Dr. Chelsea Davis is an Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Davis earned a B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature and B.S. in Textile Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2005. She then earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2007 and 2012 respectively. Her research interests include molecular vision, interfacial mechanics, adhesion, friction, wetting mechanisms, and polymer coatings.