Care and Maintenance of Textile Products Including Apparel and Protective Clothing

Dr. Rajkishore Nayak is currently working as a senior lecturer at the Centre of Communication and Design, RMIT University, Vietnam. He completed his PhD from the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He has around 15 years of experience in teaching and research related to Fashion and Textiles. He published about 90 peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals. Recently, Rajkishore was awarded with the "RMIT University Research Excellence Award-2015". He also received the "RMIT University Teaching and Research Excellence Award-2012" and "RMIT University International Scholarship2008". He worked with the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia from 2012-2016 in teaching and research.
Dr. Saminathan Ratnapandian is employed as Professor at EiTEX (Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology), Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He earned his PhD from School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia in 2013. He was a research fellow at TRI/Princeton (Masters degree) and RMIT University (doctoral degree). His publications are available in a broad spectrum of reputed journals related to fashion and textiles. He has served the sector for nearly 25 years.