{"id":20011,"date":"2022-07-07T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=20011"},"modified":"2024-08-23T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T17:14:23","slug":"textile-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/textile-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"M.S. Textile Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is textile chemistry?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Master of Science in textile chemistry program emphasizes the fundamental principles of polymer science, dyeing and finishing technology, color science, dye chemistry, fiber formation, analytical chemistry and forensics. While learning these principles, these master\u2019s students also develop their research, technical and analytical skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"ncst-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-aside-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-orange-400-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/research\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/research\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-22414\" \n            alt=\"Student working on a machine in a lab.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108101523\/BK-4827-feature-small.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108101523\/BK-4827-feature-small.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108101523\/BK-4827-feature-small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108101523\/BK-4827-feature-small-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108101523\/BK-4827-feature-small-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Research<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">From stem cells to performance fabrics and consumer behavior, you can drive innovation in nearly any field at the Wilson College of Textiles.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">See how we Think and <span class=nowrap>Do&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumni who head into industry after graduation find work in a wide variety of fields ranging from the <strong>chemical, environmental science, medical and forensic science industries to the retail, textile and apparel industries.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus areas of this program include:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dyeing and finishing chemistry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forensic and analytical chemistry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polymer science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smart fibers and e-textiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nonwovens.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This program is available in both thesis and non-thesis options. <\/strong>The non-thesis option can be completed entirely <a href=\"https:\/\/online-distance.ncsu.edu\/program\/master-of-science-in-textile-chemistry\/\">online<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apply to M.S. Textile Chemistry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We strongly recommend all students apply before March 1 for fall admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate School provides updated information on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/admissions\/deadlines\/\">formal deadlines<\/a>&nbsp;for applications for domestic and international students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, please be advised that many funding decisions are made during March and April. While the formal deadline for U.S. citizens is June 25, you are advised to apply early to be eligible for available funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/applygrad.ncsu.edu\/register\/?id=6a5f9c13-d641-4377-9ea9-e3175b56f0d3\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/applygrad.ncsu.edu\/register\/?id=6a5f9c13-d641-4377-9ea9-e3175b56f0d3\"><span class=\"text\">Request more information<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/masters-apply\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/masters-apply\"><span class=\"text\">Apply now<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the video below to hear from alumni and students of the program.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-video-image ncst-yt-player ncst-video-image\"><figure class=\"video-image__video\"><div class=\"video-image__wrapper\"><div class=\"video-image__video-container\"><div class=\"ncst-yt-player-target\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b3vWmzwJ0Bw\" class=\"video-image__overlay ncst-yt-player-trigger\" data-ua-cat=\"Video Image Block\" data-ua-action=\"Video Play\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b3vWmzwJ0Bw\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"video-image__img wp-image-52713\" alt=\"Elizabeth Kirkwood adjusts a mannikin with a camo vest on it. 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object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20240229122549\/1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20240229122549\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20240229122549\/1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20240229122549\/1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Textiles Alumna Built Community, Real-World Skills in 3+X Program<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">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 <span class=nowrap>program.\u00a0&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/textile-innovator-guan-wang-15-17-returns-to-the-deans-young-alumni-leadership-council\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/textile-innovator-guan-wang-15-17-returns-to-the-deans-young-alumni-leadership-council\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-53273\" \n            alt=\"Guan Wang\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108095938\/V2_Guan_Wang_1500x844-1.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108095938\/V2_Guan_Wang_1500x844-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108095938\/V2_Guan_Wang_1500x844-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108095938\/V2_Guan_Wang_1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108095938\/V2_Guan_Wang_1500x844-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Textile Innovator Guan Wang \u201912, \u201915 Returns to the Dean\u2019s Young Alumni Leadership Council<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">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\u2019s Young Alumni Leadership Council this <span class=nowrap>year.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/with-a-full-time-job-offer-in-hand-otero-sees-m-s-textile-chemistry-program-as-a-catalyst-for-opportunity\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/with-a-full-time-job-offer-in-hand-otero-sees-m-s-textile-chemistry-program-as-a-catalyst-for-opportunity\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-52463\" \n            alt=\"Kayleena Otero looks at a dye solution in a lab. She wears purple gloves and a lab coat.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100029\/Lab_Photos-10.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100029\/Lab_Photos-10.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100029\/Lab_Photos-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100029\/Lab_Photos-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100029\/Lab_Photos-10-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">With a Full-time Job Offer in Hand, Otero Sees M.S. Textile Chemistry Program as a Catalyst for Opportunity<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Wilson College of Textiles graduate student Kayleena Otero supplements coursework with groundbreaking research into sustainable cosmetics <span class=nowrap>practices.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.S. Textile Chemistry Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/tecs-graduate-handbook\">TECS Graduate Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/textile-chemistry\/degree-requirements\/\">M.S. Textile Chemistry Degree Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/textile-chemistry\/faq\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/tecs-masters-plan-of-work\">Graduate Plan of Work<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/tecs-advisor-and-thesis-committee\">Advisor and Thesis Committee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/tecs-research-and-thesis\/\">Research and Thesis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/textile-chemistry\/independent-study\/\">Independent Study<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/masters-forms\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/\">The Graduate School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/admissions\/\">Graduate Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.textiles.ncsu.edu\/tags\/\">Textile Association of Graduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/career-resources\/\">Career Resources for Graduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/contact\">Graduate Contact Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Take the next step<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/faq\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/faq\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-20309\" \n            alt=\"Two students talking outside of the Wilson College of Textiles.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108101819\/BK-5165-feature-small.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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