The Texas Tech University Nonwovens Laboratory and Jayalakshmi Textiles were honoured with the Intexcon Innovation Award. The award was sponsored by the Intexcon conference and the Indian Technical Textile Association in collaboration with technical textile research.
The accolade was presented to Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech and Arunkrishna Srinivasan of Jayalakshmi Textiles by Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, during an award ceremony held in Ahmedabad. The collaboration between the two institutions highlighted the value-added benefits of cotton in various technical textile applications.
As part of the conference, Dr. Ramkumar delivered a lecture on “Cotton and Advanced Textiles,” sharing insights on innovative applications. The event was organised by Nirav Shah from Diagonal Consulting (India) and featured notable attendees, including industry experts like R D. Udeshi, Dr. P. R. Roy, Dr. Arindam Basu, Pragnesh Shah, Thulsi Patel, and Dr. Ashwin Thakkar.