2021 Symposium Program
2021 Virtual Symposium
(March 9 and 10)
and
Annual General Meeting
(March 9)
Program
Gold Sponsor: KRÜSS GmbH
Silver Sponsor: CSMO, Quebec
If you want to be a sponsor, please contact Patricia Dolez at pdolez@ualberta.ca
Note: Those who register for the symposium will have access to recorded presentations after March 10 for a limited time period.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
7:55 am MT 9:55 am EDT - Greetings from Lena Horne, President, Institute of Textile Science
Rapid Innovation 2020
8 - 8:30 am MT 10 - 10:30 am EDT
Bob Kirke, Executive Director
Canadian Apparel Federation, Ontario, Canada
8:30 - 9 am MT 10:30 - 11 am EDT
Response of a managed clothing solutions provider to COVID-19 PPE shortage.
Karine Bibeau, Vice-President, Logistik Unicorp, Quebec, Canada
9 - 9:30 am MT 11 - 11:30 am EDT
Lessons learned from a pandemic.
Shirley Chan, Senior Director of Global Sourcing & Quality
ARC’TERYX Equipment, British Columbia, Canada
Student Presentations
9:30 - 10 am MT 11:30 - 12 pm EDT
Fabric selection process for the customization of brassieres (bras) suited to atypical breast sizes/shapes.
Bolaji, J. T. (Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta), Krawchuck T., Dolez, P.I.
Hand layup draping sequencing algorithm.
Basalda-Robledo F. (Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa) Kanz, P., Hoffer, J., Salles, F., Rannou C., Pupin, C. Robitaille, F.
10 - 10:30 am MT 12 - 12:30 EDT
Pause
Smart Textiles
10:30 - 11am MT 12:30 pm - 1 pm EDT
Close to what matters most: Transforming care & wellbeing with textiles that sense & react.
Ilaria Varolli, Executive Vice-President, Myant Inc., Ontario, Canada
11 - 11:30 am MT 1 - 1:30 pm EDT
Smart textiles for health monitoring.
Amir Servati, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Materials Engineering
University of British Columbia, Canada
11:30 - 12 MT 1:30 - 2 pm EDT
Making personal protective equipment safe and sustainable.
Thomas Willers, PhD, Head of Application and Science, KRÜSS GmbH
12 - 12:30 pm MT 2 - 2:30 pm EDT
Pause
12:30 - 1 pm MT 2:30 - 3 pm EDT
Development of contactless sensors for health and wellness monitoring - A new generation.
Justine Decaens, R & D Director
CTT Group, Quebec, Canada
Student Presentations
1 - 1:30 pm MT 3 - 3:30 pm EDT
Mathematical models describing the time-temperature curves of smart heating textiles.
Shuvo, I. I. (Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta), Decaens, J., Lachapelle D., Dolez, P. I.
Superhydrophobic and antiviral PDMS-AgNPs-cotton via W/O/W emulsion approach.
Venne, C. (Département de chimie, Biochimie et Physique, Université du Québec a Trois-Rivières), Saidi A., Nguyen-Tri P.
1:30 - 1:35 pm MT 3:30 - 3:35 pm EDT
Presentation by Aleksey Baldygin, PhD, Technical Consultant (Canada)
KRÜSS GmbH, Symposium Gold Sponsor
1:35 - 2 pm MT 3:35 - 4 pm EDT
Networking - Chat with speakers
2 - 3:30 pm MT 4 - 5:30 pm EDT
64th ITS Annual General Meeting
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
PPE for COVID-19 Front Line Workers
8 - 8:30 am MT 10 - 10:30 am EDT
Improving the fit of home-made face masks: An accessible, low-cost prototype with an individual seal.
Anne Bissonnette, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta
8: 30 - 9 am MT 10:30 - 11 am EDT
Development of salt-functionalized filters for antimicrobial facemasks.
Ilaria Rubino, PhD, Research Assistant
Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
9 - 9:30 am MT 11 - 11:30 am EDT
Pathways to"Made in Canada" sustainable and biodegradable filter media for facemasks.
Gurminder Minhas, Managing Director
Performance BioFilaments Inc, British Columbia, Canada
Student Presentations
9:30 - 10 am MT 11:30 - 12 pm EDT
Antiviral and biodegradrable nonwoven textiles for the protection against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
Ladhari S. (Département de chimie, Biochimie et Physique, Université du Québec a Trois-Rivières), Saidi A., Nguyen-Tri P.
Fabrics incorporating silver and copper nanoparticles as antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
Vu N.-N. (Département de chimie, Biochimie et Physique, Université du Québec a Trois-Rivières), Saidi A., Nguyen-Tri P.
10 - 10:30 am MT 12 - 12:30 EDT
Pause
Textile Finishing and Functional Clothing
10:30 - 11 am MT 12:30 - 1 pm EDT
Development of antibacterial and antiviral materials for protective clothing.
Gang Sun, PhD, Professor
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA
11 - 11:30 am MT 1 - 1:30 EDT
Fluorine-free functional fabric finishes for obtaining outstanding oleophobicity.
Kevin Golovin, PhD, Assistant Professor
School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada
11:30 - 12 pm MT 1:30 - 2 pm EDT
Networking - Chat with speakers
12 - 12:30 pm MT 2 - 2:30 pm EDT
Pause
Student's Research Corner (Other Topics)
12:30 -1:30 pm MT 2:30 - 3:30 pm EDT
Impact of radiative exposures on mechanical properties of firefighters' protective clothing.
Epp A. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan), Torvi D., Noble S., Batcheller J.
Comparison of bench-scale test methods for measuring heat transmission through wildland firefighters' personal protective clothing systems.
Kosareva, E. (Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta), Batcheller J., Paskaluk S.
Effect of hydrothermal aging on high-performance fibers used in fire-protective fabrics.
Hoque, M.S. (Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta), Saha A., Chung H.-J., Dolez, P. I.
A method to test the thermal stress management of fabrics using heated cylinders.
Asawo T. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan), Torvi D., Sumner D.
1:30 pm MT 3:30 pm EDT
Closing Remarks from Patricia Dolez, Vice-President, Institute of Textile Science
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