EDUCATION

North Carolina State University:

Ph.D. 1970 Fiber and Polymer Science

M. S. 1967 Wood and Paper Science; Chemistry minor

B. S. 1964 Pulp and Paper Technology

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Memberships: The Fiber Society, American Chemical Society, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (Nonwovens Division: Previously held all the officer positions on Fibers Committee, and was Continuing Education Chairman and Member of the Nonwovens Division Council), Auburn Representative on International Nonwovens and Disposables Association (INDA) Technical Advisory Board. Member of Program Committee for the Joint TAPPI/INDA International Nonwovens Technical Conference. Previous Member of Editorial Board of International Nonwovens Journal. Area Editor Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics.

Occasional review for Textile Research Journal (articles), International Nonwovens Journal (articles), Journal of Applied Polymer Science, the U.S. Department of Commerce (patents), the U. S. Department of Agriculture (Research and SBIR proposals) and Presentation of some 80 papers at short courses and scientific meetings and author/coauthor on some 50 refereed publications.

FULL‑TIME PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September, 1976 ‑ present: Professor of Textile Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (Tenure: 1982, Graduate faculty: 1985, Full Professor: 1993, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor 1999 – 2002.

January, 1970 ‑ September, 1976: Senior Research Chemist, Polyester Research and Development Division, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

PART‑TIME OR TEMPORARY EXPERIENCE

Summer 2004, Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA Marshal Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.

Summer 1986, Summer Faculty Intern, U. S. Army R D and E Laboratory, Natick, MA.

Summer 1983 and 1984 Summer Intern, Electronics Dept., West Point Pepperell, Shawmut, AL

June, 1966 ‑ January, 1970: Research Fellowship, Department of Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh N.C.

Summer 1964, Research Engineer, Westvaco, Savannah, GA.

HONORS and AWARDS

EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, 2005, (Team Award - Member of Team)

Appointed Adjunct Professor in the Center for Green Manufacturing, UA Tuscaloosa, 2004 – present

Appointed Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering University of Tennessee 2006

Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor of Textile Engineering (1999 - 2002)

Mark Hollingsworth Prize - Nonwovens Division of Tappi (2000)

Best Paper, Fibers Session, INTC 2004

Elected to Phi Psi Textile Honorary (1982)

Textile Engineering Outstanding Faculty Member (1983, 1990)