Image: NAUMD The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is among 10 organizations across the apparel, textile, uniform and equipment sectors joining forces to celebrate the second annual National Uniform Day. The event recognizes those who wear uniforms or workwear as part of their daily jobs, from police officers and health care providers to hospitality staff, utility workers [...]

The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) is excited to announce the formation of the Congressional Geosynthetic Materials Caucus, established under the bipartisan leadership of co-chairs Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., and Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas. Rep. Westerman has long championed the use of geosynthetics, drawing on insights from his 22-year career as an engineer, where he saw [...]

Image: Herculite® Herculite® Products Inc., a high-performance and custom fabrics manufacturer, announced the promotion of Mike Stephenson as the new director of manufacturing. Stephenson joined Herculite in 2010 and has worked within manufacturing for the past 15 years. In his most recent role as production manager at Herculite, he has played a key role in [...]

An Iowa State graduate student is experimenting with using recycled plastic to 3D print geogrids. Araz Hasheminezhad, a civil engineering graduate student with Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering, developed the product to improve granular road performance and longevity in the state. Hasheminezhad and other researchers are monitoring a field performance of a full-scale [...]

Image: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) has announced that Eric Evans, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new chair of the AFFOA Board of Directors. Evans has served as the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory for 18 years, from 2006–2024, where he led advances [...]

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) is transitioning from Folsom, Pa., to the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in Atlanta, Ga., at the end of 2025. Photograph of GSI BOD and members of the Georgia Tech transition planning team at the new GSI headquarters (Back row, L to R, Mary Koerner, BOD, Andy Udell (GT [...]