Dr. Kavita Mathur is an Associate Professor at Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University. Her expertise include fabric formation, technical textile design, and physical/mechanical properties of fibers and fibrous assemblies. Specific research areas include the impact of textiles on health, sleep, performance and comfort, digital color communications, material innovation, smart textiles and fiber composites. She has over a decade of industry experience with a broad portfolio in Medical, Industrial, Composites, Government, Defense and Consumer Industries. She has published several articles, in refereed journals and proceedings, and has presented in several national and international conferences. She is co-inventor of three published patents applications.