Bhat to be felicitated by Tappi
Gajanan Bhat of the University of Tennessee will be recipient of the 2014 Tappi Nonwovens Engineers and Technologists (NET) division technical award and Mark Hollingsworth prize.
15 Apr 2014 | By Mihir Joshi
Bhat to be felicitated by Tappi
Bhat received his bachelor's degree in textiles from the Bangalore University in 1981, M. Tech in Fiber Science and Technology from IIT Delhi in 1984, and his PhD in Fiber and Polymer Science from Georgia Tech in 1990.
The award is intended to recognise outstanding accomplishments or contributions which have advanced the industry's technology in the awarding division's field of interest. Division awards will be presented at the PaperCon 2014 Conference Awards Dinner on 29 April 2014 in Nashville, USA.
Bhat has published more than 200 research papers and holds three U.S. Patents. He’s active in several industry organisations including the Fiber society; He has served on the editorial boards of professional journals including the Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Journal of Textiles and Journal of Nanomaterials.
A Tappi member since 2002 he’s served in a variety of roles including developing Technical Information Papers, organizing technical conferences and worked as Education Coordinator. He’s been honoured with the Fiber society’s Distinguished Achievement Award and is a Fellow of the Textile Institute.
Tappi is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360°, Tissue360° and Tappi Journal.
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