Dr. Petia Vlahovska​

Petia Vlahovska

Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

Dr. Vlahovska is a Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University. ​

Dr. Vlahovska’s research interests are in experimental and theoretical modeling of physical and biological systems. Her research spans fluid dynamics, soft matter, and membrane biophysics. ​

Dr. Vlahovska earned her undergraduate degree and MS in Chemistry from Sofia University in Bulgaria, and her PhD in Chemical Engineering from Yale University. ​

Dr. Vlahovska is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. 

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