Rick Stanford is the Vice President of Global Business Development for Baldwin Technology’s Textile Division. He and his wife Lisa reside in Rock Hill, South Carolina. They have one daughter. Rick is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Industrial Management. He has more than 30 years in the textile industry. […]
Category: Speaker Bios
Ludwig Huber
Ludwig was born in 1988 in Bavaria, Germany and studied chemistry and biology with focus on teaching. After his master thesis on the solvatochromism of indigo dyes he started in 2015 his doctorate in organic chemistry in the working group of Dr. Henry Dube at LMU in Munich , where he focused on the development […]
Jeffrey (Jeff) L. Neuville
Jeff Neuville joined the Manufacturing Solutions Center in June 2022 as Director, where he oversees a staff of 26 people dedicated to supporting US manufacturing and creating and retaining US jobs. The Manufacturing Solutions Center assists US manufacturers with product development and prototyping services, hosts an on-site business incubator, and has an ISO accredited testing […]
Dr. Jan Beringer
Dr. Jan Beringer is the Senior Scientific Expert for Hohenstein. In this role, he uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop the comfort, fit and workmanship of garments, functionalization of fabrics, textile UV protection and textile reprocessing. He has extensive knowledge in textile and fiber chemistry, functionalization, nanotechnology, coating and finishing and clothing physiology. Dr. Beringer […]
Diana Wyman
Diana Wyman is Executive Vice President of AATCC, a professional association, education resource, and standards development organization for the textile industry. Diana has been involved in all aspects of textile testing—from managing a contract lab to developing specifications for a retail brand. She participates in the ongoing standards development process through several global organizations. Diana […]
Martin Flora
Martin Flora graduated with a BA in Textile and Fashion Design and a Graduate degree in Design from the Chamber Syndicale in Paris, France. Wide variety of industry experience from High fashion in Paris, to brand creation for large companies like Columba Sportswear and high tech product / fabric design for US DOD with Massif […]
Dr. Yiqi Yang
As a textile chemical engineer, Dr. Yiqi Yang is a Charles Bessey Professor of textiles and BiologicalSystems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research focuses on development ofbiobased fibers and chemicals, and environmentally responsible technologies for textiles. Examplesinclude developing new lignocellulosic, protein and synthetic fibers and chemicals from agriculturalbyproducts and wastes, and recycling spent […]
Michael Schuhmann, Archroma Textile Effects
Graduated as Chemical Engineer from Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany, in 1999 with majors in Textile Chemistry and Finishing Technology. Started in a British-American nonwoven manufacturer as product development engineer but already joined Clariant end of 2000 as application expert for Fibre Finishing in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany. Since 2004 focussed on segment Technical Textiles and from end […]
Matt Farrell
Matt Farrell is a Manager in Textile Chemistry Research at Cotton Incorporated in Cary, NC. With a focus on textile chemistry and sustainable processes for cotton, Matt conducts and manages both internal and external research projects. Matt received an MS in Textile Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science from North Carolina State […]
Thomas Scheurenberg Resume
Nationality: German Actual home: Friendswood, TX University: 1989-1993 Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach – Textile Technology with focus in Textile Processing – Final thesis about stenter exhaust air quality regarding certain wool finishing processes. Reference: Prof. Dr. Hans-Karl Rouette, Aachen/Germany Professional Milestones
