Ajoy K. Sarkar, Ph.D., teaches textile development and marketing at Fashion Institute of Technology, USA. He has been published in "The Journal of the Textile Institute "and Associate Editor for Textiles/Fiber and Polymer Science for "Clothing and Textiles Research Journal". He is Vice-Chair Pro Tem of the American Associate of Textile Chemists and Colorists and a member of the International Textile and Apparel Association.