (2021), and Royal Society of Chemistry (2021), and has received the OIST Excellence in Mentoring Award (2020), Fulbright Scholar Award (2013-2014), and National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2007-2012). Notable publications include 'Torsional instability of constant viscosity elastic liquid bridges' (Soft Matter, 2022), 'Population genetics in microchannels' (PNAS, 2022), 'Nanoplasmonic multiplex biosensing for COVID-19 vaccines' (Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2022), 'Alignment of colloidal rods in crowded environments' (Macromolecules, 2022), and 'Upstream Wall Vortices in Viscoelastic Flow Past a Cylinder' (Soft Matter, 2022). Shen serves as Associate Editor for Soft Matter (2020-present), Editorial Board member for Journal of Rheology (2022-2025), ACS Biosensors, Physics of Fluids, and others, and has chaired OIST's Appointment and Promotion Committee while contributing to numerous faculty search and evaluation committees.