DEPARTMENT OF

Fiber Science & Apparel Design



Graduate Seminar Series

 
 
Upcoming Graduate Seminars

Each semester FSAD organizes seminars on topics important to our academics.

All seminars are held in 153 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall from 12:20 - 1:10PM, except for Dec. 3, which will be in MVR 317. All are invited to attend. Refreshments are served at 12:10.

Aug. 27
Alejandra Andere-Jones, FSAD, Cornell
Manipulating the Electrospinning Process via Static Magnetic Fields

Sept. 3
Dr. Rene Rossi, Empa
Smart Textiles for Protective Clothing and Sports Apparel
A Fiber Society Lecture

Sept. 10
Kristie J. Phillips, Cotton Incorporated
New Technologies for Improved Cotton Performance

Sept. 17
Victoria Calero, FSAD, Cornell University
Synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles to use as a sensor

Sept. 24
Dr. Stephen Hussey, Q-sense
The Use of Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D) to Characterize Materials and Quantify  Events at Surfaces or in Thin Films

Oct. 1
Lauretta Welch, Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility

Oct. 8
Prof. Igor Luzinov, Clemson University
Interactive Polymer Substrates
**The Earl and Harriet Peters Lecture**

Oct. 15
Prof. Seung-Hee Lee, Kent State University
Fashion Merchandising Seminar

Oct. 22
Dr. Huaning Zhu, FSAD, Cornell University
Fabrication of polypropylene monolith filters using photolithography,

Oct. 29
Dr. Chaoxia Wang, FSAD, Cornell University
Surface modification of cellulose fibre and its application in the textile field

Nov. 5
Prof. Christopher T. Nomura
SUNY-ESF

Nov. 12
Prof. Sheila Danko, DEA
Cornell University
Designing Change

Nov. 19
Prof. Pinar Akcora, University of Missouri
Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical nanoparticles in polymer composites

Nov. 26
Thanksgiving

Dec. 3
Prof. JR Campbell, Kent State University
Mediating design to revolutionize the digital supply chain

*If you would like to meet with any of these speakers, please contact Karen Steffy at 255-8605.