Report Topic: Fibre Materials and Environmental Change

Report Speaker: Xungai Wang (Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University )

Report Time: 5 September 2023 (Tuesday) 10:00

Report Venue: Conference Hall 536, College of Materials Science and Engineering

Biography

Prof. Xungai Wang is the Chair Professor of Fiber Science and Technology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Before joining PolyU, he held the position of an Alfred Deakin Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Future Fibres), and Director of the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres at Deakin University in Australia. Prof. Wang is Editor-in-Chief of a premier journal in the textile field, the Journal of the Textile Institute. He received the Fiber Society Award for Distinguished Achievement in Fiber Science and the H&M Foundation Global Change Award in 2005 and 2017 respectively. In 2019, the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres led by him received the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry and Employer Partnerships. Between 2011 and 2017, he served as Deputy Director and then Director of the largest research institute at Deakin, the Institute for Frontier Materials, which enjoys the highest ERA ranking score of 5 in Australia. To date, he has published more than 400 peer-reviewed journal papers. Prof. Wang is a world-leading expert in natural fibers and functional textiles.

Abstract

Polymeric materials are closely associated with people’s daily life, and they drive increasing attention for their impact on the environment. This talk will mainly introduce the environmental change since the first industrial revolution, especially the change of CO₂ released and the influence arising from the production and application of polymeric fibers and textiles. In addition, this talk will introduce some representative works published in recent years.