Advanced Textiles Expo 2026

Amanda Mills
Assistant Professor
Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, Wilson College of Textiles, NC State University


Amanda received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. Afterwards, she served as an industry project manager for the NEXT Research Lab. Amanda joined the Textile Engineering/Textile Technology Senior Design program as a program manager before transitioning to her current, co-director role. Most recently, she was a research assistant professor of textile engineering and textile technology in the Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science department . Presently, she studies and develops innovative methods for electronics integration into textiles with the SHIFT lab. She creates full system demonstration platforms to examine the impact of the textile structure and material on device performance and vice versa. She works to develop novel all-textile sensors and actuators for physiological monitoring, acoustic recording, and thermal actuation among other applications. Other research activities include fabric simulation and modeling for digital design and virtual reality implementation.

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