Polymers and Textiles Conference 2020 | AIChE

Session Topics

Product Development

What is available now in the market and what can we expect in the next year?
Manufacturing and Innovation

What is the industry leading towards? Are there certain fields making strides within manufacturing (IE Knitting, Weaving or even smart textiles, home furnishings, Medical)
Advancements in Materials and Fibers

New Yarns, and Yarn Capabilities - is there any room for improvement still? Are there difficulties in working with these yarns to this day?
Advanced Textiles Applications/Smart and Connected

Advanced textiles applications that are enhancing human connectedness, health and performance.
Business and Workforce Development for Advanced Materials and Products

How are businesses meeting the challenges in advanced textile applications for: hiring a workforce, creating a roadmap, manufacturing products, executing business models and monetizing products?
Evolving Design Processes

How is design (ie:CAD, simulations, engineering methodologies) keeping up and evolving to support the cross disciplined pursuit of advanced textile applications?

Featured Speakers

Invited Speakers

Rakkiyappan Chandran

Supreme Corporation
Cheryl Smyre

Parkdale Mills
Jeffrey Pacuska

CCDC SC
Barry McGeough

Google - ATAP
Edwin Keh

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel
Clare King

Propel LLC
Edward Hollyday

Black Swan Textiles
Christopher Tabor

US Air Force
David Breslauer

Bolt Threads
Jay Park

University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Jill Coleman

Alvanon-Motif
Linh Le

Bonbouton Inc.
Oliva Burca

Flex
Randall Kamien

University of Pennsylvania
Jae Son

PPS
Samantha Burdett

Shima Seiki USA

Conference Chairs

Organizing Committee

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