ITS Symposium 2023 
Program

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We’re happy to share the full schedule for ITS Symposium 2023. Check out the information below to see what’s planned and when each activity is taking place. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

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Program

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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07:45 - 08:00 am MT     09:45 - 10:00 am EST

Greetings from Prof. Stanford Blade, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, and Prof. Michèle Bouchard, Vice-Dean, Research, Valorization and Knowledge Transfer, Université de Montréal.

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Technical Textiles in Composite Materials

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08:00 - 08:30 am MT     10:00 - 10:30 am EST

Controlling the engineering properties of polymer blends and composites, Prof. Nicole Demarquette, École de technologie supérieure, QC

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08:30 - 09:00 am MT     10:30 - 11:00 am EST

Evolution of fibre processing and reinforcements in composites: synthetic and natural fibres, Mr. Nicolas Juillard, Textiles Monterey, QC

 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)- Medical

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09:00 - 09:30 am MT     11:00 - 11:30 am EST

Rechargeable Potent Anti-Viral Cotton Grafted with a New Quaternized N-Chloramine, Prof. Song Liu, University of Manitoba, MB

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09:30 - 10:00 am MT     11:30 - 12:00 pm EST

Viral lessons for making decisions about the use of antimicrobial technologies on textiles, Dr. David J. Proctor, International Antimicrobial Council, USA.

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Poster Session/Networking/Pause

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10:00 - 11:00 am MT     12:00 - 01:00 pm EST

Poster session in Edmonton, Pause (lunch break)  in Montréal.

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Panel Discussion

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11:00 - 11:30 am MT     01:00 - 01:30 pm EST

Challenges and opportunities for the textile business/industry - Textile education/training

• Mr. Bob Kirke, Canadian Apparel Federation, ON

• Prof. Jane Batcheller, University of Alberta, AB

• Ms. Stephanie Phillips, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, BC

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Students' Research Corner

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11:30 - 11:45 am MT     01:30 - 01:45 pm EST

Temperature - Responsive Shape Memory Polymer Filament Integrated Polyester Knitted Fabric Featuring Memory Behavior, Priyanka Gupta*, Bipin Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.

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11:45 - 12:00 pm MT     01:45 - 02:00 pm EST

Improvement in impact energy of 3D woven Honeycomb based composite using ZnO nanorod surface functionalization, Omender Singh*, B.K. Behera, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.

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Poster Session/Networking/Pause

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12:00 - 01:00 pm MT     02:00 - 03:00 pm EST

Pause (lunch break)  in  Edmonton, Poster session in Montréal.

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Students' Research Corner

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01:00 - 01:15 pm MT     03:00 - 03:15 pm EST

The textile sensors’ applications in clogging detection of industrial air filters, Parian Mohamadi*, Elham Mohsenzadeh, Cedric Cochrane, Vladan Koncar, ENSAIT, France.

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01:15 - 01:30 pm MT     03:15 - 03:30 pm EST

Studies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure to Wildland Firefighters’ Protective Clothing, Md. Momtaz Islam*, Sumit Mandal, Ishmam Zahin Chowdhury, Robert J. Agnew, Adriana Petrova, Elijah Schnitzler, Lynn M. Boorady, Oklahoma State University, USA.

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66th Annual General Meeting

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01:30 - 03:00 pm MT     03:30 - 05:00 pm EST

Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Textile Science (ITS)

 

 

Reception

 

06:00 pm MT     05:30 pm EST

Edmonton Location: Ernest's, NAIT

Montréal, Location: School of Public Health, Université de Montréal

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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Recycling/sustainable textiles

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08:00 - 08:30 am MT     10:00 - 10:30 am EST

Sustainable technologies for green (eco-friendly) production in textile, Prof. Akbar Khaddami, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran/ University of Alberta, AB

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08:30 - 09:00 am MT     10:30 - 11:00 am EST

Closed Loop Recycling of Used Aramid Garments and Fabrics, Mr. Dave Kasper, General Recycled, QC.

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Sportswear

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09:00 - 09:30 am MT     11:00 - 11:30 am EST

Smart sportswear for optimized thermal comfort, Prof. René Rossi, EMPA, Switzerland

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09:30 - 10:00 am MT     11:30 - 12:00 pm EST

The tools, tactics, and philosophies behind lululemon apparel innovation, Dr. Robert Gathercole, lululemon, BC

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Poster Session/Networking/Pause

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10:00 - 11:00 am MT     12:00 - 01:00 pm EST

Poster session in Edmonton, Pause (lunch break)  in Montréal.

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Smart/e-textiles

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11:00 - 11:30 am MT     01:00 - 01:30 pm EST

E-Textiles for Sensing and Actuation, Prof. Lucy Dunne, University of Minnesota, USA

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11:30 - 12:00 pm MT     01:30 - 02:00 pm EST

Making millions: How we scale Smart Textiles using Technical Embroidery, Dr. Christopher Anderson, ZSK USA Inc., USA

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Poster Session/Networking/Pause

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12:00 - 01:00 pm MT     02:00 - 03:00 pm EST

Pause (lunch break)  in  Edmonton, Poster session in Montréal.

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Panel Discussion

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01:00 - 01:30 pm MT     03:00 - 03:30 pm EST

Challenges and opportunities for the textile business/industry - Regulatory compliance​​​.

• Mr. Sravanth Kanukuntla, formerly SGS North America Inc., USA, now Aloyoga, USA

• Ms. Shona Mosslovshin, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, ON

• Mr. Bob Kirke, Canadian Apparel Federation, ON

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Students' Research Corner

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01:30 - 01:45 pm MT     03:30 - 03:45 pm EST

Roll-To-Roll Electrochemical Fabrication of Silver/Silver Chloride Yarns for Developing E-Textile Electrodes, Katherine Le*, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Amir Servati, Peyman Servati, Frank Ko, University of British Columbia, BC

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01:45 - 02:00 pm MT     03:45 - 04:00 pm EST

Laundry Practices and Proposed Sustainable Solutions in the Canadian Prairies, Jackie Fisher*, Rachel McQueen, Sven Anders, University of Alberta, AB.

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02:00 - 02:15 pm MT     04:00 - 04:15 pm EST

Improved thermal insulation performance of cold-weather protective clothing incorporating bio-sourced materials, Marwa Sta*, Hilary Moukam Njeumen, Stéphane Hallé, Ludwig Vinches, Université de Montréal, QC.

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02:15 - 02:30 pm MT     04:15 - 04:30 pm EST

Wear trial assessment of a newly developed bra fitting method, Josephine T Bolaji*, Tamara Krawchuk, Patricia I Dolez, University of Alberta, AB.

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Closing Remarks

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02:30 pm MT     04:30 pm EST

Closing remarks from Patricia Dolez, President, Institute of Textile Science.

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Information about Posters

 

Montreal, QC

• Green Electrospun ultrafine particles filter structures for chemical protective clothing, Adnan Masri*, Ludwig Vinches, Université de Montréal, QC

• ISO 11092 Standard: Is a review needed? Mostafa Alakhdar*, Ludwig Vinches, Stéphane Hallé, École de Technologie Supérieure, QC

 

Edmonton, AB

• March 7

  • UV Aging of Fire-Protective Fabrics, Md. Saiful Hoque, Patricia I. Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

  • Controlling the Variability in the Measurement of the Efficiency of Joule Heating Textiles, Shakil Mahmud*, Patricia Forcier, Justine Decaens, Patricia I. Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

  • Optimizing the electrospinning parameters for meta-aramid nanofibres, Jemma Forgie*, Floriane Leclinche, Emilie Dréan, Patricia Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

  • Study of polyurethane films as a sacrificial UV-sensitive layer in a graphene-based end-of-life sensor for fire-resistant fabrics, Marwa Khemir*, Hyun-Joong Chung, Patricia Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

  • Development and assessment of N-halamine-based self-decontaminating finish on fabrics used in protective clothing, Anita Amir Labonno*, René Arredondo, Jemma Forgie, Yongfeng Gao, Paulina de la Mata, Jane Batcheller, James Harynuk, Patricia Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

• March 8

  • Optimization of the Electrospinning Conditions of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibrous Membranes Embedded with Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles for Chemical and Biological Protective Clothing, Elham Kaviannasab*, Laura Munevar-Ortiz, Md. Saiful Hoque, Patricia I. Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

  • Comfort properties of a proposed new wildland firefighters' shirt design with improved thermal protection, Elena Kosareva*, Jane Batcheller, Stephen Paskaluk, University of Alberta, AB

  • Polyimide as sacrificial polymer for a moisture-sensitive end-of-life sensor for fire-protective clothing, Nadeesha Samaraweera*, Patricia Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

  • Revisiting the Measurement of Dry Thermal Effusivity of Fabrics, Md Rashedul Islam*, Farzan Gholamreza, Kevin Golovin, Patricia I. Dolez, University of Alberta, AB

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