Dr. Lenka Halamkova was recently invited to the SciX 2022 Conference being held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Kentucky in October, 2022.

SciX is organized by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) bringing together leading scientists across many disciplines for scientific exchange and it accomplishes its mission through world-class technical programs, exhibitions, and a variety of informal networking opportunities.

Dr. Jan Halamek was recently invited to serve on the “Forensic Olfactronic”, international workshop, which initial meeting will take place in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2022.

The workshop will accommodate a closer community of established experts in the field of human scent and chemical analysis for forensic purposes, as well as the individual identification of persons. Workshop is organized by University of Chemistry and Technology in collaboration with the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic, the aim is to organize a community of forensic researchers from the Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and perhaps from Russia.

This working group will also form a steering committee for a future international colloquium/meeting on “Human scent chemical analysis for forensic purposes”.

Dr. Presley Elected as Chairperson of Editorial Board of Journal of Vector Ecology

Dr. Steve Presley was recently elected as Chairperson of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Vector Ecology (JVE). The JVE is the peer-reviewed professional journal of the Society for Vector Ecology which is a professional organization committed to solving many complex problems encountered in the field of vector biology and control. Among these are the suppression of nuisance organisms and disease vectors through integration of control elements, such as environmental management, biological control, public education, and appropriate chemical control technology. Dr. Presley also serves on the Society’s Board of Directors as the Director for the South Central United States.

Dr Seshadri Ramkumar Named TAPPI Fellow-Class of 2022

Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor of Texas Tech University has been conferred fellowship of the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry -TAPPI (www.tappi.org).

With this recognition, Professor Ramkumar has been recognized as a *FELLOW* by three leading professional associations based in three continents:

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Ramkumar: Local cotton gets favorable look from south Indian textile spinners

Seshadri S. Ramkumar

January 31, 2022

In an interesting twist to the cotton story, cotton from the High Plains of Texas is getting a favorable consideration from South Indian textile spinners.

In a recent phone call with Velmurugan Shanmugam, general manager of Jayalakshmi Textiles, based in Aruppukkottai in South India, revealed that they are seriously looking at cotton from the High Plains of Texas in their raw material mix. Another large mill reportedly has also booked an order of about 1,000 tons of U.S. cotton, again showing interest in imported cotton.

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