M.S. Textile Chemistry

May 13, 2025

Community Sees Science in Everyday Life at State of the Sciences

The Wilson College of Textiles adds a touch of color to the community outreach event.

$A group of ten interns of diverse backgrounds pose together, smiling in front of a "National Intern Day 2024" banner. They are in a modern, well-lit space, wearing casual and sports-themed attire.$

Dec 12, 2024

Wilson College of Textiles Students Gain Valuable Career Experience Through Summer Internships

From Adidas to TJX, Wilson College of Textiles students accepted internship opportunities across the country to expand their industry knowledge and skills

$Yi Ding speaking to a group.$

Feb 29, 2024

Textiles Alumna Built Community, Real-World Skills in 3+X Program

Wilson College of Textiles alumna Yi Ding is now an associate professor at Donghua University in Shanghai. Read how she got her start in the 3+X program.

$Guan Wang$

Oct 20, 2023

Textile Innovator Guan Wang ’12, ’15 Returns to the Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council

Two-time Wilson College graduate Guan Wang, who has used his expertise in fiber and polymer science to lead professionally at Cotton Inc. and LYRCA, is excited to expand his influence by returning to the Dean’s Young Alumni Leadership Council this year.

$Kayleena Otero looks at a dye solution in a lab. She wears purple gloves, protective glasses and a lab coat.$

Aug 21, 2023

With a Full-time Job Offer in Hand, Otero Sees M.S. Textile Chemistry Program as a Catalyst for Opportunity

Wilson College of Textiles graduate student Kayleena Otero supplements coursework with groundbreaking research into sustainable cosmetics practices.

Jul 10, 2023

This PPE Engineer is Supporting the Next Generation of Textile Leaders

Cody Zane, a three-time Wilson College of Textiles graduate, follows his passions by staying connected to his alma mater, being a mental health ambassador, mentoring graduate students, and researching personal protective equipment as an engineer at UL Solutions.

Lainey Volz wears a blue dress and ponytail and looks at a series of industrial embroidery machines at work in an ITMA showroom. The machines (left) are embroidering yellow fabrics.

Jun 28, 2023

Witnessing Innovation and Making Valuable Connections at ITMA

Wilson College of Textiles students, staff and faculty traveled to Milan, Italy for the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition.

Jyotsna Gopinath stands on the stairs next to Hunt Library with the Wilson College of Textiles and bright green trees visible in the background.

Mar 24, 2023

Jyotsna Gopinath ’21 Connects Chemistry with her Passions for Sustainability and Fashion

The Wilson College of Textiles alumna serves as an Innovation Analyst at Fashion for Good and was recently named a Technology Rising Star.

Fabrics are degraded into fibers and glucose syrup

Mar 21, 2023

Researchers Separate Cotton From Polyester In Blended Fabric

NC State researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes.

Nov 14, 2022

Meet One of the Newest Members of Our Wilson College Family: Madilynn Smith

Meet one of our newest Wilson College of Textiles staff members, Chemistry Teaching Laboratory Manager Madilynn Smith.