Lynn Walker
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Courtesy Appointment, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering
Director of Graduate Education, Chemical Engineering
Lynn Walker is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, with courtesy appointments in the Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering. Walker received her B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1990 and her Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1995, under the supervision of Norman Wagner. After holding a postdoctoral position at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven Belgium, Walker joined Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Chemical Engineering in 1997. Walker was a visiting professor during a sabbatical at Polymer IRC, University of Leeds in 2007.
Research in the Complex Fluids Rheology group focuses on understanding and controlling complex, or structured, fluids in engineering applications. Walker’s group’s work is primarily experimental and involves rheometric characterization, classical colloid and macromolecular analytical techniques, small-angle scatterning and microfluidic tools. They collaborate closely with others in the Center for Complex Fluids Engineering. Two main themes, Impact of Nanoscale Structure on Rheology and Behavior of Complex Systems with Fluid-Fluid Interfaces, run through the group and their interests lie in applying fundamental knowledge and ideas to real engineering situations.
Education
1995 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
1990 BS, Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire
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Media mentions
Chemical Engineering
"Cleaning up" an oil spill
Following the oil spill off the coast of Southern California, ChemE looks at different techniques used during past and present clean-up efforts.
Argonne National Lab
Walker and Valentine mentioned on polymers
ChemE’s Lynn Walker and Connor Valentine were mentioned by Argonne National Lab on their diblock polymers research.
The Science Times
Walker and Valentine’s research featured
Research from ChemE’s Lynn Walker and Ph.D. student Connor Valentine was mentioned in The Science Times. It focuses on diblock polymers, which can form specific structures with many uses, but are difficult to manufacture.
CMU Engineering
A crystal-clear way to save time
Chemical Engineering researchers recently discovered a better way to make a new class of soft materials—reducing a process that used to take five months down to three minutes.
CMU Engineering
One-of-a-kind team breaks new ground
A unique collaboration within the Department of Chemical Engineering is laying the foundation for a whole new discipline of fluids engineering.
ChemE Ph.D. Davidson awarded PPG graduate student fellowship
ChemE Ph.D. student Michael Davidson was recently awarded a PPG graduate student fellowship by the PPG Foundation.