Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University. His research focuses on developing value-added materials using nonwoven and nanotechnology. He supervises the Nonwoven and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, TTU. He currently holds two US patents and two US pending applications. He is the editor of a comprehensive magazine on technical textiles: Nonwoven and Technical Textiles that will be published from Fall 2007. He is the editorial board chairman of Nonwoven and Technical Textiles Journal. He serves in the editorial boards of three international peer-reviewed journals. He is the Co-chairman of The Association of Nonwoven Industry’s India committee. He has successfully organized four international conferences on advances in fibrous materials. To date, he has graduated 13 MS and PhD students at Texas Tech University. His research on nonwoven decontamination wipe has resulted in technology transfer and will be commercialized very soon.

S.S. Ramkumar (2003), “Nonwovens: Technology and Specialty Products,” Textile Technology International, pp. 66-67.

S.S. Ramkumar and C. Roedel, (2003), “A Study of the Needle Penetration Speeds on the Frictional Properties of Nonwoven Webs: A New Approach,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 89, 3626-3631.

C. Roedel and S. S. Ramkumar, (2003), “Surface and Mechanical Property Measurements of H1 Technology Needle punched Nonwovens,” Textile Res. J Vol. 73 (5), 381-385.

S.S. Ramkumar, Umrani, A. S., Shelly, D.C., Tock, R. W., Parameswaran, S., and Smith, M. L., "Study of the Effect of Sliding Velocity on the Frictional Properties of Nonwoven Fabric Substrates,” Wear J., (in print).

S.S. Ramkumar, D.J. Wood, K. Fox, and S.C. Harlock, (2003), “Development of a Polymeric Human Finger Sensor for Studying the Frictional Properties of Textiles, Part I:  Artificial Finger Development,” Textile Res. Journal Vol. 73 (6), 469-473.

S.S. Ramkumar, D.J. Wood, K. Fox, and S.C. Harlock, (2003), “Development of a Polymeric Human Finger Sensor for Studying the Frictional Properties of Textiles, Part II:  Experimental Results, ” Textile Res. Journal Vol. 73 (7), 606-610.

S. K. Chinnasami and S.S. Ramkumar, “Development of an Automated Fabric Friction Factor Calculator,” AATCC Review (in print).

S.S. Ramkumar, L. Shastri, R.W. Tock, D.C. Shelly, M.L. Smith, Padmanabhan, S., (2003), “Experimental Study of the Frictional Properties of Friction Spun Yarns,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 88 (10), pp. 2450-2454, 2003.