Officers
Buddy Garrett, Chair 2019-2020
Nelson Houser, Member-at-Large 2019-2020
Bert Truesdale, Chair 2021-2022
Peter Hauser, Member-at-Large 2021-2022
Members
- Textile Chemical Researchers (academic and industrial)
- Lab Personnel
- Chemical Manufacturers
- Dyeing and Finishing Professionals
- Polymer Research Chemists
- Textile Technologists
- Product Development Engineers
- Anyone interested in delivering better chemicals and application processes to the global textile community!
Areas of Interest
- Enzyme desizing and scouring
- Improving hydrophilic properties of textiles
- Colorfastness and dimensional stability
- Fluorescent whitening
- Antimicrobial finishes
- Digital textile printing
- Waterproofing
- Chemical modification of fiber and textile properties
- Wet processing of high performance fibers
- Genotoxicity in dye and pigment synthesis
- Decolorization of dye bath wastewater
- Energy savings in textile plants
- Continuous improvement of dyeing and finishing operations