Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar is a full professor of advanced textiles at Texas Tech University, USA. His research interest lies in the development of value-added cotton textiles for advanced applications like oil spill remediation. Since December 1999 he has been playing major role in building the technical textiles sector in India and developing U.S.-India relationships in cotton and textiles sector. He is recognized with Hall of Fame award in the field of nonwovens, “Lifetime Technical Achievement Award, given by the USA-based Association of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA). He is awarded the Honorary Membership and Honorary Fellowship of world’s largest textiles field’s professional association, Textile Association (India). He writes a column called “TexSnips,” which gets distributes to over 2000 people all over the world.
