NET Member Wins Prestigious Award

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The Texas Tech University (TTU) System has awarded the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award to Seshadri Ramkumar, an associate professor of nonwovens and advanced materials at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at TTU. The Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award is the highest award given by the TTU System to a faculty member who has excelled in research. The TTU System awards a top researcher at each of its three component universities, TTU, TTUHSC and Angelo State University with this highest research award. The award is highly competitive and candidates are evaluated at several levels by committees before the final award is made.

Ramkumar's award was announced by TTU University System Chancellor Kent Hance in December 2009. With the distinguished research award, Dr Ramkumar received a medallion and cash award for his research on nonwovens and technical textiles.

Dr. Ramkumar manages the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at TTU, Lubbock, USA. The special focus of his laboratory is to find value-added applications for cotton and other natural fibers using emerging technologies such as nonwoven technologies, plasma, and nanotechnology. Dr. Ramkumar has been playing a leadership role for the past five years in promoting the technical textiles sector in India.

Dr. Ramkumar is an active member in TAPPI's NET (Nonwovens Engineers and Technologists) Division. He can be reached at (806) 445-1925 or s.ramkumar@ttu.edu.