Shanti Deemyad is an experimental condensed matter physicist, currently serving as an Associate Professor of Physics and head of the high-pressure research laboratory at the University of Utah. Deemyad completed her undergraduate studies at Sharif University of Technology and went on to earn a PhD in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis. Following the completion of her doctoral studies, she conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University. Deemyad's research is centered around the exploration of quantum effects in lattice and electronic properties of condensed matter systems. She is particularly interested in investigating exotic states of matter that emerge under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature. Deemyad is also a strong advocate for the advancement of women in science and is a co-founder of the "Women Under Pressure" group, which aims to support and empower women in the high pressure research community.