报告题目：Can Nanotechnology be Fashionable? Merging Fiber Science and Apparel Design

报告人： Juan Hinestroza (Cornell University美国康奈尔大学)

报告时间：2023年11月3日 9:30

报告地点：25号楼346会议室

报告人简介：Juan P. Hinestroza, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and a PMP®, is the Rebecca Q. Morgan '60 Professor of Fiber Science & Apparel Design, and directs The Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at the College of Human Ecology of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Professor Hinestroza works on understanding fundamental phenomena at the nanoscale that are of relevance to Fiber and Polymer Science. Hinestroza, is inventor of more than 33 granted international patents; author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters; and co-editor of a seminal book on cellulose-based green composites. Hinestroza’s pioneering work has enabled the creation of 3 start-up companies, and he has served as a consultant to major Fortune50 corporations, and investment banks in the field of smart and interactive textiles and fibers.

摘要:

In this seminar I will narrate some stories of our laboratory's journey at the interface between science and design. We will discuss how being exposed to a completely different learning ecosystem, such as that of fashion design, has not only made us better material chemists, but also has empowered fashion design students at Cornell to explore new dimensions of design. We have explored the interaction of cotton substrates with a myriad of nanomaterials including nanolayers, nanorods, nanoparticles, metal- organic frameworks, and other conformal coatings—a true synergy between natural and synthetic materials. We hope this seminar can open a larger discussion on the benefits of exposing other majors to science and engineering and the motivating force that design can have in science and engineering education and materials science research.