The College of Textiles is already well on its way to achieving its overall goal of $50 million. The remaining $22 million will be for the following areas:

• $9 million to support scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to attract the top students to the College of Textiles
• $5 million to upgrade our state-of-the-art Nonwovens Partners Lab and Staple Nonwovens Lab in order to stay at the forefront of nonwovens research and education
• $2 million to establish laboratories, additional courses and a research consortium in Medical Textiles, Biotextiles and Healthcare Management
• $2 million to dedicate resources for advanced nanomaterials equipment and to create a lab that can be used for research and teaching. Being able to work at the molecular level, researchers are finding ways to make fibers and fabrics resistant to punctures and projectiles, chemicals, biological agents and water, while remaining lightweight and breathable
• $2 million for endowed professorships
• $1 million to upgrade research facilities in thermal protection and comfort aimed at creating the next generation of firefighter turnout suits that can protect against biological and chemical agents
• $1 million to augment College research facilities in the area of Smart/Electrotextiles. Fiber-based electrical devices are paving the way for fully integrated circuits and sensors in garments that have the ability to detect the vital signs of a soldier in the field, a patient in intensive care or even release medicine to a patient

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