One Hundred Years of Fiber & Textile Research

An International Technical Symposium to celebrate
100 Years of Modern Fiber Science

Program

Monday, July 6, 1998: Sources & Materials of Fibers
Morning	Discussion Leader: R. D. Gilbert
Talks	Natural Cellulosic Fibers	L. Rebenfeld
	Natural Protein Fibers	M. Feughelman & P. Turner
	High Volume and Controlled Synthesis of Fiber Forming Polymers	D. Sikkema, A. Piotrowski, B. Lommerts, K. Wagener & P. Desai
	Materials for High Strength, Conductive, Non-linear Optical Fiber Applications	M. Jaffe & J. Stamatoff
	Biosynthetic Processes for Linear Polymers	J. Asrar
	Regenerated/Reconstituted Cellulosic Fibers	S. Smith
Afternoon Poster Session	Sources & Materials of Fibers Fiber Formation, Structure & Properties
Evening Program	Panel Discussion: Asrar, Brown, Feughelman/Turner, Jaffe, Rebenfeld, Sasser, Sikkema, Smith	Discussion leaders: Gilbert & Abhiraman

Tuesday, July 7, 1998: Fiber Formation, Structure & Properties
Morning	Discussion Leader: J. Spruiell
Talks	Dynamics & Evolution of Structure in Fiber Extrusion	J. Shimizu
	Dynamics & Evolution of Structure in Solution-based Fiber Formation	V. A. Marikhin & L. Myasnikova
	Formation and Structure of High Mechanical Performance Fibers: I. Rod-like Polymers and Carbon/Ceramic Structures	M. Northolt
	Formation and Structure of High Mechanical Performance Fibers: II. Flexible Polymers	T. Kikutani
	Heat Setting	V. B. Gupta
	Extruded Continuous Filament Nonwovens: Processes & Structures	R. Siemionko & H. Shin
Afternoon Poster Session	Sources & Materials of Fibers Fiber Formation, Structure & Properties
Evening Program	Panel Discussion: Allen, Davis, Gupta, Kavesh, Kikutani, Marikhin/Myasnikova, Northolt, Ross, Shimizu, Siemionko/Shin	Discussion leaders: Spruiell & Abhiraman

Wednesday, July 8, 1998: Yarns & Fabrics: Processes, Structures & Properties
Morning	Discussion Leader: U. Meyer
Talks	Yarn Formation: Process Dynamics and Yarn Structures	M. Renner, J-Y. Drean, E. Aubry, C. Ritzenhaler
	Weaving: Process Dynamics and Fabric Structures	S. Nosek
	Knitting: Processes and Structures	T. Little
	Carpets: Materials, Processes and Structures	G. Carnaby
	Staple Fiber Nonwovens: Processes and Structures	R. Krcma
	Evaluation of Textile Materials (Fibers/yarns and Fabrics for Consumer and Industrial Applications)	S. Kawabata
Afternoon Poster Session	Yarns & Fabrics: Processes, Structures & Properties Properties of Fiber Assemblies Chemical Modification of Fibrous Materials
Evening Program	Panel Discussion: Brookstein, Carnaby, Goswami, Kawabata, Krcma, Little, Nosek, Renner, Suh	Discussion leaders: Meyer & Abhiraman

Thursday, July 9, 1998: Properties of Fiber Assemblies
Morning	Discussion Leader: J. Skelton
Talks	Physical Properties of Twisted Structures: I. Textile Yarns	Y. Hao-jing
	Physical Properties of Twisted Structures: II. Higher Order Twisted Structures (industrial yarns, ropes, braids, etc.)	N. Pan & D. Brookstein
	Mechanical Properties of Woven and Knitted Fabrics	R. Postle
	Properties of Nonwovens	S. Batra & B. C. Goswami
	Properties of Carpets	R. Peoples, R. Miller & R. Ramachandran
	Functional Textile Materials: I. Medical Materials	M. King & B. Pourdeyhimi
	Functional Textile Materials: II. Materials in Human Environment-related Applications	N. Kamiyama
Afternoon	Lunch
Poster Session	Yarns & Fabrics: Processes, Structures & Properties Properties of Fiber Assemblies Chemical Modification of Fibrous Materials
Symposium	Mini-Symposium on Current Research vis-a-vis Sustainability
Evening	Reception and Banquet
Program	Panel Discussion: Batra, Dent, Hao-jing, King, Pan, Peoples, Phoenix, Postle, Pourdeyhimi, Schwartz	Discussion leaders: Skelton & Abhiraman

Friday, July 10, 1998: Chemical Modification of Fibrous Materials
Morning	Discussion Leader: H. Kobsa
Talks &	Dyeing of Textile Materials	D. M. Lewis
Panel	Finishing of Textile Materials	P. Bajaj
Discussion	Surface Modifications of Textile Materials	E. Schollmeyer
	Functional Finishes (Flame Retardation, Antistatic, Antibacterial, etc.)	S. Fukuoka
	Measurement of Surface Properties of Fibers and Fibrous Materials	B. Miller
	Panel Discussion: Bajaj, Cook,Freeman, Fukuoka, Kamiyama, Lewis, Miller, Schollmeyer	Discussion leaders: Kobsa & Abhiraman
Afternoon	Lunch
	Workshop on Fiber Science-Technology- Management Interfaces

1998 International Meeting
Asheville, NC
July 5-10, 1998