• Office: College of Textiles 3253
• Phone: 919-515-6583
• Email: aseyam@ncsu.edu

Department Head,Charles A. Cannon Professor of Textiles, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Administration Fashion and Textile Design Fashion and Textile Management: Fashion Development and Product Management Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management .

Dr. Seyam has been in the faculty of the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management at NC State Wilson College of Textiles since 1991. He has also been an Instructor at both Alexandria University and Mansoura University, Egypt, and a Research Engineer for Burlington Industries, North Carolina, and a Project Manager for Valdese Textiles in Valdese, North Carolina.

Dr. Seyam teaches fabric formation and structures at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He teaches short courses and workshops in advanced woven fabric design, nonwovens and new developments in weaving and weaving preparation technologies.

Dr. Seyam has mentored 111 Master and Doctoral students (90 Chair/Co-Chair and 21 member), and 25 international visitors (Post Doc, Visiting Scholars, and Trainees). Dr. Seyam’s effective mentorship and advising has guided his students to reach their full potential and contribute intellectually to their research. He prepares students to be leaders in their fields. His former students, trainees, and visiting scholars are holding high positions in academic institutions, government agencies, and industry in North America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South America. Their accomplishments (publications, presentations, patents, product development, etc.) are impressive.

• Work place:Work place: KMI, building B, 2nd floor
• Telephone: +420 48 535 3228
• E-mail: jiri.militky@tul.cz
• Position: Professor, Head of department
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Research in the field of fibers, textile material engineering, metrology, textile chemistry and applied statistics.

• Positions:Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) | ARC Future Fibres Hub, Deakin University (Geelong, Australia)

Xungai Wang is Professor in Alfred Deakin University, Melbourne He is also director of the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) and in Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (also Director of ARC Future Fubres Hub).

He was President of the Fiber Society in 2015, and vice President, the Fiber Society in 2014. He is Subject Editor in Journal of the Textile Institute since 2016 . He is Member of Editorial Advisory Board – Journal of the Textile Institute (UK), Textile Research Journal (US), Indian Journal of Fiber and Textile Research. He award the One Thousand Talents Award (2011), China. He is author of over 300 publications and has over hundred participations in scientific conferences.

Jiping Wang is currently a national distinguished professor (国家千人计划特聘教授) atZhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China. He is the director of Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (China Ministry of Education), the director of National Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation in Textiles and Consumer Goods Chemistry and the vice chair of academic committee of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. He is also an AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists) board member; the chair of the AATCC publication committee; an associate editor of Journal of Surfactants and Detergents; and an associate editor of AATCC Journal of Research.

His education background covers textile chemical engineering and polymer/organic chemistry. He received Ph.D degree in organic and polymer chemistry from The University of Texas at Arlington, USA in 1994, a MS degree in textile chemical engineering from China Textile University (Currently Donghua University) in 1985 and a BS degree in textile chemical engineering from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in 1982. His work experience includes 17 years of fabric care technology development and technical management experience at Procter & Gamble Company, USA; 5 years of teaching and research in textile chemistry at China Textile University; and 1 year of research in textile dyeing at Swedish Institute for Textile Research.

He joined Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in 2011 and his research areas cover smart textiles, eco-dyeing & finishing, as well as consumer goods chemistry. With more than 80 granted patents and 100 scientific publications, he has profound knowledge and skills in textile chemistry, smart textiles and fabric care technologies. He was awarded “The Science Chinese Annual Figure” in 2014 and “International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Medal in 2017 for his notable and outstanding contributions to textile chemistry and advanced materials.

Prof. Alina Sionkowska is a polymer and biopolymer scientist who obtained her Ph.D. from Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland. From 2008 she has been working as Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.

She spent several periods in laboratories abroad: KarolinskaInstitutet in Stockholm, Sweden; Faculty of Chemistry University of Camdridge, UK; Collagen Research Group University of Bristol, UK; Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry University of Genova, Italy; Faculty of Biology and Biological Sciences University of ofStirling, Scotland, UK; School of Optometry and Vision Science University of Wales, Cardiff, UK; Laval University, Laboratory of Bioengineering and Biomaterials, Quebec City, Canada; Laboratoire de PhysicochimieMoleculaireUniversity of Bordeaux, France; Department of BiophysicsTbilisi State University, Georgia.

Her professional and scientific activity comprises:handbooks/textbooks (4); papers published in scientific journals (205); papers published in the proceedings of international or national conferences (300); participating in different international or national research projects (22); member of the scientific committee of different meetings (15); member of the organizing committee for different international conferences (4). Hindex= 36,number of citations 3724.

Majid Sarmadi received his PhD from Virginia Tech in 1986 in textile science. A Rothermel Bascom Professor, he directs graduate students in the materials science graduate program and the textile science specialization of the School of Human Ecology: Design Studies graduate degree. He is also a member of faculty of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His research focus includes chemical properties and structures of textile fibers, plasma modifications of materials, wettability, dyeing and finishing. His teaching and research incorporate the topic of sustainability

He has received many awards including the Harold Dewitt Smith Memorial Medal presented by ASTM International, 2002; Certificate of Recognition, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, 2009; Certificate of Appreciation, PEOPLE program-UW-Madison, 2009; Faculty Professional Excellence Award, 1997; Certificate of Award for second place paper, Inter-sectional Technical Paper Competition, International Technical Conference, AATCC, 1995; Certificate of Award for Excellence in Outreach, School of Human Ecology UW- Madison, 1990. Certificate of Award for third place paper, Inter-sectional Technical Paper Competition, International Technical Conference, AATCC, 1987; Certificate of Award for second place paper, Intersectional Technical Paper Competition, National Technical Conference AATCC, 1984.

He is the author and coauthor of more than 70 scientific papers and holds four patents in the area of dyeing, finishing, and plasma modification of films and fibrous materials. He has also served as consultant for textile and related industries, state procurement offices, and judicial system on issues such as wettability, dyeability, flammability, and minimum specifications for carpet and other textile materials. He has also served as consultant to the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), which serves more than 220,000 students with a building budget of $5.7B. The carpet specification that Professor Sarmadi wrote for LACCD is one of his most important contributions to the textile industry and the world as a whole. Professional magazines such as College Planning & Management and some newspapers have called his specifications "best practices." Sarmadi’s Sustainable Carpet Project saved more than $40M for the State of California on one contract alone. The project has received 16 different awards such as: California's Governor’s Award for Energy and Environmental Leadership. Awards from U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress Many awards from California’s Senate and Assembly Award from the mayor of Los Angeles Professor Sarmadi’s work connects him with Forestry, Chemistry, CPAM, Materials Science, Medical School, and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

Dr B. K. Behera is working as professor in the Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His area of specialization includes Fabric manufacturing, Textile Structural Composites, Mechanics of Textile Structure and Project Management. His Current research interest includes Design and manufacturing of Textile structural composites, Green composites, 3D weaving, Weaving of Profiled structures and Protective Clothing. Prof Behera has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and delivered more than 120 talks in various international conferences and symposia. He has authored and co-authored 14 books relating to Textile structural Mechanics, Soft computing in Textiles and Weaving Technology. Prof. Behera has supervised more than 70 PhD and Master thesis. He has five patents to his credit. Prof. Behera has successfully completed 18 sponsored research projects and more than 70 industrial consultancy projects as principal investigator. He has also worked as visiting professor in Shinshu university Japan and Technical university of Liberec, Czech Republic. He has been an invited speaker in many foreign universities which includes Technical university Liberec, VUTS research centre Czech Republic, Dresden University Germany, Institute of Materials - Hungery and Promatech Machinery Research centre Italy. Prof. Behera is member of governing council of several reputed Textile institutions. He is also member of Board of Directors of three different textile companies in India.