Non-Metallic Technical Textiles (ePub)

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Sinha is Joint Director (Research & Innovation), National Technical Textile Mission (on deputation) for approximately 1.5 years. The project is basically on growth of technical textiles in India, initiated by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Prior to that he joined Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Kanpur in the year 2008 and worked as Scientist F (Joint Director), and heading the division Textile Materials Research & Development (non-metallic materials for developing defense protective textiles) and technical textiles products. After obtaining a Bachelor textile Engineering (Shivaji University), Master's (IIT Delhi), Ph.D. Degree in textiles from reputed Heriot-Watt University (formally known as renowned Scottish College of Textiles, Scotland, UK) and also gained abroad textile industrial experiences. He was awarded charted colorist from- The Society of Dyers and Colorists (SDC), UK, Fellow of Institute of Engineers-2014 (FIE), Fellow Institute of Textile Association (2019) and DRDO Laboratory Scientist of the year 2013 for his commendable work and efforts in the area of product oriented research work for developing various defence protective textiles (DPT) for Indian services. He has been member of various textile technical organization and represents various expert panels in the government of India. His technological credential research on functional technical protective textile is reflected by fifty plus publications in international peer reviewed textile journals/ international /national conferences (invited talk) as well as two Indian patents filed in technical textile thrust research area. He also authored several book chapters (International publishers) in context to technical textiles and functional fibers. He represented/attended various textile conferences as experts/invited speakers and chaired various technical sessions.

Dr Ritu Pandey is Assistant Professor at Chandra Shekhar