Request for Authorization to Plan

the NC State University (NCSU)

Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences (IHPCS)

Dr. Roger L. Barker

Director, Center for Research on Textile Protection and Comfort (TPACC)

December 20, 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Executive Summary ...... 1 Introduction ...... 3 Mission ...... 5 Relationship of the Proposed Institute to the Mission of NC State University ...... 5 Goals and Objectives of the Proposed Institute ...... 5 Value Added Beyond the Existing Structure of NC State ...... 7 Similar Units in the UNC System and State and Proposed Relationships ...... 9 Organization and Structure ...... 10 External Advisory Board ...... 11 Faculty and Staff Involvement ...... 12 Planned Instructional Programs ...... 14 Professional Science Masters in Human Protection and Comfort ...... 15 PhD Degree Program in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences ...... 16 Support for Institute Educational Programs ...... 16 Financial and Other Resource Support for the Institute ...... 17 Five Year Budget Summary...... 17 Resources Needed ...... 18 Required Cost Matching or Cost Share Funding ...... 18 Space and Capital Equipment Requirements ...... 18 Support and Mentoring of Junior Faculty ...... 19 Appendix 1: Center for Research on Textile Protection and Comfort...... 20 Appendix 2: Planning Phase Goals, Activities and Timeline ...... 24 Appendix 3: Courses and Curriculum in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences ...... 29 Appendix 4: List of Acronyms ...... 32

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Executive Summary

Although the need has been long been recognized by the National Academy of Science and widely by industry, no academic program, in North Carolina or anywhere in the United States, is currently devoted to providing comprehensive research, education and service in the multidisciplinary areas of human protection and comfort sciences [1]. The proposed Institute of Human Protection and Comfort Sciences (IHPCS) will be developed to meet this critical strategic need to the benefit of North Carolina and the Nation.

NC State's diverse capabilities in the disciplinary areas relevant to human protection and comfort science, engineering and technology are widely distributed across the campus. They are located in multiple colleges, departments, research centers and in specialized laboratories. While the capabilities to address these areas of public health and safety as well as economic development are present at NC State, they have not previously been joined with a collaborative focus in the area of human protection and comfort. IHPCS will provide a formal organization that can set long term strategic objectives for advancing the state of knowledge in this vital area as well as support short term projects to address immediate needs of the emergency responder, military, medical, outdoor and sports apparel communities. The Institute focus will unite scientists and engineers to jointly solve problems using multidisciplinary approach to various difficult problems facing these communities.

The Institute will be built on a foundation of proven strength at NCSU: the Center for Research in Textile Protection and Comfort (TPACC). TPACC is the most advanced academic center for research and graduate education in personal protective and performance textiles in the world. Formed in 1994, TPACC is the only academic center in the U.S. that incorporates the capabilities to conduct basic and applied research, testing and evaluation on the comfort and protection of clothing materials, full garments and ensembles. Its research and service projects are widely supported by the industry base in North Carolina and the Nation serving the military, firefighters and functional textiles markets, including textiles for medical and sports applications. Appendix 1 provides details about TPACC's capabilities and accomplishments.

TPACC's chartered focus on protective and functional textile and clothing technologies, and on testing methods for evaluating these technologies, no longer provides the multidisciplinary scope needed to solve many of the problems associated with the design, development, testing and evaluation and commercialization of diverse technologies for thermal, chemical, biological, radiological and ballistic protection. Nor is its textiles-oriented center focus broad enough to capitalize on many of the major emerging research opportunities for growth and diversification in the areas of human protection and comfort. This is because these real-world challenges and opportunities are not limited to textile materials and clothing: their solutions also require knowledge of human physiology and psychology, exposure and environmental toxicology, modeling and virtual simulation of responder environments, wearable sensor technologies for monitoring human function and exposure, and many other disciplinary areas, all of which can be found at NC State. IHPCS will be developed to provide the institute-level organizational framework and focus needed to galvanize and support a University-wide multidisciplinary research and education mission that will guarantee future growth and sustainability in these areas of critical importance to NC State's strategic mission.

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A new brand of educational program is also needed to graduate students with a clearly identifiable and recognized breath of knowledge that can be immediately applied in the areas of human protection and comfort. Our highly visible research related to firefighters protective clothing and equipment (PPE), hazmat protective materials and systems, and the effect of clothing materials on the comfort of clothing for active sports, medical and outdoor applications, is a powerful magnet for graduate and undergraduate students from North Carolina, USA and throughout the world. In spite of strong student interest, our academic capabilities still remain largely an untapped resource, though they have a high potential of making a very significant impact on educational programs offered by NCSU. A barrier in realizing benefits of these new educational opportunities at NC State is lack of a formal university-wide curriculum devoted to educating students in human protection and comfort sciences and in the areas related to these disciplines.

The human protection and comfort sciences are clearly multi-disciplinary areas in which NC State University has a combination of existing capabilities, reputation, and future potential that is truly unique. However, significant growth in areas critical to our strategic mission cannot be accomplished without the proposed Institute. By providing a focusing mechanism for research, education and outreach for materials and engineered technologies produced for defense, security, medical, sports and outdoor industries, the Institute will service these dynamic and growing sectors state- and nation-wide. In so doing, it will help to grow jobs and contribute to the economy of North Carolina and the United States.

No commitment of financial resources from the University or State of North Carolina is requested to initiate and operate IHPCS. The Institute's financial support and resources will be derived from multiple sources including Federal contracts and grants and income from service testing projects for industrial companies. At the same time, IHPCS will significantly increase the revenue streams that have been available as a result of funds generated by expanded funded research, education and service activities, including consortia membership fees, revenue generating graduate programs and increased service activities.

The request for authorization to plan IHPCS has been reviewed by members of the University Research Operational Council (ROC) and by the Provost's Office and has received their support. Their constructive suggestions have been incorporated into this proposal.

Goals of the Planning Process

We will develop a detailed business model and space utilization plan for IHPCS during the planning phase. We will plan two major research initiatives to be launched under the Institute's umbrella: a research consortium focused on first responder applications (CRREST™) and another consortium focused on the outdoor and sports industries (COMPETE™). We are also positioned to compete for a Collaborative Research Program for Firefighter Personal Protection Research, a significant funding opportunity recently announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).

We expect to compete for the DHS/FEMA Collaborative Research Program in 2014, and to organize CRREST™ and COMPETE™ initiatives during the two year planning phase for the

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Institute. These initiatives will be finalized in parallel with the Institute planning process. From a strategic point of view, the DHS/FEMA Collaborative Research Program and the CRREST™ and COMPETE™ consortia initiatives will be greatly facilitated and more competitive if they are positioned (and offered to potential sponsors) from the outset under the broader organizational structure provided by IHPCS. The same is true of the Professional Science Masters (PSM) in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences.

We are nearing submission of Permission to Plan for a Professional Science Masters (PSM) in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences. We have recently received an educational grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop courses and a curriculum in human protection and comfort science that incorporate standards for personal protective clothing and equipment. We have current students with graduate research topics in human protection and comfort enrolled in the existing Masters in Textile Engineering and in the Fiber and Polymer Science and Textile Technology Management PhD degree programs. We anticipate continuing to do so during the Institute planning process and afterward, should this be necessary. However, our strong preference is to ultimately have distinctive degrees for the PSM and the Institute since the new program will have elements that are unique to NCSU and are not available anywhere else in the world. Our current focus is on protective clothing and textile ensembles, but the Institute will enable broadening to include formal education in standards, and new disciplines related to situation analysis, communications, sensors, toxicology, and functional design of both clothing (protective as well as performance-enhancing athletic wear) and engineered products that are used by responders and the military. We believe that having a degree that formally identifies the specialized nature of this unique multidisciplinary educational program will benefit both our students and the University. Appendix 2 contains a more detailed description of the goals, activities and timeline for the two-year planning phase for IHPCS.

Introduction

North Carolina State University's reputation has been built by providing distinctive world-class education, research and outreach programs, available only at a few other universities in the world. Successful pathways for future growth depend on identifying modern areas of multi- disciplinary teaching and research where NCSU can leverage its established and unique strengths to increase the future impact of its education and outreach programs.

The Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences (IHPCS) at NC State will be developed to provide comprehensive and integrated research, education and engagement in personal protection and performance science and technology. It will unite and leverage University wide existing strengths in:

• Personal protective and performance clothing, advanced protective and high performance clothing materials and systems • Human factors, including clothing physiology, and the effects of clothing on human heat stress, ergonomic and cognitive function • Chemical, biological and nuclear protection chemistry • Human chemical and biological toxicology and response in hazardous environments

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• Thermal, chemical and biological sensor technology • Human protection and characterization of hazardous chemical and wildland fire environments • Human skin burn injury modeling and mitigation • Virtual simulation and training for emergency responders • Forensic analysis of fire scenes and events of terrorism. • Personal location monitoring, situational awareness and communications

The fundamental value and justification for forming a formal Institute, therefore, is to provide structure for focusing and integrating these related capabilities at NCSU in order to realize their full potential in this area of strategic importance. The proposed Institute is needed for the following reasons:

1. To establish a University wide faculty, courses and curricula in human protection and comfort sciences: The multi-disciplinary scope and structure of the proposed Institute will enable this objective in a manner not currently possible within a single departmental, center or within single college faculty units and boundaries. It will facilitate the development of new game-changing inter-disciplinary educational and research programs at NCSU. In this way, the proposed Institute is aligned with the goals of the Chancellor's Faculty Cluster Initiative.

2. To enable growth and diversification of research mission: the proposed Institute will strengthen the University's competitive position with regard to attracting funding from the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for major research projects and initiatives. It will synergize and enhance collaboration among faculty groups in COT, TPACC, Departments of ISE and MAE (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) in COE.

3. To capitalize on emerging opportunities by including an Industry Consortium for First Responder Personal Protective Technologies and forming an Industry Consortium for Research on Sports and Outdoor Textiles and Clothing: We have been presented with opportunities to compete for a grants from DHS for developing multi-hazard First Responder Technologies and to compete for a DHS/FEMA Collaborative Research Program for Firefighter Personal Protection Research. Additionally, in response to the current needs of the U.S. outdoor and active sports industry, we are uniquely positioned to launch a research consortium focused on the needs of these important and growing industry sectors. These two major initiatives, called Consortium for Responder Research, Education, Science and Technology (CRREST™) and Consortium for Outdoor Materials and Performance Ensemble Testing and Evaluation (COMPETE™) will greatly benefit from multidisciplinary scope of research and resources available at the IHPCS. Appendix 2 provides more details on this subject.

4. To increase service and outreach in protective and performance textiles: While the less technical areas of the textile complex have declined, the technical areas of textiles and the related medical, emergency response, military, outdoor and sports applications have been sustained and offer new opportunities for targeted growth. The Institute will provide a new, visible platform for the public safety and emergency response community and the technical

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textiles complex to access technical support, standards development and interpretation, and education services. The PSM educational option and new short course delivery through extension programs will provide enhanced training for developing leaders in these companies on subject matter not previously available to them, which is essential to their further growth.

The IHPCS represents a timely opportunity for NCSU to make a tangible endorsement, one that is now critically needed in order to maximize utilization of its unique infrastructure and expertise in an area of importance to the University's strategic mission, to the State of North Carolina and to the Nation.

Mission

The Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences will be the national and international leader in the interdisciplinary sciences and engineering needed to develop and evaluate the performance of clothing materials, systems and equipment technologies and procedures and standards used to provide human protection, functional performance and comfort in security, defense, medical, sports and outdoor clothing and gear. This will be accomplished by focusing University resources in research, education and engagement in these interrelated and multidisciplinary areas of science and technology.

Relationship of the Proposed Institute to the Mission of NC State University

The IHPCS is directly aligned with the NCSU's stated strategic research priorities in safety and security and human health and well-being. The Institute will have an immediate impact and would be publically apparent to North Carolinians and the Nation through research and educational outcomes. The emphasis of the scholarly and application activities are focused on real-world problems and the outcomes are targeted at improving the safety and health of emergency responders (e.g., firefighters), law enforcement and military personnel, industrial workers and the general public. In this way, the proposed institute follows the tradition of "best practices" for a land-grant institution.

The research mission of the institute is aligned with the strategic goals of the current NCSU Strategic Plan [The Pathways to the Future, North Carolina State University Strategic Plan 2011- 2020]. It is aligned with the University of North Carolina (UNC) Systems Strategic Report that identified defense and security as a game changing research area [University of North Carolina: Our Time Our Future]. Furthermore, the educational and training programs to be incorporated by the Institute, including the use of on-line instruction in a planned Professional Science Masters (PSM) program in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences, are entirely in line with the identified need for increased emphasis on career, job oriented outcomes for university education.

Goals and Objectives of Proposed Institute

The Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences will integrate a wide range of science and engineering disciplines associated with safety, sports and outdoor applications. Creation of a formal Institute will enable development of:

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• Expanded research programs in personal protective and high performance systems for the emergency responders, outdoors activities, sports, and medical communities. Topics will include advanced protective and high-function materials; new designs for protective clothing and for sporting apparel; models and experimental validation for garment and personal protective equipment (PPE) system heat stress, new ergonomic assessment tools; enhanced test methods and new standards for gear; new sensors for individual health and physiological status; new sensors for test platforms and for characterizing the environment, including hazards; new communications tools; decision support tools for incident commanders; and new tools for assessing the performance of clothing and PPE systems using realistic field simulations.

• Innovative multi-disciplinary instructional programs for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for emergency responders and industry professionals. In addition to the technical areas addressed by the research programs, the educational content will include instruction in standards and test method development; holistic evaluation of PPE systems including trade-offs between comfort; heat stress and protection or performance; product development for high performance garment systems.

• Outreach and training programs on personal protective science and technologies accessible to emergency responders (firefighters, hazmat, EMS and law enforcement personnel). These activities will include creation of new methods for delivering instructional content as well as new approaches for simulation and training. Some examples include the use of interactive virtual laboratories, the use of web-based data for having students create new models, and the use of video records of field training and live responses. Other examples include the use of real-time distance observation of laboratory experiments, including access to research generated data so that scientists and students can actively participate in reporting and interpreting results.

• Service programs that assist industry in North Carolina and the Nation engaged in development of innovative new materials for protective, sports and outdoor applications. These services will include providing support in developing products, interpreting standard requirements, and in testing of materials and equipment against applicable standards.

This Institute will support NC State University's mission by enabling enhanced scientific and technological support for health, security and safety. It will educate the next generation of scientists and engineers in the field of personal protection for first responders and garment performance for outdoor, sports and medical applications. It will address unmet opportunities to expand the scope of safety and security research to incorporate interdisciplinary research on thermal and physiological sensors and clothing-based communication technologies. It will expand disciplinary focus to include wildlands fire science, toxicology, thermal sciences, and the ergonomics and functionality of textiles and garments for a wide range of clothing applications.

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Value Added Beyond the Existing Structure of NC State

As TPACC's infrastructure has grown, the interest and demand for research, service and educations programs in protective and performance textiles have increased disproportionally, partly because of the visibility and attraction of this growing capability to students, industry and to government agencies and laboratories. TPACC is now at a critical strategic crossroads: significant growth in educational, research and service mission in protective and performance textiles cannot be accomplished without the broader organization framework provided by the structure of the proposed Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences.

NC State's diverse capabilities in disciplinary areas relevant to human protection and comfort science, engineering are widely distributed across the campus. They are located in multiple colleges, departments, research centers and in specialized laboratories. These include education and research in the following areas:

• Personal protective and performance clothing, advanced protective materials and systems. COT has capabilities dedicated to advanced fibers, nanofibers, surface modifications (atmospheric plasma, functional finishes, nm-scale surface coatings) and textile constructions (nonwovens, knits, and woven fabrics), as well as advanced composites for ballistic protection. Other capabilities include smart garments, textile dyes tuned for enhanced solar absorption for personal power systems in protective gear. TPACC houses the most advanced assessment tools for protective and functional clothing systems to be found in any academic institution in the world.

• Human factors, including clothing physiology, and the effects of clothing on human heat stress, ergonomic and cognitive function. Institute affiliated faculty in clothing physiology will share research interests with faculty in the College of Engineering's (COE) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering's (ISE) Human Factors Lab. TPACC and ISE have significant complementary interests in assessing the effects of occupational hazard exposures on operator physiological response and recommending control measures to reduce potential injuries. The ISE Ergonomics Lab provides facilities for simulating complex work tasks and The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina (TECNC) has advanced metabolic demand measurement equipment. The ISE Ergonomics Lab also has methods for measuring operator physiological capacity and for defining capacities in the context of specific tasks. Chemical and biological agents bring other challenges for protective gear, ergonomic function, physiological stress measurement, and training methods for exposure recovery. It has the capability to simulate extreme exposure environments through immersive virtual reality systems for high fidelity assessment of human performance with protective gear. Other potential collaborators in this focus area are the Fashion and Textiles Design Laboratories in the COT, the Ergonomics and Design Laboratory in the College of Design (COD) Departments of Industrial and Graphic Design.

• Chemical, biological and nuclear protection. NCSU's Center for Chemical Toxicology, Research and Pharmacokinetics (CCTRP) and Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) have significant

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disciplinary interests and research capabilities in human chemical and biological toxicology and response in hazardous environments. An important direction of research is in characterizing fire environments (toxic gases, off-gassing of protective equipment, burning components in buildings and wildland fires). Therefore, faculty involved in chemical analysis and in thermal science will find collaborators in the College of Natural Resources (CNR), in COE's Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department and in College of Sciences (COS) of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.

• Fire modeling, testing fire suppressants and fire safe polymers. The College of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) has capabilities in molecular scale fuel combustion kinetics which has obvious connection and synergy with clothing technologies for human protection in hazardous fire exposures, as does the strong fire combustion group in MAE, and building-safety group in CEE.

• Thermal, chemical and biological sensor technology. COE, TPACC, Department of Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science (TECS) in COT, and National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanosystems Engineering Research Center (NERC) for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) have significant interests and capabilities in advanced sensor technologies, including wearable sensors for smart garments, embedded textile electronics and sensor systems, and for robust communications platforms. TPACC's unique laboratory infrastructure (climatic control chambers, instrumented manikins and human subject protocols for evaluating the effects of clothing and the environment on heat stress) can provide ideal demonstration platforms for the human health and environmental monitoring sensor technologies being developed by the ASSIST Center.

• Human skin burn injury modeling and mitigation. TPACC will join with the Department of Physiology at CVM and partners from medical schools in creation of new models for understanding how burns develop under different thermal challenges as a function of threat type (radiant, contact, convective), intensity, duration, and physiological characteristics of different types of skin.

• Virtual simulation and training for responders in hazardous environments. NCSU's Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) program and the College of Education (EDU) have world-class expertise in developing innovative educational and training packages for first responders, and for simulating the hazardous environments and emergency response scenarios encountered by first responders. Potential collaborative partners in responder outreach and training are the Fire Training Center at University of Illinois and the Dallas Fire Program. The Georgia Tech Research Institute is a current collaborator with TPACC in research related to decision support tools for emergency responders operating in toxic environments.

• Forensic analysis of fire scenes and events of terrorism. IHPCS Faculty will collaborate with the multidisciplinary Forensics Program in research of degradation of textile materials in fires and extreme thermal environments, such as those found in an explosive

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event and in modeling the fire residues from arson and accident situations using the controlled flame exposures only available in TPACC.

• IHPCS will seek to involve the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute at ECU in research, education and outreach endeavors that focus on agriculture worker safety, including fisherman and forest loggers.

While the capabilities to address these multiple areas of public health and safety as well as economic development are present at NC State and partner institutions, they have not previously been joined with a collaborative focus in the area of human protection and comfort. The new Institute will provide a formal mechanism that can set long term strategic objectives for advancing the state of knowledge in these vital areas as well as support short term projects to address immediate needs of the emergency responder, military, medical, outdoor and sports apparel communities. The Institute focus will unite scientists and engineers to jointly solve problems using multidisciplinary approach to various difficult technical problems facing these communities.

Similar Units in the UNC System and State and Proposed Relationships

The IHPCS at NCSU will be unique, not only in North Carolina, but in the world. Nevertheless, there are many opportunities for inter-institutional collaborations within the UNC system. IHPCS plans to partner with Fire Engineering Program at UNC-C, the Exercise Physiology Programs at UNC-G and ECU, the UNC-CH College of Medicine (Burn Center and Department of Medical Physiology and Environmental Metrics). The UNC-C has a program in Fire Sciences Engineering, and UNC-CH has an Industrial Hygiene program with shared interests in fire protection and personal protective technologies for workers. While discussions are on-going with a wide range of programs, particularly strong potential partnerships exist with Fayetteville State University and the Assessment and Cognitive Ergonomics Laboratory at North Carolina A&T University.

Other research and educational links are planned with major national universities, including Georgia Tech, the University of Illinois, Skidmore, and the University of Arizona. TPACC and its NCSU partners have a long history of collaborations with government agencies, non- governmental organizations, other academic institutions and industry. Examples of recent and ongoing national partners include the Bowman Gray Burn Center, University of Illinois Fire Sciences Program, the University of Arizona Industrial Hygiene Program, the Georgia Tech Department of Electrical Engineering, and Swarthmore College as well as the U.S. Department of Defense (numerous entities), DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), and Commerce. National and international University collaborators include the Duke University Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Hygiene groups, the University of Alberta Engineering Program, the Royal Military College of Canada, National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Dongwa University's Textiles program, the University of Otego in New Zealand, the Defense Science and Technology Office of Australia, Queensland Fire and Rescue in Australia, and TNO in the Netherlands. Nongovernmental organizations with ongoing collaborations include the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),

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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Fire Industry Education and Research Organization (F.I.E.R.O).

The creation of the proposed Institute will allow us to broaden these existing collaborations and create new ones using the cross-cutting capabilities of IHPCS.

Organization and Structure

The organizational chart of the proposed Institute is shown in Figure 1. Administrative oversight will be provided by the Vice Chancellor for the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development (ORIED). The Deans of COT, COE, and other participating NCSU Colleges (or their designees) will serve as members of the Advisory Council for IHPCS.

A substantial level of administrative structure will not be needed, either to form or to operate the Institute. Dr. Roger Barker, the Director of the Institute, will maintain overall responsibility for the Institute, including the budget, and will provide leadership and coordination for all Institute activities, and continually enhance the capabilities, financial health and reputation of the Institute. The Institute Director, Associate Director Research, Associate Director of Laboratory Operations and Associate Director of Professional Education and Outreach will form the managing team of the Institute.

Figure 1 shows the relationship between the Institute and the existing and planned centers and consortia under the Institute umbrella structure. TPACC, the foundational center within the Institute, will be the hub of the testing and services activities of the proposed Institute. Because of its well-established brand identity within the textile and apparel industry, TPACC will initially function as the marketing portal for all testing and service activities within the Institute. TPACC's status and continued existence as a center will be re-evaluated following 3-5 years of the Institute's establishment and operation. The testing and service activities of the TPACC laboratories will be managed by the Associate Director of Laboratory Operations.

We intend to create two research consortia within the Institute: Consortium for Responder Research, Education, Science and Technology (CRREST™) to focus its activities around science and technologies relevant to first responder personal protection; and Consortium for Outdoor Materials Performance Ensembles Testing and Evaluation (COMPETE™) to specialize on materials and testing technologies relevant to high performance outdoor and sports apparel. Other consortia may be added to Institute structure in the future, in such fields as medical protective materials and clothing science and technology. The Associate Director of Research will coordinate the research activities of CRREST™ and COMPETE™ consortia.

As research and educational programs expand, we anticipate that one or more managers for the consortia will be supported from revenues from the growth of these programs. As these programs mature and consortia develop, managers will be named in conjunction with oversight from the Institute Advisory Board and NCSU Research Administration. These requirements will be prudently determined by the growth in programs and revenue rather than being created in anticipation of the need. The professional education and outreach functions of the Institute will be managed by an Associate Director who may or not be a member of the tenure track faculty. The

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Institute Director will chair a multidisciplinary faculty group with teaching and research interests from multiple departments across the University. This faculty will be responsible for graduate educational programs.

Vice Chancellor for ORIED

Institute Director Executive Deans, Advisory COT Board COE

Administrative Assistant

Assoc. Director for Assoc. Director Assoc. Director of Research of TPACC Education & Laboratory Outreach Operations

TM CRREST TPACC Labs - Professional Masters - Thermal - Online Courses - Comfort - Workshops & Symposia COMPETETM - Chemical - Expert Technical Assistance

Affiliated NCSU Faculty & Students in Human Protection & Comfort Sciences

Figure 1. Organization Chart of the Human Protection and Comfort Institute

External Advisory Board

An Institute External Advisory Board (EAB) will be formed of individuals representing federal and state government, industry, academia and professional organizations recognized as national and international leaders in diverse areas encompassed by the mission of the Institute (personal protection, physiology, comfort, and performance sportswear). The following individuals will serve on the EAB:

• Diane Hess, Vice President, Technical and Research PBI Performance Fiber Inc., Charlotte, NC

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• Gavin Horne, Director of Research, Fire Research Institute at University of Illinois • Robert Tutterow, President, Fire Industry Equipment Research Organization (FIERO), • Richard Duffy, Director, International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Division of Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine • Francisco Martinez, Vice President, Protect the Force • Karen Lehtonen, Technology Director, LION Apparel • Joe Waters, Personal Protective Equipment Manager, Underwriters Laboratories • Kevin Corby, Technology Leader, Dupont Protection Technologies

We are in discussions with other prospective board members and await their final commitment. We anticipate EAB representatives from such companies as Under Armour, Nike, Hanes, Outlast, VF Corporation (Wrangler and North Face), Milliken, and several leaders from the performance apparel/outdoor industrial segment. Those not on the Institute board will serve as advisors to COMPETETM and CRREST™.

Faculty and Staff Involvement

The Institute will provide a formal structure for uniting faculty, at NCSU and at other universities and institutions, who have shared and complementary interests in the key areas of human protection and performance, comfort science and advanced function clothing materials and wearable sensor technologies. The following faculty and senior staff members are either currently active in these related multidisciplinary areas or have expressed a strong interest in research and/or education in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences:

• Protective and performance materials and equipment. Faculty in COT, who are either active or have a strong interest in advanced protective clothing materials, include Dr. Roger Barker (TPACC Director, thermal protection and clothing flammability and comfort), Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi (Director, the Nonwovens Institute, nonwovens and filtration media), Dr. Peter Hauser (textile surface treatments), Drs. Abel-Fattah Seyam and Alexander Bogdonovich (composite materials), Dr.Warren Jasper (respirator filter media), Dr. Jesse Jur (active textile surfaces), Dr. Stephen Michelson (functional surface modification of fibers), Dr. Sam Hudson (advanced polymer materials for wound care), Dr. Tushar Ghosh (smart, e-textiles), Dr. Marian McCord biomedical (insect repellant textiles), Dr. Mellissa Pasqunelli (molecular modeling and green FR chemistry), and Dr. Karen Leonas (medical protection). Drs. Traci Lamar, Katherine Carol and Lisa Parrillo-Chapman of the COT, as well as Dr. Sharon Joines of COD have ongoing interests and projects in the design of functional apparel for military, medical and special needs applications. All these faculty combine expertise in advanced fibers sciences, protective and comfort enhancing finishes and surface treatments for textile materials, fabric and garment design for protection and comfort, biomedical textiles, smart garment technologies, and composite materials for ballistic applications. Key faculty in the COE with significant related expertise and capabilities in materials development and characterization include Dr. Kevin Lyons of COE MAE Department (thermal sciences laboratories and mechanics) and Dr. Gregory N. Parsons of Chemical Engineering (atmospheric plasma treatment of protective textiles). Scientist from the Monteith Engineering Research Center can contribute important materials development and

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characterization capabilities. Dr. Gavin Horne of Department Of Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois can bring expertise in mechanical systems (e.g. ropes, extrication devices) for firefighters.

• Human factors (for design, development and evaluation of protective and comfortable clothing systems). Dr. Emiel Den Hartog (TPACC Co-Director) and Dr. Roger Barker will engage the TPACC human comfort and human performance laboratories (advanced physiological manikin systems, physiological models, ergonomics/functional performance testing, and human testing protocols. Dr. David Kaber of ISE Human Factors Program has significant interests and capabilities in this area. ISE's Ergonomics Laboratories include advanced systems for assessing both cognitive function under real and simulated activities, including stressors that will be invaluable in assessing ergonomic function of PPE and medical systems as well as the effects of stress on the ability to perform tasks. IHPCs will involve faculty in the Department of Psychology in CHASS with interests in the application of the principles of human factors, ergonomics and human psychology to understanding human response to functional clothing for extreme environments. Faculty from UNC-G, UNC-CH and ECU have professional skills in measuring body physiological data as well as modeling the effects of stress and system design on human performance.

• Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Protection and the Fire Environment. Dr. R. Bryan Ormond and Dr. Donald Thompson co-lead TPACC's chemical and analytical laboratory and the Man-in-Simulant Research Facility. Dr. Ronald Baynes, Director of CCTRP at CVM conducts research in the effects of toxic industrial materials and chemical warfare agents deposited on the skin. Dr. James Bonner of the NCSU Toxicology program, and Dr. Jefferey Burgess, MD, of the University of Arizona Industrial Hygiene Program are potential collaborating faculty with significant expertise in respiratory threats. Dr. Joe Roises of the CNR and the Global Wildlands Fire Initiative can collaborate on the Wildlands fire environment. Dr. Ayman I Hawari, Department of Nuclear Engineering at COE, and Dr. Joel Ross, MD with his colleagues at Duke University Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Hygiene programs, have collaborated with TPACC in characterizing new barrier fabrics for shielding from ionizing radiation that have both medical and PPE applications.

• Thermal, chemical and biological sensor technology. Drs. Michael Steer, Dr. Troy Nagle of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at COE, and Dr. Edward Grant, Director of the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (CRIM) have significant expertise in sensors systems and devices for defense and responder applications. Dr. Randall K. Avent of the Department of Computer Science at COE has interests in development of data management systems, including decision making support for first responders. Dr. Gisele Bennett from the Electrical Engineering Program at Georgia Tech, one of the developers of the Chemical Companion system for emergency responders, currently collaborates with TPACC in this area.

• Human skin burn injury modeling and mitigation: Dr. Alexander Hummel shares interests in this area with medical doctors from the UNC and Wake Forest Burn Centers, and Dr.

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Paul Drayton from the UNC/NCSU Biomedical Engineering Department (ultrasound imaging). Since much of the burn injury modeling data are based on porcine skin tissue due to its similarities to human skin, collaborative partners in NCSU's CVM will be pursued.

• Fire modeling, testing fire suppressants and fire safe polymers. Dr. Phillip Westmoreland, in CBE, has significant relevant research interests and expertise in molecular scale fuel combustion kinetics which has obvious connection and synergy with clothing technologies for human protection in hazardous fire exposures, as does the strong fire fire combustion group in MAE, including Drs. Tarek Echekki, Jack Edwards, Tiegang Fang, Venkateswaran Narayanaswamy, Alexi Saveliev and Kevin Lyons and building-safet group in CEE.

• Forensic analysis of fire scenes and events of terrorism. Dr. Bryan Ormond will participate in developing analytical methods for components in fire smoke and debris. His research interests include the creation of "standard smoke" for evaluating penetration and retention of smoke components through garments, respirators and the like to use in analysis of the origin of fires. In addition, his team will work on the persistence of trace chemicals and toxic chemicals on materials surfaces and the efficiency of recovery that can lead to enhanced analysis of the threats and their origin. Dr. David Hinks (Director of Forensic Sciences Institute (FSI)), Dr. Keith Beck and Dr. Aixi Zhou from the Fire Engineering program at UNC-C can collaborate on fabric analysis and degradation of materials that may be associated with arson or other crimes.

Planned Instructional Programs

The proposed Institute will enable new educational opportunities at NC State: We will develop a curriculum devoted to the multidisciplinary areas of science and technology needed to graduate students with knowledge that can be immediately applied in solving problems associated with the design, development, testing and evaluation and commercialization of technical textile technologies for thermal, chemical, biological, radiological and ballistic protective materials and clothing. Such a curriculum will require teaching of thermal, chemical, mechanical, and textile sciences along with providing instructions on application requirements and performance standards for protective or performance clothing materials. It will require an understanding of clothing physiology, or the study of the effects of clothing on human heat stress, comfort and ergonomic performance. It will require learning the use of clothing-based thermal, chemical, biological and physiological sensor technologies to measure hazardous exposure encountered by first responders in applications ranging from wildland fires to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and hazardous materials response.

Courses relevant to these topics already exist at various NCSU Colleges (COT, COE, CVM, CNR, and Management (COM)). However, no core curriculum in human protection and comfort, covering multiple disciplines, currently exists anywhere in the world. Therefore, the Institute will develop and teach the following five new core courses:

• Principles of Clothing Comfort and Personal Protection

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• Clothing Physiology • Chemical, Biological, Medical and Respiratory Protective Science • Thermal Protective Clothing and Equipment Science and Technology • Mechanical, Radiation, and Ballistic Personal Protective Technologies • Product Development and Supply Chain Management for Performance Ensembles

Appendix 3 provides a description of these new core courses in human protection and comfort sciences. The IHPCS will ultimately educate scientists and engineers in protective engineering and science through a professional certificate program, undergraduate minors, BS degrees, MS degrees and PhD degrees in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences.

Professional Science Masters in Human Protection and Comfort

The Institute will address the University's goals to expand educational outreach and to support the development of North Carolina's industrial base. This objective will be met by pursuing two major strategies - the development of a new Professional Science Masters as an Option B (non- thesis) MS and creation of short courses that will support a certificate program.

The PSM option will be aimed at industry professionals and government scientists seeking specialized education in personal protective technologies or performance clothing. The PSM curriculum will be built around the above described core courses in protective textiles and clothing comfort science. These core courses will be supplemented by three additional courses in Textile Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Toxicology, Mechanical Engineering or from the ISE Ergonomics Program to provide an area of specialization. In addition, four courses in professional skills will be selected (Management Foundations, Project Management; Interpersonal Communication in Science/Technology Organizations; Communication; and Communication and Globalization, or Six Sigma Green Belt courses). Courses in Forensics; Toxicology; and Fire Sciences (in collaboration with UNC-C and Fayetteville State University) may also be selected as a part of this PSM program. The combined education will prepare students to begin to contribute immediately in their professional career with industry, technical organizations or government agencies. For Option B students, the PSM will include a capstone special topics course designed around each student's particular interests. In many cases, the capstone course will be a project conducted as part of an internship or a joint company- sponsored project in TPACC.

Innovative distance educational techniques, including interactive classes and virtual laboratories, will be utilized to add interest to the courses. Instruments and metrics will be incorporated for evaluating student knowledge before and after information has been presented using the different pedagogical techniques. A multifaceted communication strategy will be developed to promote courses through targeted marketing and e-mail campaigns, through social media communication tools, through links with our partners, and through promotional literature produced by NCSU.

The Institute will also work with Textiles Extension for Economic Development to offer a Professional Certificate in Performance Ensembles and Personal Protective Technologies. This certificate will require students to attend a series of short courses produced in conjunction with the Extension group. Topics presented will be a condensed version of the Institute courses aimed

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at providing students from companies and user groups with basic understanding of personal protective clothing and equipment.

PhD Degree Program in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences

The Institute will also offer traditional MS and PhD educational opportunities. The courses mentioned above will form an enriched specialized curriculum that will offer more in-depth instruction in disciplinary topics relevant to understanding protective and functional textiles and application requirements than has been available anywhere in the world. Plans of work will be customized based on student interests and skills and will include courses from both the College of Textiles and from throughout the University. For example, a student interested in chemical protection and toxicology would take both chemistry and toxicology courses. A student interested in functional and high performance garments may elect to take both design courses and ergonomics courses. Other specialized interests will be built into the student plan of work and research projects. Two concentrations will be available for students at the PhD level: one track will provide disciplinary focus and applications research in clothing physiology and functional design of clothing and systems for safety applications, or for applications in sports or outdoor apparel. The other track will focus on materials and systems for protecting human in extreme and hazardous environments, including fire, chemical, biological and ballistic or explosive exposures.

Support for Institute Educational Programs

The concept of an Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences, and the instructional programs described above has already received enthusiastic support from prospective students, industry partners and governmental agencies. A number of industrial companies and governmental representatives have expressed interest in residential or distance education in protection sciences, management and/or Six Sigma training. We have received strong indications that many opportunities for internships at Federal Labs (e.g. NIST) and companies would be available to Institute affiliated students.

In addition to business, government and emergency response community interest, individual undergraduate students, scientists, engineers and emergency responders have expressed interest in the educational vision of the undergraduate and graduate programs including the PSM. We anticipate that the degree program will be popular and will generate tuition support including some graduate classes that may have enhanced tuition fees. We have received a Sloan mini-grant to assist in planning and registration of PSM. We were recently awarded an educational grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop courses and a curriculum in human protection and comfort sciences that also provide instruction in standards for testing and certifying the performance of personal protective clothing and equipment.

Additional description of the PSM curriculum, including core courses in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences and Technology can be found in Appendix 3.

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Financial and Other Resource Support for the Institute

The Institute's financial support and resources will be derived from multiple sources including Federal contracts and grants and income from service testing projects for industrial companies. This self sufficient financial model will be similar to the model that has successfully supported the Institute's foundational Center (TPACC). TPACC has prospered and grown without State support since its founding almost twenty years ago. Over that time period, TPACC has been a significant source of contracted research and service revenue for the College of Textiles and University (Appendix 1 provides details of the revenues generated by TPACC over the last five years). The Institute's broader scope and activities are not only expected to significantly increase the funding generated by sponsored contracts and grants and service agreements, they will add additional sources of revenue from course fees.

Five Year Budget Summary

Table 1 shows the projected recurring expenditures (exclusive of faculty salaries) required to fund the Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences for the next five years.

Table 1. Projected Expenditures of the Institute

FY14 FY15** FY16** FY17** FY18** Total Personnel: Salary & Fringes* $ 887,730 $ 914,362 $ 941,793 $ 970,047 $ 999,148 Contracted Services $ 3,645 $ 3,754 $ 3,867 $ 3,983 $ 4,103 Supplies & Materials $ 186,261 $ 191,849 $ 197,605 $ 203,533 $ 209,639 Travel- D&F $ 38,739 $ 39,901 $ 41,098 $ 42,331 $ 43,601 Current Services $ 189,681 $ 195,371 $ 201,232 $ 207,269 $ 213,487 Fixed Charges $ 114,123 $ 117,547 $ 121,073 $ 124,705 $ 128,447 Capital Outlay $ 314,746 $ 324,189 $ 333,914 $ 343,932 $ 354,250 Student Aid/ Subcontracts $ 106,210 $ 109,396 $ 112,678 $ 116,058 $ 119,540 Total Operating Expenditures $ 1,841,135 $ 1,896,369 $ 1,953,260 $ 2,011,858 $ 2,072,214 transfers/ reserves $ 255,624 $ 263,293 $ 271,192 $ 279,328 $ 287,707 Total Expenditures $ 2,096,759 $ 2,159,662 $ 2,224,452 $ 2,291,186 $ 2,359,921 *Current staff, no faculty **The minimum 3% inflationary increase recommended for each additional year budgeted.

The projected expenditures are based on a reasonable extrapolation of the current basic operation expenses of TPACC, the foundational center of the proposed institute. They include the salaries of eight full time professional staff members that operate the laboratories and support research and service activities. Table 2 shows funding sources with estimated amounts of funding for the next 5 years.

Table 2. Projected Revenue for the Institute

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 TSA Sales & Services $ 1,187,294 $ 1,222,913 $ 1,259,601 $ 1,297,389 $ 1,336,310 Research Grants $ 1,309,316 $ 1,309,315 $ 1,348,595 $ 1,389,053 $ 1,430,724 Total Revenue $ 2,496,611 $ 2,532,229 $ 2,608,195 $ 2,686,441 $ 2,767,035

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The projected revenue, shown in Table 2, does not include income to be generated as a result of the anticipated installation of additional research consortia (e.g. Consortium for Responder PPE Science and Technology, CRREST™) and membership fees from a planned Consortium for Outdoor Materials and Performance Ensembles Technology and Evaluation (COMPETE™) under the Institute umbrella structure. These revenue sources will potentially significantly increase the funding generated by these research, service and educational activities. It is conservatively estimated that 20 members, each paying a $25,000 per year membership fee, will generate $500,000 income from the CREST™ and COMPETE™ Institute initiatives, or a total of $1.0M per year of additional revenue.

The membership structure with corresponding fee structure for the CRREST™ and COMPETE™ initiatives will be developed during the IHPCS planning phase.

Resources Needed

Required Cost Matching or Cost Share Funding

The basic operational costs of the IHPCS (Table 1 will come from revenues generated by TPACC. The funding revenue generated by TPACC over the last five years (see Table 1 in Appendix 1) clearly shows that the Institute will be initiated on a solid financial foundation. No commitment of financial support or resources is requested from NC State or the State of North Carolina.

We have identified alternative sources for funding for new faculty positions and start-ups needed by Institute teaching and research programs. Hiring faculty has been identified as a priority in the College of Textiles. Nevertheless, we have identified alternatives that are not dependant on this support: we can initiate planned research and educational efforts with existing faculty. We have recently hired Dr. Emiel Den Hartog, a tenure track associate professor, clothing physiologist and TPACC Co-Director, and Drs, Bryan Ormond and Alex Hummel, research assistant professors with interests and expertise in chemical protective clothing and thermal protection research and teaching. If the potential Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program funding does materialize in the future, that would only enhance the growth and development of IHPCS.

Space and Capital Equipment Requirements

The current laboratories and offices of the Center for Research on Textile Protection and Comfort that are located in the College of Textiles will provide a solid physical infrastructure for the Institute. These world-class facilities provide a combined infrastructure for research and education in protective textiles and clothing science that is unmatched anywhere in the world. Nevertheless, technological advancement across the disciplines included in performance clothing and personal protection are constantly advancing; and the mission of the Institute will require development of new laboratory capabilities along with additional office space for the junior faculty and the increased staffing requirements of the Institute. A detailed space utilization plan for future growth of activities will be developed during the planning phase for the Institute.

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Support and Mentoring of Junior Faculty

The Institute will engage junior faculty in research, teaching and public service. The Institute Director will work directly with appropriate Department Heads to engage in Mutual Statements of Expectation agreements and to identify senior interdepartmental faculty groups most suited to support and mentor junior faculty in the specialized multidisciplinary areas of human protection and comfort science.

Reference 1. "Review of Personal Protective Technology Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health”, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2008.

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Appendix 1: Center for Research on Textile Protection and Comfort (TPACC)

TPACC Research Facilities

TPACC has a large-scale fire generation system that is capable of safely and reproducibly producing a range of intense flame environments. This highly sophisticated facility features computer animated analysis of whole body manikin, hand manikins, and a torso manikin equipped with heat sensors to permit the study of garment and body reactions to intense heat and flame. Flame exposures can be produced from one to four sets of torches to provide directional flash fire exposure or fully engulf test specimens. In addition to thermal protection, TPACC has the nation's only university-based Man-in-Simulant Test facility, which permits research and performance testing on chemical and biological protective ensembles using manikins and/or human subjects and a controlled environmental chamber for human and manikin-based comfort and physiological assessment of protective ensembles. Construction will be completed in Fall 2013 of a new Dynamic Thermal Protection Laboratory. This new laboratory will feature a radiant heat test chamber housing RadMan™, an instrumented manikin test system we have developed to test materials and clothing for protection against intense radiant heat, such as the heat exposures encountered in wildland firefighting or from the thermal effects of IEDs.

TPACC's PyroMan™ Fire Test, RadMan™ and Man-In-Simulant-Test (MIST) research facilities can be found at no other U.S. university. The PyroMan™ System has been the first line of support for testing the ability of FR military gear to mitigate burn injuries associated with exposures to fire and intense heat. The MIST facility provides ability to evaluate the chemical vapor protection of full scale soldier Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) protective gear.

These unique laboratory assets are combined with the cutting edge scientific and engineering expertise needed to develop advanced textile materials and gear for defense and security applications. TPACC research has successfully developed a next generation chemical biological (CB) suit and CB boots, as well as thermally protective gloves for firefighters. Since its installation almost twenty years ago, the PyroMan™ Fire Test Facility has been a unique resource for studying materials and clothing response to full-scale flame exposures. It is an invaluable platform for graduate and undergraduate research in areas ranging from thermal sensors, to analysis of materials response in large scale fire exposures, to the development of models for predicting human skin burn injury. The fire test chamber itself was an essential component in the invention and development of the PyroHands™ and PyroHead™, laboratory capabilities that are now valuable strategic assets in NCSU's research infrastructure. These iconic and highly visible facilities are not only invaluable research resources; they assist student recruitment and provide priceless publicity value for North Carolina State University.

This research infrastructure has enabled advances in responder personal protective clothing, new and improved test methods, and enhanced performance standards ranging from a CBRN firefighter turnout suit, to enhanced performance structural firefighter gloves, and advanced technologies for CB responder boots. Test methods advances include new sensors for characterizing hazardous thermal and chemical environments, PyroHands™, PyroHead™, the Man-in-Simulant Test (MIST) for hazmat suits, and many others. TPACC's unique laboratories

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have made it the "go to" place for sports and outdoor apparel companies (Under Armour, Nike, North Face, Wrangler and many others). These companies are attracted by expertise research that incorporates advanced sweating manikins, climate controlled chambers, human subject clothing wear trial protocols and computer modeling to measure the impact of clothing on human comfort and heat stress.

The Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences will enable expansion on TPACC's track record of successful research and service in diverse areas of personal protective and functional performance systems.

TPACC Five Year Funding Record

Federal funding has come from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DOD), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). TPACC received the first project awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to develop a CB resistant firefighter suit ($1.3M), as well as $2.8M DOD awards to develop a Man in Simulant Test (MIST) facility and an instrumented MIST manikin system. TPACC recently received a $1.0M award from DHS/FEMA for research to improve the performance of wildland firefighter protective clothing. In addition, TPACC projects have been widely supported by the industry base in North Carolina and the Nation serving the military, firefighters and functional textiles markets, including textiles for medical and sports applications.

FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 TSA Sales & Service $ 573,908 $ 890,606 $ 1,141,031 $ 1,204,010 $ 1,198,995 Research Grants $ 1,205,585 $ 755,879 $ 1,103,645 $ 1,581,854 $ 1,311,320 Total Revenue $ 1,779,493 $ 1,646,485 $ 2,244,676 $ 2,785,864 $ 2,510,315

F&A Generated $ 142,100 $ 233,458 $ 297,065 $ 405,656 $ 280,730

TPACC Sponsored Projects (2009-2013)

Thermal Strain Companion Tool TNO Innovation for Life; Prime--Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office $268,704

Effect of Clothing Layers on Mass Transfer of Methyl Salicylate Vapor Through CBRN Materials TNO Innovation for Life $25,000

New Real-Time Man-In-Simulant Test Sensor and Method Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office (CTTSO) $990,454

Development of Permeation Test Method for Zippers and Other Closures Fire Protection Research Foundation $5,000

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ASTM F1930 Instrumented Manikin/Flash Fire Test Facility Comparative Testing US Army - Soldier Systems Center (Natick) $148,644

Balancing Heat Stress and Thermal Protective Performance in Wildland Firefighter Protective Clothing through New Testing Technologies US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) $999,993

Second Generation Manikin for Chemical and Biological Protection Research US Army - Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) $796,000

Development of an Instrumented Thermal Manikin Head for Characterizing the Thermal Protective Performance of Military Head Gear in Fire Environments US Army - Soldier Systems Center (Natick) $284,000

Flash Fire CBRN Boot US Army - Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) (Prime--Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office (CTTSO) $980,738

Whole Glove Testing Technologies to Advance Performance Standards for Structural Firefighting Gloves US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) $831,568

Investigation of Burn Threats at the Finger Scale Using an Instrumented Manikin and the Impact of Design of Protective Gloves For the Soldier US Army - Soldier Systems Center (Natick) $164,664

Continued Development of the Transmittal and Stored Thermal Energy Method National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health $99,999

Development of Thermal Manikin Hands for Characterizing the Thermal Protective Performance of Military Gloves in Flash Fire Exposures US Army $227,000

Factors Affecting Human Comfort Response to Garments Unilever UK Central Resources Limited $356,966

Developing Climate Chamber Correlations for Instrument Measures of Clothing and Human Contact Comfort NCSU Institute of Textile Technology $40,000

Advanced Man-In-Simulant-Test (MIST) Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) $1,800,200

TPACC Testing and Service Projects (2009-2013)

The following is a partial list of the more than three hundred industrial companies for which

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TPACC has conducted service testing projects during 2009-2013. These companies are broadly representative of the growing technical textile industries producing products for military, first responder, outdoor, sports and medical applications in North Carolina, the United States and the World.

3M Corporation Hawk Protection Norafin 511 Tactical Haytex Novozymes ADS Inc Helbling OneCare Advanced Design Concepts/Dow Herutex Pacadudz Aerial Machine and Tool HomeTex Patricio Enterprises Aeris (Chicago Protective Apparel) Huntsman PBI Performance Products Inc Aitex Hyosung Corp. Polartec LLC Albany Filtration Technologies IAC Group NA Poly Technical Solutions Alpha ProTech Inc. IMERYS Precision Custom Coatings American Apparel Innovative Textiles Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. American Textile Co. Insect Shield PrimaLoft Ansell International Personnel Protection, Inc. Propper International Applied Research Associates Intertek Qualytextil SA Aramid Ltd Invista Ranpro ARIAT International Textile Group Rasco Arvind ITEX Banwear Red Wing Shoe Company Ashburn Hill Corp. Jacobs Technology Inc. Reed Mfg Ashwin-Ushas Corp inc Johnson and Johnson Reflexite Atex Kaneka RhinoHide ATG Occupational Kappler Richelieu Group Auburn Manufacturing KDH Defense Sealy Inc Avery Dennison Kermel NA Sheex AYK International Key Industries Shinkey Spinning BAM Corporation Kodiak Group Holdings Co. Showa Best Glove Battelle Memorial Institute KOMAR Brands Silver Needle Bekaert Textiles USA Kwintet Norge AS SNF Holding Co. Benchmark Clothing Lakeland Industries, Inc. Springfield LLC Blackhawk! Lamination Technologies Springs Global Bren Textile Solutions Leal Industria & Comercio SSM Industries, Inc. Brunswick Billiards Lion Apparel, Inc. Stanco MFG BSN Medical Longworth Industries Standard Textile Co. Bulwark Loyal Textiles Steel Grip Cardinal Health lululemon Athletica Stern + Stern Carhartt Luna Innovations STV, Inc. Chapman Innovations MarMac Protective Apparel Sunrise City of Chula Vista Marubeni Superior Glove Cocona Masley Enterprises Supreme Corporation Cocoon Massif Mountain Gear Waubridge Specialty Fabrics LLC Codet Newport Corp Master Brands Tavex CoolCore LLC Matchmaster Teijin Aramid Cotton Incorporated Materials Modification Tempurpedic CTT Groupe Mavitex Tencate Southern Mills Culp Home Fashions McMurray Fabrics, Inc The Coleman Company Dakota Outerwear MF&H Textiles ThermoAnalytics Inc. Delta Industrial Service Milliken & Company Ticona DriFire LLC MIP Inc TNO The Netherlands E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Mitsui & Co., Inc TOPPS Encompass Momentum Industries Total Fire Fire Fabrics Mount Vernon Mills Trelleborg First Quality Nonwovens Nanosyntex Tullahoma Industries FR Industries NanTong Sunshine Trade Co U.protec Apparel Front Line Fabrics NASCO Industries, Inc. Under Armour Performance Glen Raven Fabrics Group LLC National Safety Apparel VF Jeanswear Glenoit Neese Industries W.L. Gore and Assocs, Inc. Global Safety Labs, Inc. NewTex Industries, Inc. Walls Industries Globe Manufacturing Nike, Inc Western IM-EX HanesbrandsINC Noble Biomaterials Whirlpool

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Appendix 2: Planning Phase Goals, Activities and Timeline

During the planning phase, the faculty and staff will be engaged in a number of parallel activities to bring the vision of the Institute to fruition. Among the many activities are the development of a business model and space utilization plan including of the Institute Board, creation of consortia (COMPETETM, CRRESTTM, and an anticipated Collaborative Research Program for Firefighter Personnel Protection Research), the development of two major academic programs (the Professional Science Masters in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences; and a PhD in Human Protection and Comfort Sciences), and continued development of University multidisciplinary collaborations and faculty involvement with the Institute. Table 1 below shows the timeline for the two-year planning period. Some of the most important milestones in each of those planning and development areas for the Institute are highlighted below.

Table 1. Milestones for Planning Phase of Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences

2014 2015 Milestones Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Institute Planning Detailed business model X Space utilization plan X Install Institute External Advisory Board X

Initiatives/Consortia Development Initial board meeting COMPETETM X DHS Collaborative Research Program submitted X Finalize Affiliate Faculty X Initial board meeting CRRESTTM X

Academic Development All PSM core courses submitted for approval X Collaborative courses with affiliate faculty ready X PhD in HPCS submitted for approval X

Submit IHPCS Proposal X

Institute Organization and Business Model

The goal of this activity will be to install a system for managing the Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences and for serving the diverse communities interested in the field. This will include developing a detailed business model and space utilization plan for Institute operations, optimization of the organization structure for managing IHPCS activities and expansion of the External Advisory Board for the Institute.

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The potential for additional growth and revenue development for Institute has been highlighted elsewhere, but concerted effort will be needed to achieve that vision. One of the first steps will be to create the Advisory Board for the Institute. While key members of the Board have already been identified and have agreed to participate, we anticipate that several additional members will be recruited from the membership of the new Consortia and the Collaborative Research Program for Firefighter Personnel Protection Research.

Planning and Development of Major Institute Research Initiatives

Two industrial Consortia and one potential Department of Homeland Security Collaborative Research Program for Firefighter Personal Protection will be developed and organized in the planning phase for IHPCS.

Planning and organizing the COMPETE™ industry consortium will be one focus of effort in 2014. In addition to attending the two Outdoor Sports shows in Salt Lake City in 2014, we plan to host a symposium on outdoor and high performance sportswear testing and evaluation metrics in the summer of 2014. That meeting will be used to continue recruiting members for the COMPETETM consortium and the Institute Board. The initial organizational meeting of COMPETETM is targeted for first quarter 2015. In parallel, we will continue to make contacts and promote the CRRESTTM consortium at numerous meetings and events in 2014. For example, we will be hosting the NFPA Hazardous Materials Committee meeting in February 2014, and we will be attending relevant ASTM, NFPA, Department of Homeland Security First Responder Group and military-related meetings throughout 2014. In the first quarter of 2015, we will be hosting the F.I.E.R.O. meeting on fire protection, and we will announce the meeting of CRRESTTM for summer 2015 at that time. In the summer of 2015, we will host meetings of CRRESTTM and COMPETETM steering committees (first day) and the Institute Board (day 2). Those meetings will solicit input from the Institute Board on the research programs of the consortia, on the continuing development of educational programming and on generating revenues to support the Institute.

The DHS Firefighter Protection Collaborative Research Program has emerged as a significant opportunity due to new language in the FY 2014 authorization for the Department of Homeland Security through the FEMA Fire Protection and Safety Grants Program. The DHS authorization specifically mentions the development of such Collaborative Research Programs, and our ongoing strong connection with the Assistance to the FEMA Firefighters Grant/ Fire Protection and Safety Research program makes us a very strong candidate. We have already spoken to potential partners who are enthusiastic about joint collaboration in such a Collaborative Research program. These Programs will have multi-year commitments (up to 5 years) and will be funded annually at $1.5 MM or more.

Business Development

The business development activity is closely linked to the above activities. We expect to include joint research activities as part of each of the consortia, and we will be working with sponsors/board members to define a structure for membership fees. The model adopted by the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center is a possibility, but we will need to determine what

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levels of support will be available from our consortium members. One of the possibilities for supporting our programs we will pursue is to determine whether the US Department of Commerce and Department of Homeland Security may be willing to co-sponsor technical meetings of the consortia as part of their education and partner outreach.

Another important element of development for the Institute will be to work with the University to develop a funding stream to support our academic programs. We anticipate that the PSM courses will be popular, and we need to identify reasonable formulae for tuition premiums and for sharing revenue with the Institute to support its educational staff.

Currently, TPACC provides one administrative person, and the College of Textiles business office provides local support for managing contracts and grants. As the Institute is fully developed, we will need to determine whether additional Institute-level administrative support will be required as the Institute moves to University-level administration, or whether local support will remain in the College of Textiles.

Space Utilization

TPACC currently occupies most of the third floor of one pod in the College of Textiles. While that is adequate for the time being, we anticipate significant growth. As our academic programming continues to grow, we will need to identify office space for new faculty. We propose to work closely with the College of Textiles and with the University facilities group to identify the best options to accommodate our anticipated growth.

An important revenue stream for the Institute will be income from Testing and Services Agreements (TSAs) brought through the TPACC portal. We anticipate rapid growth in that area, particularly in the chemical protection testing arena and in the comfort arena. Chemical testing requires hood space, and we will need to identify available space for expansion of that activity, perhaps in nearby buildings on Centennial Campus or in a new building that may be built adjacent to the current College of Textiles. In addition, we anticipate the need for an additional comfort-related laboratory and for offices for future and staff who will conduct the service testing. The services revenue should provide needed support for the additional space requirements.

Academic Program Planning and Development

The Institute is expected to incorporate two new academic programs. The goal of this activity is to continue development of the core courses identified for the PSM and to build additional offerings through collaborations with our partners from other Colleges and to file and obtain the required approvals for the courses and PSM option for the Textile Engineering masters degree program.

Professional Sciences Masters in Human Protection and Comfort Science

The first new educational program will be the Professional Science Masters (PSM) in Human Protection and Comfort Science, which will begin as an option of the current Textiles

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Engineering Masters Degree Program. The first two additional courses will be proposed to the College of Textiles Curriculum Committee in spring semester of 2014, along with the Appendix F for the PSM. Two of the core courses, Clothing Comfort and Protection Science (Dr. Barker), and Clothing Physiology (Dr. DenHartog), are offered currently as TE 589 special topics offerings. Two additional core technical courses, Chemical and Biological Protective Textiles (Dr. Ormond), and Thermal and Mechanical Protective Textiles (Dr. Hummel), are under development (course syllabi nearing completion) and will be offered in the fall of 2014 and spring of 2015, respectively. In addition, two additional core courses, Protection from High Energy Threats and Product Development and Supply Chain Management for Performance Garments and Protective Ensemble will be submitted for approval in the fall of 2014 and offered in 2015. The latter course will be an integrated course that looks at both technical requirements for high performance gear (including standards) and will be team taught including Dr. Helmut Hergeth and other management faculty from the College of Textiles as well as the faculty mentioned above and visiting scholars. A final capstone project course will be offered under as Research hours, and it will involve either a traditional research project or a joint collaborative project with an industrial and agency sponsor. As noted previously, these courses will be offered as traditional courses, but each of them will also be offered through distance education.

The business-related courses needed to meet the business requirements for the PSM will be available from a variety of sources and will be selected to meet the needs of individual students. The primary objective of the business/management part of the PSM is to supplement the core PSM technical training with business training that is best suited to enhancing student knowledge and career development. The development and supply chain course mentioned above will count for three hours of the business requirement. Within the college of textiles, students may choose from such courses as TTM 533 Lean Six Sigma Quality, TTM 530 Textile Quality and Process Control, TTM 573 Management of Textile Product Development, TTM 581 Global Textile Apparel Business Dynamics, and TTM 583 Strategic Planning for Textile Firms. In addition, the NCSU College of Management and other UNC campuses offer management courses that may be suitable for particular students. For example, the UNC-Charlotte Fire Engineering Program offers some courses aimed at officers in Fire Departments that may be particularly applicable to some students.

Development of University Collaborations

The goal of this activity will be to continue to build collaborations between different colleges and their faculty who have expertise in disciplines relevant to the mission of the Institute resulting in expanded joint research as well as new courses that can educate students about other aspects of Human Protection and Comfort Sciences.

There are many opportunities for collaborations between different Colleges within the context of the new Institute. As described elsewhere, we have already reached out to a number of faculty to discuss potential opportunities to expand joint research; and we have received excellent suggestions for additional collaboration opportunities from NCSU College Associate Deans for Research who have reviewed the initial draft of the Permission to Plan. Just to cite a few, one of the current national needs is to define new shelters for Wildlands firefighters in the event that they are overcome by unexpected enveloping fires during operations. As was tragically shown by

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the recent loss-of-life incident in Prescott, AZ, the current shelters are deficient; and there is an opportunity to collaborate with our own Forest Resources group (e.g., Dr. Joseph Roise) as well as with groups such as the Prescott Fire Department, the University of Arizona (Dr. Jefferey Burgess), with the US Forest Service Fire Research Laboratory, with the University of Alberta, with a company in Colorado, and with CalFires (the California Fire Service) to develop new technology for this application. The result will also provide a basis for educational information for both firefighters and for students in our new curriculum. There are well-known gaps in emergency responder technologies for locating responders during emergencies and for monitoring both personal health and the operational situation which calls for research collaborations with EE, the Assist Center, and the Analytics program and for including education on such topics in the Institute programming. Dr. DenHartog has reached out to colleagues in COE and CHASS related to teaching and research on physiology and to engineering colleagues regarding impact injuries. Further, there are also opportunities to do joint education and research on ergonomic function of PPE. With respect to design, we have already initiated contacts with the College of Design and with the Textile Design group to collaborate on research and education. There are also other important potential collaboration opportunities between the current TPACC team and the toxicology programs as well as biology, biomedical engineering, chemistry and chemical engineering with respect to chemical, biological and medical topics. During the development of the Institute, we will actively pursue ways to strengthen these links and to develop new joint research and education programs that can become part of the Institute program.

During the planning phase, we will meet with faculty members from other Colleges who have identified as candidates for educational and research collaborations. Indeed, we anticipate that those meetings will include scientists from other Institutions. We anticipate that faculty from a number of these programs will become affiliated with the Institute, and those affiliates will be included in the final Institute plan.

Chancellor's Faculty Cluster Initiative

The strategic goal and multidisciplinary collaborative focus of IHPCS are clearly aligned with the objectives of the Chancellor's Faculty Cluster Initiative. Therefore, we expect to submit a competitive proposal for an interdisciplinary faculty cluster in human protection and comfort science whenever this opportunity is presented by the Provost at NC State. However, as we have discussed elsewhere, the initiation and operation of IHPCS is not reliant on this source of support from the University. We have identified existing faculty and can depend on resources generated by the Institute from external sources. If the potential Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program funding does materialize in the future, that would only enhance the growth and development of IHPCS.

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Appendix 3: Courses and Curriculum in Human Protection and Comfort

The Institute faculty plan to expand the undergraduate curriculum to include a senior/graduate level introductory course on clothing comfort, functionality and personal protection (including both outdoor and athletic apparel and protective clothing). In addition, a series of graduate courses will be offered within the institute. Instruction will be led by Institute faculty, but it will also include invited lectures from other NCSU faculty with relevant expertise. Planned courses include the following topics:

Principles of Comfort and Personal Protection

This advanced undergraduate/graduate course provides an introduction into the materials and clothing systems used to protect against occupational exposures to hazardous environments, including intense heat and flames, toxic chemicals and materials, and biological and particulate hazards. This course also addresses issues associated with the comfort and heat stress of functional and protective textiles. The new modules developed for this course will be devoted to the basics of standards and standardization including the role of standards; risk assessment and analysis of the level of performance as a basis for tests and standards; the processes used to create test methods; identification of standards organizations relevant to personal protective technologies; and the procedures used to propose and adopt test methods within standards.

Comfort and Physiology of Performance Wear and Protective Clothing and Equipment

This course will cover human performance and thermal physiology aspects of clothing, focusing on heat strain, movement restriction and functionality/usability issues of performance clothing and PPE. Metabolic strain consequences of protective technologies, the concept of balancing performance with protection, and methods for estimating safe work limits are topics that will be addressed.

Chemical, Biological, Medical, and Respiratory Protective Technologies

This multi-disciplinary course will teach aspects of analytical chemistry, toxicology, material science, and protective clothing engineering to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to protect individuals from chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards. It will review the fundamental principles of toxicology, risk assessment, and routes of chemical and biological exposures. It will provide an introduction to analytical techniques needed to perform accurate evaluations of CBRN protective equipment. The course will provide historical background of the development of both respiratory and total body protection as the technologies and hazards evolved. The need and role of standards will be presented. Specific CBRN and medical protection test methods and standards will be incorporated.

Thermal Protective Clothing and Equipment

This graduate course will instruct on protective technologies and standardized test methods for evaluating the thermal protection of materials and clothing ensembles (i.e. fire resistant clothing/fabrics). Modules developed for this course will build on the basic principles of

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standards and standardization presented in "Introduction to Comfort and Personal Protection" as well as specific requirements of test procedures related to thermal and mechanical protection. Key test methods and standards will be presented.

Mechanical, Radiation, and Ballistic Protective Technologies

This course will address a wide range of topics including military and police ballistic protection, industrial protection from physical hazards, and protection from ionizing radiation and visual and mechanical exposures to UV, visible light, and near infrared radiation. Standards to be incorporate into the coursework include: • NIJ Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor (NIJ Standard-0101.06), including condition requirements • Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor (NIJ Standard-0115.00), including spike protection • Aerosol particulate protection • DOE/NRC requirements for radiation protection garments • Laser, UV, visible and near IR protection standards for both industrial gear and eyewear (including welding) • Protection from environmental exposures to solar radiation

Special Projects Course

The curriculum will include a special topics course that will be a joint venture between NC State University and employers or research sponsors as co-mentors. The course will include instruction of the applicable requirements and standards for the area of protection and/or performance. Course projects may integrate hands-on development of test methods for a particular standards group. Projects would require the student use proper procedures for calibration, measurement, defining the repeatability, precision and bias of a proposed test. When finalized, the student would join with the University team to present project results for consideration by the appropriate standards organization(s).

Instructional Approaches

These courses will be presented both by traditional, residential classroom methods and by interactive, distance education, including a virtual laboratory. The residential courses will include demonstrations and laboratory exposures and the requirement to analyze tests and experimental results. Having the unmatched laboratory facilities in TPACC and elsewhere in the University will provide a unique opportunity for students to observe and/or conduct critical tests and to interpret the outcomes.

The on-line courses will include directed learning tied to desired learning outcomes. The Moodle learning management system will facilitate the development of methods used to assess student learning for each of the distance education courses. Objective assessment tools will also be used for the traditional course modules. A learning objective will be established for each module, and test instruments will be developed to measure whether students achieved understanding of course content. Other metrics will be developed to assess initial awareness of standards so that the

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training will be differentiated from the general knowledge of students. These instruments will enable continuous improvement in both content and pedagogical approaches.

Distance education students will have the opportunity to interact with faculty and to receive near- real-time responses to questions. The virtual laboratory exercises will include the opportunity to analyze experimental data, to write reports and to interpret the results in view of desired performance and/or standards requirements.

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Appendix 4: List of Acronyms

ASSIST Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials CB Chemical and Biological CBE Chemical and Biological Engineering CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear CCTRP Center for Chemical Toxicology, Research and Pharmacokinetics CNR College of Natural Resources COD College of Design COE College of Engineering COM College of Management Consortium for Outdoor Materials Performance Ensembles Testing and COMPETE Evaluation COS College of Sciences COT College of Textiles CRIM Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines CRREST Center for Responder Research, Education, Science and Technology CVM College of Veterinary Medicine DOD Department of Defense DHS Department of Homeland Security DELTA Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications EAB External Advisory Board ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering ECU East Carolina University EDU College of Education EMS Emergency Medical Services FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency F.I.E.R.O. Fire Industry Education and Research Organization FSI Forensic Sciences Institute HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning IHPCS Institute for Human Protection and Comfort Sciences IR Infrared ISE Industrial and Systems Engineering ISO International Organization for Standardization MAE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering NCA&T North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University NCSU North Carolina State University NERC Nanosystems Engineering Research Center NFPA National Fire Protection Association NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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NIST National Institutes of Standards and Technology NPPTL National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory NSF National Science Foundation ORIED Research, Innovation and Economic Development PPE Personal Protective Equipment PSM Professional Science Masters TECNC The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina TECS Department of Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science, COT TPACC Center for Research on Textile Protection and Comfort UNC University of North Carolina UNC-C University of North Carolina Charlotte UNC-CH University of North Carolina Chapel Hill UNC-G University of North Carolina at Greensboro UV Ultra Violet

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