Research at FAST

Institute of Textiles & Clothing Institute of Textiles & Clothing 170 Qualification PhD (Leeds) ORCID ID 0000-0001-9965-7421 Prof. XIN Haozhong John Lee Family Professor in Fashion and Textiles Chair Professor of Textile Chemistry Research Overview Prof. Xin has been working on smart and functional textile and garment surface finishing treatments based on bio-inspired, biomimetic technologies, nanotechnology, new functional materials synthesis and applications, wearable technologies, structural colours, bionic green coloration, controllable release encapsulation systems, protective technologies, colour and imaging science, colour management and quality control, colour communication technologies. The research works led to the publication of over 230 high quality journal papers. His H-index is 47 and citation of 6869 as of 30 January 2020. Representative Publications • J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019 , 141(51), 20016-20021; 141(39), 15626-15633 • IEEE Trans. Image Proc. 2018 , 27(3), 1297-1310; 2016 , 25(8), 3612-3625, etc. • Adv. Func. Mater. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201907851; 2018 , 28, 1705128; 2015 , 25, 5047-5056 • J. Mater. Chem. A. 2015 , 3(21), 11157-11182 • Adv. Mater. 2013 , 25(8), 1150-1154 • Highly Cited Paper from Web of Science, Thompson Reuters Awards and Achievements • Second-prize "Key Technology of Digitization Textile Fabric Colors and its industrialization", China National Science Progress Award, Jan 2020 • 1 st Class Award "Key Technologies and their industrial application for Color Digitization of Yarns and Fabrics in Textile and Apparel Industry", Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, China, Nov 2019 • Silver Medal "Cooling fiber with near-infrared and visible light reflection", 45 th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Mar 2017 • Gold Medal "Outstanding research and innovation into novel textile finishes", Society of Dyers and Colorists, UK, May 2014 • Gold Medal "Imaging Colour Measurement System based on Multispectral Imaging Technology", 41 st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Apr 2013 Professional Services • Chairman, Federation of Asian Professional Textile Associations (FAPTA), 2017 - 2019 • Deputy Chairman, Hong Kong Institute of Textiles and Apparel, July 2013 - present