Today, ASTM International announced the graduate student winners of four $10,000 scholarships for their studies in fields where technical standards play a
January 26, 2021
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. January 25, 2021 AATCC is full of creators, volunteers, and researchers, and AATCC applauds their contributions to the textile industry. AATCC recognizes achievements in science, service, and more every year. The association is now accepting nominations for recognition of excellence in the textile industry through March 31, 2021. Nomination forms for all awards are available online at www.aatcc.org/about/awards. Anyone may nominate a deserving colleague or themselves for the following awards:
Olney Medal
Established in honor of Louis Atwell Olney, the founder and first president of AATCC, the Olney Medal recognizes outstanding achievement in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science.
December 10, 2020
Harrie Schoots is based in Waco, Texas, and is the chair and cofounder of AATCC’s Texas Section. The bridge in the background is the Waco Suspension Bridge crossing the Brazos River in Waco, which is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Ascend Performance Materials’ Harrie Schoots shares his thoughts on AATCC, its 100th
anniversary and vision of AATCC’s future as he begins his term as AATCC president.
By Rachael S. Davis, Executive Editor
The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) was founded in November 1921 by a small group of U.S.-based dye manufacturers at a meeting held at the Engineer’s Club in Boston. Louis A. Olney, a professor at the Lowell Textile School and editor of the Technical Section of the American Dyestuff Reporter, is considered to be AATCC’s founder.