
Board of Directors

2023 Board of Directors









Patricia Dolez, P.Eng, Ph.D. - President
Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Expertise : protective clothing, aging of material, nanotechnologies, smart materials and natural fibers.
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Sogol Asghari, M.Sc. - Vice President
Senior Product Development Specialist, PRIMED Medical Products Inc., Edmonton, Alberta & Greater Toronto Area, Ontario.
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Expertise : Product development in the medical field, face mask, bacterial cell culture, technical textiles, nonwovens.
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Martin Forest, M.Env, Chemist - Treasurer
Continuous Improvement Coordinator, FilSpec Inc., Sherbrooke, Québec
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Expertise : Yarn spinning, continuous improvement, information systems, product development, quality control, chemistry, microbiology.
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Harishkumar Narayana, Ph.D - Secretary
Mitacs Elevate Scholar, Department of Materials Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Textile Engineering Lead, Texavie Technologies Incorporation, Vancouver, B.C.
Expertise: Smart wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) for AR & VR; Energy harvesting textiles (Solar & Mechanical); Smart memory polymers (fibre to fabrics); Medical & functional textiles; Work experience in apparel manufacturing; Intensive knowledge in Textile fundamentals from fibre to fabrics.
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Mazeyar Parvinzadeh Gashti, Ph.D. - Director
Research Scientist, GTI Chemical Solutions and Services, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
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Expertise : Electrospinning for nanofiber production, functional finishing on textiles, flame retardants, fiber extrusion.
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Laura Munevar - Director
Interdisciplinary PhD candidate, Chemical and Materials Engineering and Textile Science, University of Alberta
Expertise : Protective clothing, aging of textiles, electrospinning for nanofiber production, materials characterization, and sustainability.
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Josephine Bolaji - Membership Secretary
Multidisciplinary PhD candidate, Textile research, University of Alberta
Expertise : Textile Science and Technology, Supply chain logistics and management, Sustainability, product development.
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Md. Saiful Hoque - Director
PhD Candidate, Textile and Apparel Science, University of Alberta
Expertise: High-performance fibers, Protective textiles, Materials characterizations, Predictive modeling, Textile engineering, Research and development, Sustainability
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Jemma Forgie - Observer
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M.Sc Student, Textiles and Clothing, University of Alberta
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Expertise: Protective clothing, Electrospinning for nanofiber production, Sustainability
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Photo credit : John Ulan