Dr. Richard Parnas

This well-published expert has been in the chemical engineering field for over 35 years. He earned his BS in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by both an MS and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been published in numerous journals, and he currently holds 11 patents for various technologies, including polymers and fibers. He formerly served as a chemical engineer for various companies, and he is currently a professor of chemical engineering at a prominent university in Connecticut. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Society of Plastics Engineers, and he is highly familiar with the properties of woven textiles.