Honour for fabric researcher
December 2, 2010
By: The Hindu Business Journal
The Hindu Business Line - The Textile Association of India is all set to honour Indian
born Texas Tech University fabric researcher, Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, for his accomplishments
in nonwovens and technical textiles and his collaborative efforts with India in the
textile field. The award is to be given away during the 66 {+t} {+h} annual conference
of the society at Bangalore on January 28, Mr P R Roy, Director, Fibre2Fashion and
President Emeritus, Textile Association (India) said. Dr Ramkumar is best known for
creating Fibertect, a decontamination technology, developed in 2005. The process has
received a patent and has been validated for use as a low-cost decontamination wipe
for the US military. – Our Bureau
The Textile Association of India is all set to honour Indian born Texas Tech University
fabric researcher, Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, for his accomplishments in nonwovens and
technical textiles and his collaborative efforts with India in the textile field.
The award is to be given away during the 66 {+t} {+h} annual conference of the society
at Bangalore on January 28, Mr P R Roy, Director, Fibre2Fashion and President Emeritus,
Textile Association (India) said. Dr Ramkumar is best known for creating Fibertect,
a decontamination technology, developed in 2005. The process has received a patent
and has been validated for use as a low-cost decontamination wipe for the US military.
– Our Bureau
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