Raechel Laing
{{Short description|New Zealand clothing and textiles academic}}
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| thesis1_title = The lockstitch seam : a model of the geometric structure and tensile behaviour
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Raechel Margaret Laing is a New Zealand clothing and textiles academic. She is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Otago.{{cite web|url=https://www.otago.ac.nz/materials/staff/raechellaing.html|title=Professor Raechel Laing|first=Centre for Materials Science and|last=Technology|website=www.otago.ac.nz}}
Academic career
After a 1987 PhD titled The lockstitch seam : a model of the geometric structure and tensile behaviour at the University of Otago, she taught at Otago, rising to full professor.
Laing's research is focused on clothing and has received media attention.{{Cite news|url=http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2103464-135/prestigous-medal-for-textile-expert-laing|title=Prestigious medal for textile expert Laing|last=Peters|first=Mark|date=11 January 2016|work=Gisborne Herald |access-date=27 August 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/wool-knocks-your-socks|title=Wool knocks your socks off|date=2014-05-25|work=Otago Daily Times |access-date=2018-08-27|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/fashion/read-label-first|title=Read the label first|date=2016-06-09|work=Otago Daily Times |access-date=2018-08-27|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/programmes/the-science-of/story/201854253/the-science-of-sweat|title=The Science of... Sweat|date=2017-08-10|work=Radio New Zealand |access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-nz}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/69942505/the-science-of-lingerie-smarty-pants-and-brave-new-bras|title=The science of lingerie: Smarty pants and brave new bras|website=Stuff |date=3 July 2015 |language=en|access-date=2018-08-27}} In 1997 she was awarded the Holden Medal for Education from the Textile Institute followed by the Institute Medal - their oldest award.{{Cite news|url=https://www.textileinstitute.org/medals-and-awards/medals-and-awards/|title=Medals and Awards - The Textile Institute|work=The Textile Institute|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-GB}}
Selected works
- MacRae, Braid A., James D. Cotter, and Raechel M. Laing. "Compression garments and exercise." Sports medicine 41, no. 10 (2011): 815–843.
- Wilson, C. A., B. J. Taylor, R. M. Laing, S. M. Williams, E. A. Mitchell, and New Zealand Cot Death Study Group. "Clothing and bedding and its relevance to sudden infant death syndrome: further results from the New Zealand Cot Death Study." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 30, no. 6 (1994): 506–512.
- Webster, J., E. J. Holland, G. Sleivert, R. M. Laing, and B. E. Niven. "A light-weight cooling vest enhances performance of athletes in the heat." Ergonomics (journal) 48, no. 7 (2005): 821–837.
- Laing, Raechel M., Elizabeth J. Holland, Cheryl A. Wilson, and Brian E. Niven. "Development of sizing systems for protective clothing for the adult male." Ergonomics (journal) 42, no. 10 (1999): 1249–1257.
- McQueen, Rachel H., Raechel M. Laing, Heather JL Brooks, and Brian E. Niven. "Odor intensity in apparel fabrics and the link with bacterial populations." Textile Research Journal 77, no. 7 (2007): 449–456.
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External links
- {{Google Scholar id | id= YzNWBMgAAAAJ }}
- {{ResearchGate | id= Raechel_Laing }}
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