The significant achievements in advancing the fields of personal thermal and moisture management, intelligent wearables, and soft robotics have been recognised for enhancing human well-being. Dr Dahua SHOU, Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Advanced Textiles Technologies and Assistant Professor of School of Fashion and Textiles of PolyU, who has recently been bestowed with the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award (Award) by the Fiber Society, is dedicated to conducting research of fiber science for impactful applications.