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MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC |
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MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC |
Special symposium on innovations in smart, functional, and sustainable textiles that draws on the intersection of materials science, electronics, and sustainability.
The textile industry transforms a wide variety of raw materials to provide crucial fabrics and materials spanning applications from apparel to defense, packaging, automotive, medical and more. This symposium will address innovation areas for this critical industry with broad impact focusing on three areas: 1) smart or E- textiles that integrate electronic functionality and sensing 2) functional textiles that provide additional performance beyond the traditional comfort and aesthetics and 3) sustainable textiles to minimize environmental impact through novel sourcing and manufacturing processes.
Designing Bioresorbable Medical Textiles Through Processing Control
Principal Textile R&D Engineer,Medtronic
Seamlessly Knitted Multimodal Textiles for Warfighter State Monitoring in Deployed Environments
Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Fellow,University of Washington
Function of Aesthetics in Advanced Softgoods Systems Design
Independent Consultant,Self-employed
Back to Top ↑2026 Symposium Sessions | ||
Tuesday March 10 | ||
| 1:30 | Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Innovation Challenge | |
Wednesday March 11 | ||
| 9:00 | Advances in Fiber and Textile Technology | |
| 1:30 | Advances in Fiber and Textile Technology | |
| 4:00 | Advances in Fiber and Textile Technology-Posters | |
2026 Symposium Program | ||
Tuesday March 10 | ||
| 1:30 | Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Innovation Challenge | Marriott State B |
| Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa, TechConnect Division, ATI | ||
| Review Panelist L. Shepherd, Cornell University, US | ||
| Review Panelist T. He, Edwards Lifesciences, US | ||
| Review Panelist A. Stoltzfus, Consultant, US | ||
| Review Panelist N. Melillo, ATI, US | ||
| Review Panelist R. Santiago, ATI, US | ||
| Advanced Fibers to Improve Space Access and Hypersonic Vehicles HeetShield, Inc., US | ||
| Smart Heated Military Base Layer for Cold-Induced Thermal and Musculoskeletal Stress Recovery Wilson College of Textiles, NCSU, US | ||
| Energy-Storing Exotendon Footwear Fabric Motive Labs, US | ||
| Oya: Advanced Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Tactical Base Layers Oya Apparel, US | ||
| Hybrid Flexible Ballistic Protection Textile Systems for Counter UAS Tactical Level Missions Salubrium Aegis, US | ||
| Seamlessly Knitted Multimodal Textiles for Warfighter State Monitoring in Deployed Environments University of Washington, US | ||
| Domestically Produced Advanced Polyurethane-Coated Textiles Algenesis Corporation, US | ||
| Advanced Drop Stitch Inflatable Structures PacMar Technologies, US | ||
| Vega™ 3D Weaving UNSPUN, US | ||
| Fiber-Based Barcodes for Durable, Digital Traceability of Protective Equipment Fibarcode, US | ||
Wednesday March 11 | ||
| 9:00 | Advances in Fiber and Textile Technology | Marriott State B |
| Session chair: Ting He, Edwards Life Sciences, & Alex Norman, Princeton University | ||
| TBD S. Stolyarov, AFFOA, US | ||
| Structure Property Relationships of Photonic Fibers and Textiles H. Jayamaha, K. Park, L. Shepherd, Cornell University, US | ||
| Designing Bioresorbable Medical Textiles Through Processing Control C. Gajjar, Medtronic, US | ||
| Seamlessly Knitted Multimodal Textiles for Warfighter State Monitoring in Deployed Environments S. Zhang, University of Washington | ||
| Panel Session: Transforming Innovative Materials to the Textile Industry. Moderator - Ting He (Edwards Life Sciences) Panelists - Amy Stolzfus (Independent) Nicole Rawling (Material Innovation Initiative) and Craig Lindemann (Fabric Therafter), Xiaoqi Tang (Apple) | ||
| 1:30 | Advances in Fiber and Textile Technology | Marriott State B |
| Session chair: Ting He, Edwards Life Sciences, & Alex Norman, Princeton University | ||
| Function of Aesthetics in Advanced Softgoods Systems Design A. Stoltzfus, Independent Consultant, US | ||
| TBD X. Tang, Apple, US | ||
| Material Properties of Aggregate Spider Silk After Exposure to Extreme Speed and Thermal Ranges S. DeAndrea, S. Stellwagen, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US | ||
| Evaluation of Sinusoidal Interconnect Geometry in Woven Electronic Textiles F. Ahmed, C. Kwon, A. Mills, North Carolina State University, US | ||
| Preparation of PEEK fibers by melt spinning, control of morphology, and property enhancement B. Bikson, N. Khadse, Avanpore, LLC, US | ||
| Enabling Textile Composition Data Transparency Through Accurate, AI-Powered Detection R. Geppert, S. Bajaj, T. Gupta, G. Menzl, Refiberd, US | ||
| Low-cost, non-destructive “SolvoGenesis” process for Textile Recycling E. Terreni, T. Eam Feinberg, A. Nebipasagil, B. McGarrah, S. Pena Feliz, J-G. Rosenboom, MacroCycle Technologies, US | ||
| Advanced Thermal Insulation via Engineered Ceramic and Carbon Fiber Compositions S. D. Miller, Miller Scientific Inc., US | ||
| Extensible Collagen Fibers are Driving Novel Surgical Textile Development G. Chowdhry, 3DBioFibR Inc, CA | ||
| 4:00 | Advances in Fiber and Textile Technology-Posters | Expo Hall AB |
| ZSK-Embroidered Textile Interconnects for Robust, Wash-Durable, and High-Performance Wearable Electronic Textiles A. Siddika, AC. Mills, North Carolina State University, US | ||
| Advanced Textile Systems from the Defense Fabric Discovery Center E. Doran, L. Cantley, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, US | ||
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