Hoorieeh Abbasi Mahmoodabadi
Ph.D. student
habbasi@ncsu.eduBio
Hoorieeh Abbasi Mahmoodabadi is a Ph.D. student working in the Biomaterials Group under Dr. King. Her research focuses on the design of compression garments for lymphedema treatment. She studies how textile structure and polymer selection influence pressure, fit, and overall patient comfort. Before starting her Ph.D., she gained over 7 years of industry experience working with European textile machinery manufacturers and collaborating on the development of performance garments. Outside of research, Hoorieeh enjoys going to the gym and dancing.
Education
Ms Textile Chemistry Engineering Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) 2013
Bachelor of Science Textile Chemistry Engineering Kar Higher Education Institute 2009
Area(s) of Expertise
Hoorieeh has a strong background in melt-spinning, polyolefin systems, sustainable polymer strategies, and polymer composites. Her textile engineering skills include knitted and hybrid fabric development, compression pressure analysis, biomechanical motion analysis, and material–skin interaction studies. She is experienced in mechanical testing, thermal analysis, chemical characterization, and morphological evaluation, as well as applying ASTM, DIN, and ISO standards.
In addition to research, she brings industry experience in technical engineering support, cross-functional collaboration, and textile manufacturing optimization through work with European machinery manufacturers and performance garment development partners.