Lynn M. Walker
Lynn Walker is an American chemical engineer who is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research considers the rheology of complex fluids and how nanostructure impacts the behavior of complex systems. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Society of Rheology. Early life and education. Walker was an undergraduate in chemical engineering at the University of New Hampshire. After earning her bachelor's degree, she moved to the University of Delaware, where she worked in the laboratory of Norman Wagner. She moved to Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where she  continued to investigate the rheology and rheo-optics of liquid crystalline polymers. Research and career. In 1997, Walker joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research efforts look to develop rheological characterization and the development of macromolecular analytical techniques. Her early work characterized non-Newtonian fluids. She has since demonstrated that inkjet printing can be used for biomaterials and solution shearing can be used to control the order of block copolymers. She developed a microtensiometer platform that made it possible to study the dynamics of physical processes at oil-water interfaces.