School of Textiles and Design

Dr Danmei Sun

Dr Danmei Sun

Associate Professor

PhD

Dr Danmei Sun is an Associate Professor in Textile Materials and Technology at the School of Textiles and Design. She teaches both Undergraduate- and Postgraduate students in Textiles, specialising in Fibre Materials, Weaving, Colouration and Finishing Techniques.

Dr Sun’s professional background is rooted in the textile industry, where she has accumulated 12 years of experience as a textile engineer. Subsequently, she pursued her PhD, exploring sustainable techniques and processes for textile finishing at the School of Textiles and Design, HWU. She became a PDRA working at the School of Materials, Manchester University, following the completion of her doctorate.

Areas of interest

  • Functional Fibres, Functional Polymers, 2D/3D Structures, Eco-friendly Digital Printing, 3D printing, 3D weaving, Impact Resistance, Thermal Management, Green Finishing, FE Modelling, Simulation, Re/Upcycling, Textile Waste

Qualifications

  • PGCert (Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice): 09/2010 – 06/2012, Heriot-Watt University
  • PhD (in Eco-friendly textile finishing): 04/2002 – 06/2007, School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University
  • BSc in Textile Engineering: 09/1985 – 07/1989, Qingdao University

Background

Since her appointment as a lecturer in 2010, Dr Sun has significantly expanded her research portfolio. Her research efforts have received support from diverse projects, including funders like UK Dstl/MoD, Textiles Future Forum, Oil and Gas UK, AHRC, SFC, Harris Tweed, and Iron and Ocean, among others. Dr Sun currently oversees a research group comprising five PhD students under her primary supervision and several others as secondary supervisor.

Her research interests encompass functional polymers and fibres for performance textiles and clothing, eco-friendly finishing, textile modelling to inform design and development, as well as re/upcycling of waste textiles.

Dr Sun is an esteemed member of the Peer Review College for organisations such as EPSRC, the British Council, and the Newton Fund. She also serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Textile Science & Fashion Technology, and sits on the editorial board of Industrial Textiles and Advance Research in Textile Engineering.