{"id":50071,"date":"2023-05-01T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T19:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=50071"},"modified":"2023-05-01T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T22:24:10","slug":"passion-for-sustainability-shaped-isabelle-salzmanns-time-at-nc-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/passion-for-sustainability-shaped-isabelle-salzmanns-time-at-nc-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion for Sustainability Shaped Isabelle Salzmann\u2019s Time at NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Sarah Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Isabelle Salzmann enrolled at NC State, she knew she wanted to enter a career field where she could play a role in protecting the environment. She just didn\u2019t realize she had chosen the wrong degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was originally in environmental engineering, but then I figured out that the degree was not what I thought it was, so I was looking for something different, as well as a major with smaller class sizes,\u201d she says. \u201cI knew I wanted to do something in sustainability, but I didn’t necessarily know what application.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When she learned about textile engineering<\/a> (TE), she started to make the connection between the degree and its ability to reduce the impacts of fast fashion on the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “I knew there were people making plastic water bottles into clothing,\u201d she remembers. \u201cBut I hadn\u2019t realized that there was a whole science and area of study behind that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n That interest in sustainable materials and processes led Salzmann to a research assistantship, as well as positions with Cotton Incorporated and Nike headquarters. That most recent internship gave way to a job offer: Salzmann will start as a global footwear development specialist for Nike this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNike\u2019s material development team is full of Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> graduates. And so the people hiring know that if you\u2019re from the Wilson College, you know what you\u2019re talking about and you\u2019ll be prepared for the position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Wh<\/strong>ich person on campus has influenced you the most during your time here?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n