Prabha Narra is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science and Engineering. She specializes in additive manufacturing, digital twins, machine learning, and materials characterization. She earned her Ph.D. from CMU and was previously an assistant professor at WPI. She serves as Associate Editor of the Additive Manufacturing journal and is active in TMS committees. Her research advances metals additive manufacturing technology.