Alla Podolny

Alla Podolny is an Advanced Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics, Physics, and Education from Samara State University, and a Master's and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on nonlinear wave theory, viscous flow stability, pattern formation in fluid systems, and convection phenomena in microgravity environments involving nanofluids.

Dr. Podolny's academic journey includes a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University's Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, where she modeled biological cell preservation. She has taught extensively across Russia, Israel, and the U.S., including Precalculus, Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, and Differential Equations at Loyola and previously at Lake Forest College (part-time).

Her work has been recognized with prestigious awards, notably the Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Podolny's research explores complex fluid dynamics problems, particularly surface-tension-driven instabilities in binary solutions and nanofluids under thermodiffusion effects, contributing to both theoretical and applied mathematics.

She currently serves Loyola's Mathematics and Statistics department, balancing teaching and research interests in fluid mechanics and nonlinear systems. Her office is located in BVM Hall 408.