Anne M. Grillet
Sandia National Laboratories
Chemical Engineer
Fellow, Elected 2019
Dr. Anne Grillet is a Distinguished R&D Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, holding a B.S. degree from Tulane University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University,
under the mentorship of Dr. E.S.G. Shaqfeh, where her thesis explored viscoelastic instabilities of model Boger fluids in recirculating flows. Following her Ph.D., she took a
post-doctoral appointment at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, studying the stability of injection molding flows of polymer melts. During Anne’s 18 years at Sandia, she has
applied computational and experimental rheological techniques to a wide variety of applications ranging from energy storage (batteries and capacitors), algal biofuels, foams,
metals, glasses and polymer adhesion and aging. She has been particularly effective in bringing together modeling and experimental elements to support Sandia’s missions, often
developing experimental diagnostics for characterization of complex materials. Her primary technical expertise is in understanding complex materials and particularly the
structure-function relationships of multiphase materials, including polymer gels for capacitors, rheology and interfacial adhesion of organic suspensions, curing epoxies for
ultiple encapsulation applications, and monitoring evolution of performance characteristics of polymers used in thermoelectric applications.
As a result of her work, Anne has published 30 journal articles, 18 proceedings papers, 10 detailed Sandia technical reports, and one book chapter. She has been an author on
132 conference presentations. Her work as also resulted in a number of awards, including eleven nominations and three wins of Sandia Employee Recognition Awards. In 2017,
Anne was honored with a special appointment promotion to Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff.
Anne has been active in The Society of Rheology since graduate school. Within the Society, she has served on and chaired the Education and Nominating Committees, organized short
courses at annual meetings, and served as the technical co-chair of the 89th annual meeting. She is currently chairing the Financial Advisement Committee. Anne is additionally
active in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, volunteering with the Women’s Initiative Committee. At Sandia, she is a governing member of the Sandia Women’s Action Network.