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Dr. Ericka Ford is an Assistant Professor within the Wilson College of Textiles. She holds a joint appointment in the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science and The Nonwovens Institute. Prior to joining the Wilson College of Textiles, Dr. Ford served as a National Research Council postdoctoral awardee in Chemical and Biological Defense, Science and Technology at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. Although Dr. Ford is new to the Wilson College of Textiles, she is not a stranger to the field of textiles. By her junior year in high school, she knew that a career in textile engineering was for her. Since then, she has earned an undergraduate degree in Polymer Fiber Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), studied for a year at Leeds University in England, and worked at BP Amoco Fabrics and Fibers for several summers as an Inroads intern. After being exposed to Research & Development professionals at BP Amoco, she prepared for graduate research through undergraduate experiences at Case Western Reserve University and The University of Maine. Dr. Ford earned her master\u2019s degree in Polymer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi, where she studied the use of sustainable, environmentally friendly coatings technologies. Her investigation of bio-based resins for wrinkle free finishing was presented at the 2006 AATCC Herman and Myrtle Student Paper Competition and placed 1st. Upon returning to Georgia Tech as a doctoral student, she investigated the gel spinning of carbon nanotube (CNT) composites for high strength, high modulus fibers. In addition to graduate research, she participated in two NSF supported IGERTs- for integrated graduate education and research training focused on the commercialization of polymers and fiber technologies. In 2005, she and others traveled to Shanghai to learn about technology commercialization and the economy in China.<\/section>\n
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Research<\/h3>\n

Dr. Ford\u2019s research and educational activities will involve the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Protective and therapeutic nonwovens<\/li>\n
  2. Engineering of high performance fibers and textiles<\/li>\n
  3. Sustainable textile coatings and finishing technologies<\/li>\n
  4. Training and development for science and engineering professions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Organizations<\/h3>\n

    American Chemical Society<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Teaching<\/h3>\n

    TMS 211<\/strong>
    \nTT 405<\/strong>
    \nT 491<\/strong>
    \nTT 505<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":53463,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"group":[391,432,441,444,403,406],"person_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Ericka Ford - Wilson College of Textiles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/people\/enford\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ericka Ford - Wilson College of Textiles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Ericka Ford is an Assistant Professor within the Wilson College of Textiles. 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