Doctor Marie O'Mahony

Dr Marie O'Mahony

Lecturer in Textiles/E-textiles

Research interests

  • E-textiles and wearablesPrinted electronics and flexible hybrid electronicsDesign in E-textiles for health and wellbeingIndustry-Academia collaborationGreen E-textiles

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Accepting applications from PhD students.

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About

Marie O’Mahony is Programme Leader for the MSc E-textiles and Wearable Technologies with Winchester School of Art (WSA), the University of Southampton.  She is Knowledge Exchange Enterprise (KEE) Champion for the Fashion and Textiles Department and a member of the WSA E-textile Innovation Lab.

Her research interests are in E-textiles and wearables, with a particular focus on industry-academia cooperation and application areas that afford societal and environmental benefits.  She has published 5 books with Thames and Hudson and worked extensively with industry as a consultant and academic.  An experienced academic with positions that have included full professor in Australia, Canada and UK.  Marie has together with colleagues and independently secured grants in excess of £1.2m in addition to serving in roles as awarding body grant application reviewer, mentor and advisor on international grant applications.