The Wilson College of Textiles\u2019 doctoral programs are so diverse and so prestigious, they\u2019re almost reminiscent of the sporting event that captivates the world every four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s how the programs\u2019 newly-appointed leader sees it: \u201cI kind of think of us as the Olympics,\u201d says Professor Lisa Chapman, the recently-named director of doctoral programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe recruit the best and the brightest from around the globe, and students prepare for years to get into our program,\u201d Chapman says. \u201cAnd so it\u2019s really wonderful to have all of these bright, innovative, scholars together under one roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That appreciation will serve Chapman well as she begins to oversee the fiber and polymer science<\/a> and textile technology management<\/a> programs in her new role \u2014 one that will put her on the front lines of some of the most advanced textile-related academic research in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the past five years, Chapman, a professor<\/a> in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, has served as the TATM department\u2019s \u2019s director of graduate programs. During that time, she shepherded the Master of Textiles and Master of Science in Textiles programs through a period of rapid growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman is no stranger to coaching high-achieving students through high-level scholarly work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She currently serves as chair or co-chair for five Ph.D. students \u2014 and has graduated an additional 11 students over the course of her career, notes Associate Dean Jeff Joines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman has plenty of goals as she helms the college\u2019s doctoral programs. She\u2019s hoping to improve global recruitment efforts, with a particular focus on regions with emerging textiles sectors, from Vietnam to Bangladesh and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman will lean on successful recruitment strategies honed at the master\u2019s level, Joines noted, which helped drive increased enrollment in the accelerated bachelor\u2019s\/master\u2019s program. That globally-focused recruitment approach already saw Chapman help the university land a strategic partnership with a well-respected textile school in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closer to home, Chapman hopes to find new ways to support and recognize Ph.D. students with conferences, publications and awards that can bring more attention to the cutting-edge research already underway within the college\u2019s two doctoral programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think that they\u2019ll find that I\u2019m accessible \u2014 both faculty and students; that if they need to talk through an issue, or if they have an idea that they\u2019ll find me really open to listening and helping to solve problems,\u201d Chapman says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over her career at NC State, Chapman has \u2014 in conjunction with colleagues \u2014 been awarded more than $2.3 million in competitive grants to support research in key focus areas ranging from digital printing to integral knitting and sustainable design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s no stranger to NC State, as a 2008 graduate of the textile technology management doctoral program herself. Prior to her doctoral program work, Chapman earned her Master of Textiles from the Wilson College in 2000.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n
The Wilson College of Textiles\u2019 doctoral programs are so diverse and so prestigious, they\u2019re almost reminiscent of the sporting event that captivates the world every four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s how the programs\u2019 newly-appointed leader sees it: \u201cI kind of think of us as the Olympics,\u201d says Professor Lisa Chapman, the recently-named director of doctoral programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe recruit the best and the brightest from around the globe, and students prepare for years to get into our program,\u201d Chapman says. \u201cAnd so it\u2019s really wonderful to have all of these bright, innovative, scholars together under one roof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That appreciation will serve Chapman well as she begins to oversee the fiber and polymer science<\/a> and textile technology management<\/a> programs in her new role \u2014 one that will put her on the front lines of some of the most advanced textile-related academic research in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the past five years, Chapman, a professor<\/a> in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, has served as the TATM department\u2019s \u2019s director of graduate programs. During that time, she shepherded the Master of Textiles and Master of Science in Textiles programs through a period of rapid growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman is no stranger to coaching high-achieving students through high-level scholarly work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She currently serves as chair or co-chair for five Ph.D. students \u2014 and has graduated an additional 11 students over the course of her career, notes Associate Dean Jeff Joines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman has plenty of goals as she helms the college\u2019s doctoral programs. She\u2019s hoping to improve global recruitment efforts, with a particular focus on regions with emerging textiles sectors, from Vietnam to Bangladesh and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman will lean on successful recruitment strategies honed at the master\u2019s level, Joines noted, which helped drive increased enrollment in the accelerated bachelor\u2019s\/master\u2019s program. That globally-focused recruitment approach already saw Chapman help the university land a strategic partnership with a well-respected textile school in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closer to home, Chapman hopes to find new ways to support and recognize Ph.D. students with conferences, publications and awards that can bring more attention to the cutting-edge research already underway within the college\u2019s two doctoral programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think that they\u2019ll find that I\u2019m accessible \u2014 both faculty and students; that if they need to talk through an issue, or if they have an idea that they\u2019ll find me really open to listening and helping to solve problems,\u201d Chapman says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over her career at NC State, Chapman has \u2014 in conjunction with colleagues \u2014 been awarded more than $2.3 million in competitive grants to support research in key focus areas ranging from digital printing to integral knitting and sustainable design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s no stranger to NC State, as a 2008 graduate of the textile technology management doctoral program herself. Prior to her doctoral program work, Chapman earned her Master of Textiles from the Wilson College in 2000.<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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