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Husain Receives AATCC Faculty Advisor Award Second time winner of the AATCC Faculty Advisor Award, Md. Dawood Husain, received his award at the AATCC International Summit in Wilmington, NC, USA on Tuesday,...

Held annually, the AATCC Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Design & Merchandising Student Competition calls on students from around the globe to show off their creations. This year’s theme, “Multipurpose Performance”, challenged students...

DURHAM, N.C., January 12, 2026 – AATCC is now accepting nominations for various AATCC Leadership positions and awards. Please submit your nominations by March 31, 2026. Interested in AATCC leadership? Visit https://www.aatcc.org/bod/...

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) recognized the winners of the 2025 Herman & Myrtle Goldstein Graduate Student Paper Competition.  Founded in 1982 to give student members the chance...

AATCC honors 2025 award recipients for the AATCC Future Leaders Award, the J. William Weaver Paper of the Year Award, and the AATCC Technical Committee on Research (TCR) Service Award. These awards...

AATCC is honored to announce the 2025 AATCC Technical Committee on Research Award recipients, Miranda Klaas and Alan Buttenhoff. Buttenhoff is recognized for his continuous service and leadership of RA57 Floor Covering...

Xiaoxiao Qiu, Shuaitong Liang, Wenqing Cheng, Hongjuan Zhang, Liujun Pei, and Jiping Wang are the recipients of the J. William Weaver Paper of the Year Award for their paper, “The Environmental Impact...

AATCC is proud to introduce this year’s recipients of the AATCC Future Leaders Award: Xiuzhu Fei, Karen Haberland, Kaitlin Sigmon, and Monét Freeman. Interested in learning more about the award? Visit www.aatcc.org/leaders/...

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) announced the official open of the Concept 2 Consumer Student Design & Merchandising Competition for the 2025-2026 academic year in October 2025. University...

AATCC has won another Apex award for publication excellence. This year, 2025, marks the Apex 37th annual awards for publication excellence. The Apex Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial...

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) proudly announce two distinguished award recipients for 2025: Karen K. Leonas, Ph.D., recipient of the Olney Medal, and Barry P. Brady, recipient of...

Held annually, the AATCC Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Design & Merchandising Student Competition calls on students from around the globe to show off their creations. This year’s theme, “Creating Comfort: Waterway-Conscious Casual...

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) proudly supports the educational development of future textile professionals through Student Chapters at textile educational institutions globally. Each year, Student Chapter Faculty Advisors...

AATCC presents several prestigious awards each year, along with thousands of dollars in honoraria. Some awards were established to recognize outstanding achievers in the textile sciences, whose discoveries influenced the world. Others...

AATCC is still accepting submissions to the NEW 2025 Concept 2 Consumer Design & Merchandising Student Competition. The popular design and merchandising competitions have now been combined into one to allow students...

(left to right, first row) Melissa Armistead, Yahya Absalan, Nur-Us-Shafa Mazumder, Hassan Ali, Kanti Jasani, Renuka Dhandapani. (left to right, second row) Dallas Crotts, Nelson Houser, Barry Brady, AATCC President John Crocker....

AATCC presents several prestigious awards each year, along with thousands of dollars in honoraria. Some awards were established to recognize outstanding achievers in the textiles sciences, whose discoveries influence the world. Others...

AATCC is proud to recognize Woody (Michael) Blackford as the 2024 recipient of the Henry E. Millson Award for Invention. The Millson Award recognizes inventions that are outstanding contributions to textile technology....

In recognition of his outstanding service to the Association, AATCC has named Billy R. Gardner as recipient of the Harold C. Chapin Award for his contributions and dedication to the Piedmont Section...

AATCC has won yet another Tabbie award for an in-depth feature article, published in the July/August 2023 issue of AATCC Review, written by feature writer J. Michael Quante. J. Michael “Mike” Quante...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 22, 2024 – Every year, students from all over the world participate in AATCC’s Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Student Design competition. This competition is a poster competition...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 28, 2024 – AATCC is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Student Merchandising Competition. This year’s theme, “Vibrant Vacation—Colorful Resort Wear,”...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 3, 2024 – Every year, AATCC student chapters name a graduating senior to be recognized for academic achievement and contribution to the chapter, school, and society. This...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., USA, December 22, 2023—Students are invited to showcase their merchandising and marketing talents to win cash and recognition by participating in the 2024 Concept 2 Consumer Student Merchandising...