Ramkumar Awarded Honorary Membership by Textile Association (India)

By Cotton Grower Staff|December 14, 2022

Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor with the Nonwovens & Advanced Materials Laboratory at Texas Tech University, has been awarded Honorary Membership in the Textile Association (India).

Announced Dec. 13, Ramkumar is being recognized for his services in spearheading the growth of the technical textiles sector in India. Over the past two decades, his collaborations in India helped strengthen the country’s textile sector, allowing it to be self-reliant in PPE during the COVID-19 crisis.

Honorary Membership is the highest honor bestowed by the Textile Association to recognize individuals who have significantly contributed to India’s textile industry and advanced the sector by creating new industrial landscapes.

Ramkumar – a frequent contributor to Cotton Grower magazine and other publications – will receive the award during the association’s World Textile Conference-3 in Ahmedabad, India, on Feb. 25-26, 2023.