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Honour for fabric researcher

Nov 22, 2010

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.

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Yamaha partners with ACT to sponsor scholarship

Nov 22, 2010

High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal - For the 2009-2010 program, the University of Florida received Yamaha's chapter award for the second year in a row, while Kelsey Fletcher of Texas Tech University and Hailey Harroun of Oklahoma State University earned the individual scholarships. The University of Florida's award helped cover costs in bringing six students to the 2010 AMS in Minnesota this year, while the individual scholarships covered all travel and accommodations costs, plus more, for both Fletcher and Harroun. The 2011 AMS will be in New Orleans-- a city sure to attract students from around the country next summer.

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Fry Construction Selected for High-Profile Medical Imaging Project by Texas Tech University

Nov 22, 2010

Market Watch - Fry Construction, a leader in medical imaging design and construction, has broken ground on an innovative new facility in the medical imaging arena. The project is the first phase of a medical imaging center for scientific research and development and represents a significant achievement towards cutting edge technology in the West Texas Region. Texas Tech University is building the first research-dedicated Siemens 3T fMRI in the region. The new capability will allow advanced research in imaging with a focus on Neuroimaging related to Autism, Addiction, Brain Development, and a host of other applications.

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