Amy Porter
· Chair of Winds & Percussion and Professor of MusicUniversity of Michigan · Department of Winds and Percussion
Active 1943–2025
About
Amy Porter is the Chair of the Department of Winds and Percussion at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She is an accomplished flutist praised for her exceptional musical talent and passion for scholarship. Porter has built a distinguished career as a concert performer, showcasing her versatility through performances such as Michael Daugherty’s Trail of Tears and a 2022 Carnegie Hall performance celebrating Lukas Foss’s centennial with the Buffalo Philharmonic. She is also an acclaimed professor of music, having received the Henry Russel Award in 2006, and mentors developing musicians at the University of Michigan. Her Blue Flute Studio offers specialized exercises, audition materials, and performance techniques for aspiring flutists, and she hosts the popular “PorterFlute Pod” podcast. Porter emphasizes self-care in music through her Anatomy of Sound™ curriculum, available on her AOS-Wellness.com website, which includes courses in breathing, yoga, and meditation. She authored the book “Anatomy of Sound: An Invitation to Discover the Inner Musician,” sharing her holistic approach to sound production. An award-winning performer, Porter has won the Kobe International Flute Competition and the Paris/Ville d’Avray International Flute Competition, and has served on international juries. Her recordings and chamber music performances have received critical acclaim, with features on NPR, PBS, and in prominent music magazines. She is also the founder of VoiceBox 3-D LLC, producing innovative breathing simulators, and has a background in orchestral and chamber music, including her tenure with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and her role as Principal Flute of the Brevard Music Center.
Research topics
- Internal medicine
- Oncology
- Medicine
- Radiology
Selected publications
Rear surface isolated defect evolution in laser accelerated targets
Physics of Plasmas · 2025-12-01 · 1 citations
articleOpen accessThe hydrodynamic growth of pre-imposed isolated rear-surface defects, specifically 9–20 μm deep by 8–20 μm wide laser-machined grooves on planar polystyrene foils, was investigated using the NIKE krypton-fluoride laser facility at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. High-resolution monochromatic x-ray radiography was employed to capture streaked face-on and two-dimensional side-on images of the defect evolution. The observed interfacial dynamics are consistent with the key characteristics of isolated-defect-triggered hydrodynamic perturbation growth first observed with front-surface defects by Zulick et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 055001 (2020)] and Zulick et al. [Phys. Plasmas 27, 072706 (2020)]. These characteristics include an inherently multi-mode, phase-locked perturbation development, a monotonic increase in the lateral dimension of the perturbed region, and the oblique ejection of spikes during the nonlinear growth phase. Initially, material accelerated into the rear-surface groove forms a jet, which is subsequently overtaken by multi-mode bubble and spike Rayleigh–Taylor growth at the front surface. Experimental results demonstrated good agreement with both high-resolution fastrad3d simulations and analytical theoretical predictions.
P2.15.32 Early Lung Cancer Detection and Multidisciplinary Care
Journal of Thoracic Oncology · 2025-10-01
articleEP.04B.05 Discordance Between Nodule and Lung Cancer Location in Early Lung Cancer Detection Cohorts
Journal of Thoracic Oncology · 2024-10-01
articleOpen accessJournal of Thoracic Oncology · 2023
- Medicine
- Radiology
- Internal medicine
Gynecologic Oncology Reports · 2021 · 11 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Medicine
- Oncology
- Internal medicine
Placental Site Trophoblastic Tumor (PSTT) is a rare malignancy that often presents with extensive disease and can be resistant to traditional treatments. We present the case of a woman with stage IV PSTT who was initially managed with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by tumor debulking. Adjuvant therapy was guided by further pathologic analysis that revealed high levels of staining for PD-L1 as well as the presence of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Subsequently, the patient was treated with traditional chemotherapy with the EP/EMA regimen with the addition of pembrolizumab. The patient's treatment course was complicated by the development of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, autoimmune thyroiditis thought to be secondary to immunotherapy, and significant tinnitus secondary to platinum agents. Currently the patient is in follow up and remains in a complete remission.
Combination Immunotherapy and TKI in Metastatic Refractory Thyroid Cancer, a Case Series
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2020 · 1 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Medicine
- Oncology
- Internal medicine
Radiotherapy and Oncology · 2019-04-01
reviewOpen accessSenior authorElsevier eBooks · 2012-01-01 · 1 citations
book-chapterInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2011-10-01
articleInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2010-04-12 · 21 citations
articleOpen access
Frequent coauthors
- 190 shared
David J. Grignon
Indiana University School of Medicine
- 169 shared
William R. Fair
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- 169 shared
Carol McManus Balmer
- 169 shared
Ralph G. Robinson
Menlo School
- 169 shared
James M. Kozlowski
- 169 shared
Christopher J. Logothetis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 169 shared
F.M.J. Debruyne
Andros Mannenkliniek
- 169 shared
E. David Crawford
University of California, San Diego
Awards & honors
- Henry Russel Award (2006)
- Winner of the 3rd Kobe International Flute Competition
- Winner of the Paris/Ville d’Avray International Flute Compet…
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