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Yan Chen
Associate Professor
Textile Science, Apparel Design, and Merchandising Division
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-2407
Fax: 225-578-2697
Email: chenyan@lsu.edu
Research Interests:
Process and evaluation of textile materials and products; production and application of biobased nonwoven composites.
Recent and Notable Publications:
Chen, Y., Chiparus, O., Sun, L., Negulescu, I.I., Parikh, D.V., and Calamari, T.A. Natural Fibers for Automotive Nonwoven Composites. Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2005, 35(1), 47-62.
Chen, Y., Sun, L., Negulescu, I.I., Moore, M.A., and Collier, B.J. Evaluating Efficiency of Alkaline Treatment for Waste Bagasse. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics, 2005, Vol. 44, 395-409.
Chen, Y., Sun, L., Chiparus, O., Negulescu, I.I., Yachmenev, V.G., and Warnock, M.M. Kenaf/ramie composite for automotive headliner. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 2, 107-114.
Chen, Y., Chiparus, O., Sun, L., Negulescu, I., Parikh, D.V., and Calamari, T.A. Waste bagasse for production of nonwoven composites. International Sugar Journal, 2004, 106(2), 86-92.
D. V. Parikh, T. A. Calamari, Y. Chen, and O. Jirsak. Compressibility of Cotton Blend Perpendicular-Laid Nonwovens. Textile Research Journal, 2004, 74(1), 7-12.
O. Chiparus and Y. Chen. An Image Method to Evaluate Bagasse Fiber Dimensions. Bioresource Technology, 2003, 90, 305-309.
Parikh, D.V., Sachinvala, N.D., Sawhney, A.P.S., Robert, K.Q., Graves, E.E., Calamari, T.A., Chen, Y., and Jirsak, O. Flame Retardant Cotton Blend Highlofts. Journal of Fire Sciences, 2003, 21(9), 383-395.
Chen, Y., Instrumental Method to Evaluate Leather Compressive Properties, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 2002, 30, No.3, 258-261.
Chen, Y. and Negulescu, I., Producing Nonwoven Materials from Sugarcane, Louisiana Agriculture, Vol. 45, No. 8, Fall 2002, pp. 30-31.
Teaching:
2041-Textile Science Lab
7035-Textile and Apparel Manufacturing
7043-Seminar: Textiles, Apparel, and Fashion Merchandizing
7090-Research Methods in Human Ecology
7093-Advanced Research Methods in Human Ecology (team teaching)
Professional and Notable Activities:
Senior member of American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorist (AATCC)
Member of Textile Institute.
Chairman of AATCC Gulf Coast Section.
2005, Visiting Professor at Institute of Engineering Design, University of Bremen, Germany.
2001, Chairman of the USDA-CSREES Multi-State Research Technical Committee S-1002.
2000, Secretary of the USDA-CSREES Multi-State Research Technical Committee S-272.
2004-05, reviewer for USDA NRI and SBIR proposals.
2004, reviewer for Nethlands Technology Foundation STW proposal.
Ad hoc reviewer for Bioresource Technology, Journal of Industrial Textiles, AATCC Review, Textile Research Journal, Transaction of American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Journal of Polymers and the Invironment, and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
Honors and Awards:
Gamma Sigma Delta the Honor Society of Agriculture.
2003 Faculty Service Award of LSU School of Human Ecology.
1999 Faculty Research Award of LSU School of Human Ecology.
China Southern Yangtze University Visiting Professor (honorary).
Grants and Contracts:
2002-07, High Performance Engineered Biocomposite, Governor’s Biotechnology Initiative, $554,600.
2004-08, Production of High Performance and Cost-Effective Materials from Agricultural Crops and Residues. LSU Graduate School, $100,000.
2003, Evaluating Acoustical Property of Biobased Composites for Automotive Application. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), $41,850.
2001-05, Online Fabric Sourcing Database with Data Mining and Intelligent Search. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), $119,822.
2001-02, Nonwoven Fabric Softness Study. ExxonMobil Chemical Company, $9,957
1999-2004, Textile End-Use Applications of Recycled Commercial Polymer Materials and Textiles, LSU NSF-IGERT subproject for support of 2 Ph.D. students.
1999-2001, Improvement of Kenaf Fiber Yarn for Apparel Applications. USDA-HEP (subcontract with Southern University), $20,000.
1999-2000, Fire Resistance of Upholstered Furniture Fabric. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, $2,214.
1998-2000, Objective Evaluation of Fabric Softness. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), $23,000.
1997-99, Tensile-Machine-Based Measuring Instruments for Mechanical Properties of Fabric and Limp Materials. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), $125,000.
1997-98, Textile Equipment for Fabric Processing. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF), $73,000.
1998, Equipment Donation for the Development of Testing Fixtures and Methods. MTS Systems Corporation, $23,645.
1997, Fabric Softener Study. Albemarle Corporation, $14,732.
1997, Specialty Starch for Textile Applications. EnerGenetics Inc, $15,000.
1996, Corn Starch Study. EnerGenetics Inc, $14,180.
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