Faculty 




  Dr. Su An
Assistant Professor
Apparel Merchandising & Design
Wightman 128B
989-774-7572
an1s@cmich.edu
Vita
Education:
B.S. Clothing and Textiles Pai Chai University, Korea
M.A. Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles Washington State University
PhD. Design, Housing & Merchandising Oklahoma State University
Research Interests:  
  • Creative apparel design
  • Functional apparel design and evaluation
  • Fit and sizing of apparel
  • Body scan technology
  • Protective Clothing
Teaching Interests:
  • Apparel product development
  • Illustration
  • Flat pattern design
  • Intermediate sewing technique
  • Draping
Recent Juried Presentations:
  • An, S. K. (under review). New Technique. 104th Annual Showcase, American Association of Family & Consumer Science, Huston, Texas.
  • An, S. K. (under review). Rainbow Petals. 104th Annual Showcase, American Association of Family & Consumer Science, Huston, Texas.
  • An, S. K. (2012). Subdued Baby’s Breath. IFHE Textile and Exhibit, International Federation for Home Economics World Congress 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
  • An, S. K. (2011). Milky Way. 102nd Annual Showcase, American Association of Family & Consumer Science, Phoenix, Arizona.
  • An, S. K. (2010). Oriental Painting. 2010 International Fashion Exhibition, The Korean and China Association of Fashion Industry – Academy, Khan-Uul, Mongolia.
  • An, S. K. (2008). Gorgeous Bow. American Quilting Society Contest, Paducah, KY.
  • An, S. K. (2005). Radiant Rose. [Graduate Student, ITAA/ Mounted Design Exhibit] at the 61 st International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA.
  • An, S. K. (2005). Purple Empire. [Graduate Student, ITAA/ Mounted Design Exhibit] at the 61 st International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA.
  • An, S. K. (2005). Natural Browns. [Graduate Student, ITAA/ Mounted Design Exhibit] at the 61 st International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Alexandria, VA.
Recent Presentations:

  • An, S. K. (2012) Dry Resistance Difference between Male and Female Wearing Body Armor. 2012 Faculty Excellence Exhibition, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
  • An, S. K., & Domina, T. (2012). Dry Resistance Difference between a Male and Female

    Thermal Manikin Wearing Ballistic Vest. the 68th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

  • An, S. K., & Domina, T. (2012). Micro-Climate Temperature Prediction Modeling Using a Thermal Manikin Wearing a Ballistic Vest. the 9th International Meeting for Manikins and modeling Conference, Tokyo, Japan.

  • Rutherford, N. J., Gam, H. J., & An, S. K. (2012). Consumers’ Evaluations of CAD vs. Hand Fashion Illustration. the 68th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

  • An, S. K., Branson, D., Peksoz, S., & Petrova, A. (2011). Laboratory Assessment of Range of Motion with Female Soldiers Wearing a Ballistic Vest. the 67th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

  • An, S. K., Gam, H. J., & Jung, H. S. (2011). Evaluating Thermal Comfort of Renewable Fibers for Baby Clothing. the 67th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • An, S. K., Branson, D., Peksoz, S., & Petrova, A. (2010). Application of Manufacturer Methods to Determine Bra and Bra Cup Sizes. the 66th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  • Park, H., An, S. K., Peksoz, S., Cao, H., & Branson, D. (2010). Core Body Temperature Prediction through Monitoring of Microclimate under Body Armor Using Thermal Manikin. the 2010 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Peksoz, S., Cao, H., Park, H., An, S. K., & Branson, D. (2010). Core Temperature Prediction Modeling Using a Sweating Manikin. the 8th International Meeting for Manikins and modeling Conference, Victoria, Canada.

  • Branson, D., Kamenidis, P., Peksoz, S., Park, H., An, S. K., & Starr, C. (2010). Thermal Manikin Evaluation of Prototype Arm and Shoulder Armor. the 8th International Meeting for Manikins and modeling Conference, Victoria, Canada.

  • Park, H., Peksoz, S., Cao, H., & Branson, D. (2010). Core body temperature prediction through monitoring of microclimate under body armor using thermal manikin . Oral presentation at 2010 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists Conference, Atlanta, Ga .

  • Peksoz, S., Park, H., Cao, H., & Branson, D. (2009). Smart clothing for firefighter protection. 2009 Intelligent Textiles and Mass Customization International Conference, Casablanca, Morocco.           
  • An, S. K., Park, H., Cao, H., Peksoz, S., & Branson, D. (2009). Development of estimation model to predict firefighter’s core temperature from microclimate data.Oral presentation at the 65 th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA.
  • An, S. K., Kamenidis, P., & Tumkur, S. (2009). Evaluation of dry thermal and water-vapor resistances of flame resistant fabrics. Oral presentation at the 20 th Annual OSU Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
  • An, S. K., Kamenidis, P., Cao, H., Peksoz, S., Branson, D., & Starr, C. (2008). Evaluation of evaporative resistance of multi-layer ballistic fabrics . Oral presentation at the 64 th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • An, S. K., Urubail, U., Cao, H., Peksoz, S., & Branson, D. (2008). Dry thermal resistance of three ballistic materials . Oral presentation at the 19 th Annual OSU Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
  • Cao, H., Park, H., Xu, B., Li, X., & Branson, D. (2008). The effect of fabric covering on sensor’s humidity measurement. Oral presentation at the 64 th International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Kumphai, P., MacClure, R., Mason, J., Allen, R., & Farr, C. (2008). Impact of color on natural fibers, natural dyes, and mordants. Poster presentation at the 19 th Annual OSU Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
  • An, S. K., Salusso, C. J., & Cho, K. (2007). Designing apparel: Convergence of natural dyeing with the traditional Korean aesthetic of Hanbok. Poster presentation at the 63 rd International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
  • An, S. K., Salusso, C. J., & Cho, K. (2007). Designing Wholesome, Beautiful Apparel: Convergence of the Natural Dyeing with the Traditional Korean Aesthetic of Hanbok. Oral presentation at the 18 th Annual OSU Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
  • An, S. K., Salusso, C. J., & Cho, K. (2005). Apparel Designs Expressing the Beauty of Natural Dyeing through Korean Hanbok. Oral presentation at the Wiley Research Exposition, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.