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NWI Board Members Select New Research Projects
At the May meeting of the Industrial Advisory Board, the members selected 9 projects for funding out of 29 proposals submitted. The list is shown below.
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| Lead PI | University | Project Title |
| Spontak | NC State | Photoactive Polymers for Anti-Infective Materials |
| Parsons | NC State | Intrinsically Microporous Nonwovens |
| Menegatti | NC State | Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels in Nonwoven Fabrics as Membranes for Programmable Transport/Blocking of Moisture and Small Molecules |
| Shim | NC State | The Role of Spinneret Configurations on Hollow Fiber Formation and Nonwoven Properties |
| Shim | NC State | Fundamental Study of Polymer Blends and Their Impact on Melt Spinning Process and Fiber/Nonwoven Properties |
| Demirci | University of Loughborough, UK | Parametric Modeling of Mechanical Performance of Nonwovens for Design and Manufacturing |
| Yarin | University of Illinois at Chicago | Bonding Area/Pattern That Affect the Properties of Nonwoven: Experiments and Modeling |
| Hanna | Virginia Tech. | Mechanics of Pleating |
| Shokufar | University of Illinois at Chicago | Bacteria-Surface Adhesion Interactions: New Perspectives in Antifouling Surface Design |