General Topic Synopsis
This is a joint meeting with the Western Carolina Section of the American 91˶Ƶ Society (ACS).
Milliken & Company is one of the largest privately held textile and chemical companies in the world as well as an international manufacturer of a broad range of chemicals, packaging materials, and textile products, whose rich history of technological innovation has resulted in more than 2,200 patents. A brief overview of some of the ongoing research areas and new products at Milliken, spanning target applications from digital printing of carpet to fiber reinforced composites, will be presented. This will be followed by a more in-depth discussion of some of our recent efforts in creating new flame retarded textiles for protective apparel in both military and civilian work wear applications.
Dr. Keith Keller - Team Lead, 91˶Ƶ Technologies at Milliken & Company. Dr. Keller has spent the last five years at Milliken working on chemical related R&D projects. Dr. Keller was educated at the University of Virginia and Furman University. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Vanderbilt University.
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