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Wallace Carr

Wallace W. Carr

Professor
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Biography

Dr. Wallace Carr, a Professor in the School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering, worked with Monsanto Textiles Company for five years and was involved in processing synthetic fibers. Since 1978, Dr. Carr has been employed by Georgia Tech where his research has been primarily in the areas of thermal sciences in industrial fiber, carpet and textile processes, and textile digital printing.

Dr. Carr is a registered Professional Engineer in Georgia and Virginia. His professional activities include: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow (2001), Chair of the Textile Engineering Division; Fiber Society, Member; Textile Institute, Fellow (2000); The Society for Imaging Science and Technology, Member; Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, Member; and Tau Beta Pi Honorary Society, Member.

Education

Ph.D., 1973, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., 1968, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.M.E., 1966, University of Virginia

Selected Publications

W.W. Carr, H. Park, H. Ok, H. Dong, and J. F. Morris, "Drop formation and flow behavior," in Digital printing of textiles. H. Ujie, Ed; Cambridge, UK, Woodhead Publishing Limited, in press.

W.W. Carr, H.S. Lee, and H. Ok, "Drying of textile products," in the Handbook of Industrial Drying, 3rd Edition, A. Mujumdar, Ed; New York, Marcel Dekker Inc., in press.

H. Park, W.W. Carr, and P.H. Pfromm, "Toners for xerographic textile printing produced via thermally induced phase separation," Textile Research Journal, 74(9), 797-809 (2004).

H. Ok, H. Park, W.W. Carr, J.F. Morris, and J. Zhu, "Particle-laden drop impingement on solid surfaces," Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 25 (4), 449-456, (2004).

H Park, W. W. Carr, J. Zhu, and J. F. Morris, "Single drop impaction on a solid surface," AIChE Journal, 49(10), 2461-2471 (2003).

Current Research
Personal Homepage:

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