DEPARTMENT OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL, TECHNOLOGY AND
MANAGEMENT
FACULTY MEMBERS 2000-2001
 Trevor
J. Little is Professor and Head of the Department of Textile And
Apparel Management in the College of Textiles at NC State University.
He graduated from the University of Leeds, England with BS and Ph.D
degrees in Textiles and has worked with CSIRO in Australia, Philadelphia
College of Textiles and Science (now Philadelphia University), Danskin
Inc., and NC State University since 1984. His research interests
include Functionally Tailored Textiles, Nanofibers, Developing and
delivering products that meet current consumer demand, automated
garment design, digital printing and electrotextiles. |
 William
Oxenham had 20 years of research and teaching experience at the
University of Leeds before joining NC State is 1992. He is currently
the Abel C. Lineberger Professor, and Associate Department Head
and Director of Graduate Programs. His primary area of expertise
is the production, properties, and processing of yarns. He presently
teaches two undergraduate and two graduate courses in this area.
His research has covered all fibers and all yarn production systems.
Current research includes:- Information Engineering, High Speed
Carding, Fiber Crimp Measurement, MEMS, Yarn Abrasiveness, Vortex
& Compact Spinning, "Electrotextiles", Fibers in High Speed Airstreams. |
 George
Hodge is an Associate Professor and an Associate Department Head
in the Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Department.
He has published and presented research on such topics as enterprise
integration, information technology, communication standards, multicriteria
decision making, and microelectromechnical systems. Courses taught
by Dr. Hodge include Management and Control of Textile and Apparel
Systems; Production Management Decision for Textile Operations;
Computer Integrated Manufacturing in Textiles; Textile Enterprise
Integration; and SCADA Systems in Textiles. He is a member of ISA,
IIE, and APICS: where he serves on the board for the Textile and
Apparel Specific Industry Group. |
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For an expanded biography, see the Announcement of New Dean for the College of Textiles. |
Dr. Barnhardt served as Dean of the NCSU College of Textiles 1987-1999. Other work experiences in textile education include Chairman of the Department of Textiles at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science and a 20-year association with the Institute of Textile Technology (Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Acting President 2000-2001). He is active in many professional educational associations including the National Textile Center, the National Council for Textile Education, the International Textile Academia, and is an invited U.S. member of the GEDRT (Groupe Européen d’éxchange d’expériences sur la Direction de la Recherch Textile). He is a Fellow of the Textile Institute (United Kingdom) and has been awarded the Institute Medal. Areas of expertise include statistical process control and yarn manufacturing. |
Dr. A. Blanton
Godfrey, former chairman and CEO of Juran Institute Inc., is Dean
of North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles and Professor
in the Department of Textile And Apparel Management in the College.
 Pam
Banks-Lee, Associate Professor in the College of Textiles TATM Department,
received both her Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science, and her M.S.
degree in Textile Management and Technology from North Carolina
State. She also holds B.S. degrees in Applied Mathematics and Textile
Technology. Dr. Banks-Lee teaches in the areas of yarn production
and properties, textile testing and evaluation, and strategic quality
management. Banks-Lee is the co-author on many scholarly articles
involving processing, properties and evaluation of textile materials.
Her research focuses on engineered properties such as sound absorption,
and thermal resistance, of nonwoven fabric structures. |
 Subhash
K. Batra, Professor, joined the faculty, 1977, to teach textile
management and technology. His research became focused on the mechanical
performance of fiberweb nonwovens. This led to his becoming Director
of the Nonwoven Cooperative Research Center in 1991, a post he relinquished
in 2000. During mid 80s, he led the investigation of yarn dynamics
in ring spinning and over- end unwinding; in the process he mentored
several colleagues in this field. Batra has taught management accounting,
yarn spinning, nonwovens technology, mechanics of yarns and fabric
structures. His contributions to teaching and research have been
recognized through several awards, an honorary degree, and election
to leadership positions in professional societies. |
 Dr.
Nancy Cassill, Professor, has taught undergraduate and graduate
courses in Global Trade, Global Sourcing, Textile Products Marketing,
Consumer Behavior, Retailing, and Merchandising. She has published
several articles in research and trade journals and speaks to industry
groups on textile marketing and consumer issues. Dr. Cassill has
developed expertise in industry strategies used to market to the
customer/consumer as well as an understanding of the consumer. Specific
research interests include global trade, competitive strategies
in global sourcing, and new product development including market
feasibility and end-use acceptance. |
 Hawthorne
Davis, Ph.D. worked in research for DuPont's Textile Fibers Division
for 30 years before joining the College of Textiles in 1992, first
as a Research Faculty and currently as an Associate Professor. Dr.
Davis teaches courses in filament yarn manufacturing technology,
textiles performance testing, nonwovens technology and fiber/polymer
physical science. His research includes many areas of fiber physical
science: fiber microstructure measurement technology, nonwovens
structure and properties, molecular dynamics computer simulations
of polymer molecules and various kinds of microscopy. He has published
many articles on these subjects in the scientific literature. |
 Alan
Donaldson, Professor, graduated from the Scottish College of Textiles,
with distinction, and did post-graduate study at La Escuela de Diseño
Textil in Barcelona. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
and the NC Japan Center. His career began as head designer for Hayward/Schuster
Woolen Mills, Massachusetts -- serving later as a stylist in NYC
and London. In 1973 he was appointed head of graduate design studies
and Textile Design at UMIST, Manchester, and in l976 he assumed
present duties at NCSU where he is Professor of Textile Design.
He consults worldwide on all aspects of Textile Design. |
 Tushar
K. Ghosh, Professor, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University,
holds a doctorate degree in Fiber and Polymer Science. His research
interests include technology of yarn and fabric formation, mechanics
of fiber assemblies, characterization of fibrous materials, and
analysis of textile processes. Prof. Ghosh has been active in research
and educational programs on technical or functional textiles in
the College of Textiles and outside. Over the past decade he has
developed expertise in both analytical and computer modeling as
well as mechanical evaluation of fibrous structures. Presently his
main research interests are focussed on evaluation of mechanical
behavior of high performance textiles as well as dynamic analysis
of a number of critical textile processes. His teaching and research
activities both at the graduate and undergraduate level reflect
this strongly. He has published and presented nearly one hundred
scientific and technical papers in peer reviewed journals and conferences. |
 Helmut
H.A. Hergeth, Ph.D. joined the faculty of the College of Textiles
in 1991, after working for Akzo-Nobel in Germany and the United
States as export manager and marketing manager. He received his
Ph.D. in Business Management and Economics and his MBA from the
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, Germany, where he
also worked as a researcher in the FATM (Research Center for Textile
Markets). He also holds a BS degree in Textiles from NC State University.
His research and teaching include Product Costing and Development
Strategies, Textile Technology Management, Strategic Management
for the Textile and Apparel Industries, and yarn-fabric interactions. |
 Dr.
Cynthia L. Istook received her Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising,
Clothing, and Textiles from Texas Christian University in 1976.
She worked for Sanger Harris (a Federated Department store) as an
assistant buyer and department group manager. Dr. Istook obtained
a Master's degree in 1989 and a Ph.D. degree in 1992 from Texas
Woman's University. She was appointed to the NCSU faculty in the
Fall of 1997 as an associate professor in the apparel management
program. Research interests include: Sizing standards, body scanning,
rapid prototyping, mass customization, digital printing, and the
integration of related technologies. |
 Dr.
Michelle R. Jones, Assistant Professor, joined TATM in August 2000.
She received both her Ph.D. and M.S. in Clothing and Textiles -
Business and Economics Specialization from Virginia Tech, and holds
a B.S. in Accounting from Hampton University. Research addresses
financial modeling for the textile and apparel complex. Incorporated
in this research focus are interests in strategic asset management,
global sourcing, and corporate performance measures. Previous employment
includes internal and financial auditing. |
 Peter
Kilduff is Associate Professor in strategic management and marketing
at the College of Textiles, North Carolina State University. His
recognized expertise is in the competitive and structural analysis
of the fiber, textile and apparel industries and their markets.
His research into the dynamics of these industries has embraced
strategic, marketing, organizational and supply chain management
issues as well as the impact of new information technologies. He
is the author of some 40 publications based on international textile
and apparel industry dynamics and has worked extensively with textile
and apparel manufacturers in Europe, Asia and the USA. |
 Dr.
Martin King, Professor, is regarded as an international expert in
the field of "Biotextiles", a term he has coined to describe the
application of textile science and technology to the field of implantable
devices. For over 25 years he has pursued research and published
on a range of surgical products, such as sutures, vascular prostheses
and stents, heart valves, anterior cruciate ligaments, a total artificial
heart, breast prostheses and hernia repair meshes. His unique approach
has been to integrate studies on fibrous and textile structures
with biological disciplines such as biomaterials science, biomedical
and tissue engineering. He has also published on the subject of
medical textiles, such as decubitus and incontinence pads, wound
dressings, and protective clothing. Until recently he was at the
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, where he taught fiber,
textile, biomaterials and apparel science and technology. Since
moving to NCSU he teaches courses in biotextiles, and textile testing
and evaluation. |
 Dr.
Traci M. Plumlee joined the TATM faculty in June 2000. The appointment
followed 12 years of university experience at The University of
North Carolina at Greensboro and Southern Illinois University. Prior
to that, she held industry positions in apparel design and development.
Dr. Plumlee's research focuses on textile product design and development
processes including functional design, application of technology,
virtual design and development, and impact of technology on process
and resulting products. She holds membership in the Computer Integrated
Textile Design Association, International Textile and Apparel Association
(ITAA), several honor societies and serves on the Executive Board
of ITAA. |
 Professor
Behnam Pourdeyhimi joined the NCSU faculty 1999 and serves as Co-Director
of the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC). He has taught
textile and fiber science, technology and engineering as well as
well as the applications of microscopy and image analysis to textiles
and materials problems both at undergraduate and graduate levels.
His research experience covers such areas as image and structural
analysis of nonwoven fibrous webs, textile applications in sports,
bioengineering and materials, instrumentation and test method development.
He served as the Fiber Society Lecturer in 1993 and as the President
of the Fiber Society in 1995. |
 Professor
Abdelfattah Seyam, who is regarded as an international expert in
the area of formation and structure of textile fabrics, has been
in the faculty at NCSU College of Textiles since 1991. From 1991
to 1999 he established three areas of research namely: Mechanics
of Woven Fabrics, Carding Dynamics, and Needlepunch Process and
Products. Currently, he is exploring new research areas in direct
garment manufacturing using meltblown technology, micromachines
in textiles, and integrating electronic components in smart textile
structures. He has published and presented extensively in the area
of fabric formation and structure. |
 Gary
Smith, Ph.D., Apparel, Management and Technology at North Carolina
State University. He received his textile education at the undergraduate
level in Canada and NCSU and his graduate education at NCSU and
Leeds University, England. He has written numerous trade and refereed
publications related to knitting technology and quality aspects
of knitting. |
 Dr.
Moon W. Suh is a Professor of Textile Technology and Management,
Professor of Statistics and Professor of Operations Research, following
his successful career at Burlington Industries O.R. Department.
He holds B.S. (Tex. Eng. - Seoul), M.S. (Tex. Tech. - NCSU) and
Ph.D. (Statistics- NCSU) degrees. His teaching and research areas
are diverse and include: application of statistical methods, demand
forecasting, textile evaluation, and R&D methods, quality/process
management/control, with over 140 publications. He is an Editor
of Journal of Textile Institute, Past President of The Fiber Society,
and was Invited Lecturer at KIT (Kyoto) and Seoul University. |
 Dr.
Kristin A. Thoney is an assistant professor. She received her Ph.D.
in August from NCSU in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.
This semester she is teaching T491H (Freshman Honors Forum), TAM380
(Management and Control of Textile and Apparel Systems), and TAM486
(Total Quick Response in the Textile Industry). Dr. Thoney's current
research lies primarily in modeling the Textile and Apparel Supply
Chain. She has done much work in production scheduling, especially
with a system called the Virtual Factory. Dr. Thoney also has research
interests in logistics, inventory control, and optimization. |
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