Raechel Laing

Raechel Laing
Raechel Laing
	Laing in 2009
Alma mater	University of Otago
	Scientific career
Fields	Clothing and textiles
Institutions	University of Otago
Thesis	The lockstitch seam : a model of the geometric structure and tensile behaviour (1987); ;

Raechel Margaret Laing is a New Zealand clothing and textiles academic. She is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Otago.^[1]

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.^[1]

Laing's research is focused on clothing and has received media attention.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] In 1997 she was awarded the Holden Medal for Education from the Textile Institute followed by the Institute Medal - their oldest award.^[7]

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.

References

^ ^a ^b Technology, Centre for Materials Science and. "Professor Raechel Laing". www.otago.ac.nz.
^ Peters, Mark (11 January 2016). "Prestigious medal for textile expert Laing". gisborneherald.co.nz. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Wool knocks your socks off". Otago Daily Times Online News. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Read the label first". Otago Daily Times Online News. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "The Science of... Sweat". Radio New Zealand. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "The science of lingerie: Smarty pants and brave new bras". Stuff. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Medals and Awards - The Textile Institute". The Textile Institute. Retrieved 27 August 2018.