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Wilson College of Textiles Shines at Techtextil

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Emiel DenHartog stands in front of a bookshelf.

Oct 11, 2024

Wilson College of Textiles Gains a New Department Head

This marks Emiel DenHartog's first semester as head of the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science. 
Stock image of a light bulb on yellow background.

Oct 7, 2024

The Implications of AI in the Fashion and Textile Industries

Wilson College of Textiles leadership and industry professionals discussed the importance and challenges of incorporating artificial intelligence at the 2024 AI in the Textile and Fashion Industries conference. 
Jake Papazekos leans on sign reading "Textiles Complex" in graduation gown and attire.

Sep 29, 2024

Jake Papazekos ’23: Molding the Textiles Industry at Simplifyber

Jake Papazekos, a recent graduate of the polymer and color chemistry program, shares his journey from Wilson College of Textiles student to material researcher at Raleigh-based nonwovens startup Simplifyber. 
A group of students poses in front of a monitor with the Amazon logo and U of NYFW logo on it.

Sep 27, 2024

Immersion in Industry: NC State Student Attends New York Fashion Week Program

Wilson College of Textiles student Sophia Stacy enhanced her fashion design education with an inside look at one of the industry’s biggest events through U of NYFW. 
Blanton Godfrey

Sep 25, 2024

Godfrey Retires from the Wilson College of Textiles With Legacy of Change, Vision for Future

The former dean was instrumental in the school’s dramatic transformation in the early 21st century. 
Fry works with the weaving machine, which consists of multiple wooden frames guiding the fibers.

Sep 23, 2024

LOOM3D: Wilson College of Textiles Ph.D. Student Founds Sustainable Startup

Meet Jeanine Fry, a textile technology management Ph.D. student who went from costume designer and suit tailor to textile researcher and business owner. 
A woman with braided hair is operating a knitting machine in a workshop. She is focused on her work and smiling. Spools of colorful thread are visible on the machine, and the background shows workshop equipment and a door with a safety sign.

Sep 18, 2024

NC State Student Blends Interests in Science, Fashion Through Research

Maddy Moore shares how the Research Experience for Undergraduates program widened her overall perspective on the textile industry. 

Sep 17, 2024

Wilson College Students Get Leg-up on Building a Business, Designing Products in Immersive Summer Program

The inaugural Wilson College Summer Innovation Program offered students valuable hands-on learning opportunities, and access to state-of-the-art equipment in the Prototype Lab. 
Maggie Kimmet stands to the right of an outdoor Kohl's sign.

Sep 16, 2024

Maggie Kimmett ’23, Textile Design in the World of Corporate Homeware 

A comforting connection to her childhood home fueled an interest in homeware. Now this textile design graduate is designing soft decor products for Kohl’s.  
David Hinks (far left) and three others pose to take a photo in a conference center.

Sep 12, 2024

Wilson College of Textiles Shines at Techtextil

The yearly event gathers industry leaders from across the technical textiles and nonwovens sectors, including many members of the Wilson College Wolfpack.