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The College of Textiles Industry Open House
Emily Parker, Director of College Relations

The College of Textiles held its first ever Industry Open House on April 10th. Attendees had the opportunity to discuss research with faculty and graduate students, visit laboratories, and participate in discussions about research directions for the College. With over 50 people in attendance from 34 different companies, the day was a success for those in attendance and the college.

Dr. David Buchanan, Associate Dean for Research stated, “We thought it desirable to publicize our research programs in the same way that we publicize our academic programs to potential students. The graduate student association, TAGS, was also looking for a way to publicize graduate students and their research. Combining the two ideas strengthened the open house considerably.”

The day started with Dr. Buchanan discussing key research directions for the college and a welcome and State of the College address by Dean Blanton Godfrey. The attendees then had the opportunity to see the College’s facility and meet the faculty. At lunch the graduate students displayed their work through a poster competition that industry could view. The graduate students were judged by faculty and industry and awarded later in the afternoon (See Industry Day posters). The winners were as follows: Narahari Kenkare for Textile Design, Pankas Agrawal for Textile Engineering, Sedef Uncu for Textile Management, Paria Mousaui for Textile Science and Guldemet Basal for Textile Technology. The luncheon and poster session gave our graduate students and industry the opportunity to discuss their research and plans for the future.

The college was pleased to attract people from a large variety of companies; Dr. Buchanan stated, “The big factor is the feedback from the participants. They loved it and want us to do it on a regular basis.” Therefore the college is going to make this an annual event. The day gave the opportunity to learn from each other and collaborate on certain initiatives. This certainly will prove beneficial to the textile industry. “Both the College and industry gain by sowing the seeds for future collaborations,” stated Dr. David Buchanan.

College of Textiles
P.O. Box 8301
Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
Telephone: (919) 515-6646
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