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Anke Lindner, professor and researcher at the PMMH (Physics and Mechanics of Heterogeneous Media) laboratory at ESPCI Paris – Université Paris Cité, has just been elected Fellow of the Society of Rheology (SoR). This international distinction honours her outstanding contributions to understanding the behaviour of complex fluids and her commitment to the global scientific community.
A renowned experimental physicist, Anke Lindner studies the flow of suspensions, polymers and active fluids in confined geometries. She has developed innovative microfluidic approaches that allow the microscopic dynamics of particles to be observed and directly linked to the macroscopic properties of the fluid. She and her colleagues have thus been able to measure the viscosity of bacterial suspensions for the first time and show that an active fluid can become less viscous than the solvent in which it is contained.
His research on flexible fibres in flow has also made a mark in the field, revealing how microscopic deformations in these structures influence the overall rheology of the fluid. This work, at the interface between physics, mechanics and biology, paves the way for new approaches to understanding and controlling complex flows.
“For advances in the understanding of the flow of dilute complex suspensions, such as flexible fibre or active suspensions, linking microscopic particle dynamics to macroscopic rheology using innovative microfluidic approaches.” — Society of Rheology
Winner of an ERC Consolidator Grant, the Maurice Couette Prize from the French Society of Rheology, the CNRS Silver Medal and senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, Anke Lindner is already a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Since 2025, she has been president of the European Society of Rheology, confirming her central role in the international community of complex fluid physics.
Anke Lindner’s blog: https://blog.espci.fr/alindner/
SoR press release: https://www.rheology.org/sor/Fellowship/LindnerA.aspx