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ELIZABETH A. MCCULLOUGH
Professor of textiles
Co-director of the Institute for Environmental Research

 

Elizabeth McCullough photo Elizabeth McCullough is well known for her research on the thermal and barrier properties of fabrics and on the development and evaluation of sleeping bags and protective clothing systems. She holds a joint appointment at Kansas State University as a professor of textile science and as the co-director of the Institute for Environmental Research. The Institute houses eight environmental chambers and unique measuring devices such as walking, sweating thermal manikins.

McCullough has given numerous presentations at national and international meetings in the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Israel, Great Britain, Argentina, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Switzerland. Her work has been incorporated into textbooks in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Italian. Her research findings have also contributed to the development of several standards for the American Society for Testing and Materials, the International Standardization Organization, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

McCullough is the recipient of the K-State Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award and the Outstanding Research Award in the College of Human Ecology. She received the Best Technical Paper Award from the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry for her work on the barrier properties of surgical gowns; the Ralph F. Nevins Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, Air-Conditioning Engineers for "significant accomplishment in the general area of physiology and human response to the environment"; and the Harold DeWitt Smith Memorial Medal from ASTM Committee D-13 on Textiles for outstanding research related to the utilization of textiles as engineering materials. McCullough also received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Textiles and Apparel Association and the Manufactured Fiber Research Award from the American Fiber Manufacturers Association.

McCullough received her B.S. degree from Ohio State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee in textile science.

McCullough can be reached at 785-532-2284 or by e-mail at lizm@k-state.edu.