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Wilson College of Textiles

Rong Yin

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Rong Yin

Asst Professor

Textiles Complex 3313

Bio

Dr. Yin is an assistant professor at the Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University. He serves as a youth editorial board member of Advanced Fiber Materials, a guest editor of Actuators and Frontiers in Chemistry, and a reviewer of more than 40 international journals. He is also a subcommittee member of the ASTM D37.07 Hemp Fiber Testing Standards, and consultant to several companies. Dr. Yin obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and his research interests include wearable systems, flexible actuators and robots, fiber-based composites, advanced spinning technologies, modeling, characterization and prediction of textile processes, etc. Dr. Yin’s research has been funded by NSF, USDA, US Navy, DARPA, AFFOA, and industry companies. The research group has published more than 40 papers in internationally renowned SCI journals.
Please visit our research group website: https://sites.textiles.ncsu.edu/yin-research-lab/

Research

  • Hemp fiber characterization and processing
  • Innovative and sustainable spinning technology
  • Performance modeling of textile products and systems
  • Smart textiles and structures
  • Wearable electronics
  • Soft actuators and robots

Organizations

  • Advanced Fiber Materials – Youth Editorial Board Member
  • Southern Textile Association – Member
  • National Hemp Growers Association – Member
  • ASTM D37.07 Hemp Fiber Initiative Subcommittee Member

Teaching

  • TT327 – Yarn Production and Properties, Fall
  • TE301- Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies, Fall
  • TT520 – Yarn Processing Dynamics, Fall
  • FPS 720/TTM 720 – Textiles Technology – Fibers and Yarns, Spring
  • FPS792/TTM791 – Special Topics in Fiber Science, Spring
  • FPS801/TTM801 – Seminar

Additional Information

Positions of research assistant are available. Preference will be given to those who have research experience in textile technology, material science, chemistry, physics, and electronics or other related fields; and good GPA.

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Area(s) of Expertise

Fiber Science
Technical/Electronic Textiles/Wearables
Testing and Materials Evaluation
Textile Engineering
Textile Technology

Groups

  • NSF Career Award
  • Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award
  • Barbara S. Stowe Faculty Award