Amy Shen received her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in October 2000. Following a postdoctoral fellowship in Harvard’s Division of Engineering and Applied Science, she joined Washington University in St. Louis before moving to the University of Washington in Seattle. In July 2014, Amy Shen moved to Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan to head the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit. 

Dr. Shen's research is focused on the complex fluids, rheology, biomaterials and self assembly that can find applications in the nanotechnology, biotechnology, and energy related materials. Amy is an honor member of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Tau Sigma. Amy received Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award in 2003 and the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award in 2007. Amy is also a Fulbright Scholar in 2013.