Seshadri Ramkumar to Receive the 2023 AATCC Chapin Award
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Ramkumar has been a member of the Association since 1999. He was a strong proponent for expanding AATCC into the area of nonwovens and technical textiles. He supported the founding of the Materials Interest Group and served as an officer in this Interest Group for 11 years.
Ramkumar was involved in the development and promotion of nonwoven and technical textile conferences and symposia, nationally and internationally. He presented webinars and tutorials, chaired conference committees, and served as a moderator or speaker at AATCC conferences, symposia, and events. He especially encouraged AATCC’s involvement in conferences in India and co-organized major conferences, promoting AATCC widely to all who attended. His tenacious promotion of the Association strengthened AATCC’s significance throughout the Indian textile community.
Ramkumar has authored or co-authored numerous articles and research papers in AATCC Review and AATCC Journal of Research. He serves as a member of the Publications Committee. He served for several years as an associate editor for the AATCC Journal of Research and strives to elevate its status as a peer-reviewed journal. He also promotes AATCC events in his newsletter, "TexSnips," which goes to over 2,000 people around the world.
Ramkumar has three published patents and 20 invention disclosures. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and has co-edited a book and book chapters. In 2022, he was recognized as a Fellow of the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) in the United States, and in 2020, received the Silver Medal from the Society of Dyers and Colourists (United Kingdom). He is also a Fellow of The Textile Institute (United Kingdom) and an Honorary Fellow in the Textile Association (India).
AATCC connects the global textile community to empower an innovative, informed, and sustainable future. Visit the AATCC Textile Discovery Summit to see the presentation of the Chapin Award! Register here: aatcc.org/summit
