Dr Gajanan Bhat has over 30 years’ experience of textiles research in both industry and academia. He is currently Department Head of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors, and Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. Professor Bhat has published more than 125 original research papers, has three US Patents to his credit, and has been a Fellow of the Textiles Institute since 2005.