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There are 11 tenured and tenure track faculty in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors with research appointments. Research areas represent the diverse disciplines in the department: textile science, merchandising, international trade, consumer behavior, historic dress and textiles and cultural aspects of dress. Specific research interests by faculty are provided on the TMI faculty website.
Our faculty members publish in the top peer-reviewed journals in the field, including: AATCC Review, Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Coloration Technology, Dress, Dyes and Pigments, Fire and Materials, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research,
International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Applied Horticulture, Journal of Applied Polymer Sciences, Journal of Chromatography, Journal of Fire Sciences, Perceptual and Motor Skills, Polymer Degradation and Stability, There: Journal of Architecture and Landscape, and others.
In addition, TMI faculty have publications in Berg’s Encyclopedia of World Dress, Oxford University Press’ Encyclopedia of Black Women in America, and chapters in the following books: Discovering the Women in Slavery: Emancipating Perspectives on the American South, Dress Sense: Emotional and Sensory Experiences of the Body and Clothes, Environmental Aspects of Textile Dyeing, Leading Edge Environmental Biodegradation Research, Producing Fashion: Commerce, Culture, and Consumers, The Fashion Reader, and We Specialize in the Wholly Impossible: A Reader in Black Women’s History.
TMI research faculty present research at national and international conferences and symposiums in their respective fields. These include: The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists International Conference and Exhibition, The Costume Society of America, The Fiber Society, International Textile and Apparel Association, International Textile Biotechnology Conference, International Intelligent Textiles and Mass Customization Conference, Popular Culture/American Culture conference, Midwest Sociological Society and North Central Sociological Association., Annual Textile Conference by AUTEX, Central European Conference on Fiber-Grade polymers, BCC Conference on Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, the ACS National Meeting and others.
Textile science faculty members collaborate with industry and governmental partners and organizations in research endeavors. Some of these include the Carpet and Rug Institute, Atlantic Thread and Supply Company, Inc., ASTM, and AATCC. Read more about industry collaborations in the following section on the Traditional Industries Program.
Traditional Industries Program for Polymer, Fiber and Fabric Properties
Georgia's apparel, carpet, and textile industries form the largest manufacturing sector in the state, employing 30 percent of all manufacturing workers and accounting for an annual payroll exceeding $2.5 billion. Recognizing the importance of these industries to Georgia, the state legislature established the Traditional Industries Program for Polymer, Fiber and Fabric Properties(TIP-PFFP), an industry-driven research and technical assistance initiative which addresses critical technology needs facing these industries. This support has been continued and strengthened under Governor Sonny Perdue.
The University of Georgia takes a very active role in research and technology transfers oriented toward solving problems and creating opportunities for Georgia's textile, carpet and apparel companies. At UGA, the faculty in textile science, along with collaborators in biological engineering and biochemistry at UGA and textile engineering faculty at Georgia Tech, have spearheaded research in environmental chemistry, innovative biotechnology applications, product development and recycling of textile by-products. Much of this research has been done under the auspices of the Traditional Industries Program for Polymer, Fiber and Fabric Properties.
Projects
Textile Research Projects 2010
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