Dr. Sumit Mandal is Associate professor of textile science in the Department of Design and Merchandising (DM) at Oklahoma State University (OSU), USA. He completed his postdoctoral study at Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science, Switzerland; PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada; postgraduate certificate from Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom; master’s degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; and bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University, India. His research primarily focuses on thermal protective textiles for the safety of high-risk-sector workers. He has disseminated 1 book, 8 book chapters, more than 60 journal papers, and conference presentations.