Yiqi Yang
faculty
Professor
Textiles, Merchan & Fashion Design
Charles Bessey Professor of textiles, merchandising and fashion design, and of biological systems engineering
Textiles, Merchan & Fashion Design
Yiqi Yang is a Professor of Textiles and Biological Systems Engineering. Yang teaches courses like advanced textiles and serves as a major advisor/co-major advisor for Ph.D. and M.S. students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interests include green polymers and materials, biotextile engineering, and fiber and textile chemistry. His past work includes developing new bio-based fibers and textile chemicals from agricultural wastes and co-products, and cleaner productions in coloration and finishing. He works diligently with students and collaborators to find ways to create a more sustainable textile industry. In 2021, Yang received the AATCC Olney Medal for outstanding achievement in textile science. He has written hundreds of refereed journal articles and refereed conference and proceeding papers. Yang has also written one book and edited two others. He has eight patents and several patent applications.
Bio
Yiqi Yang investigates environmentally friendly methods for engineering textiles, plastics, composites, cosmetics and other commercially viable materials. Much of his recent work has centered on finding applications for agricultural byproducts such as corn husks, sorghum husks and chicken feathers.
Kylin Flothe
faculty
Assistant Professor of Practice
Textiles, Merchan & Fashion Design
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kflothe2@unl.edu
Bio
Kylin Flothe, is an assistant professor of practice in the Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design department located in the College of Education and Human Sciences. Flothe teaches courses such as Textiles, Clothing and Society: You Are What You Wear, Garment Assembly and more. Her professional background includes personal styling, managing the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, retail management, curating various exhibitions and more. She recently completed her Ph.D. in Material Culture and Textile Studies and focused her dissertation on “The Pedagogical Intersection of Material Culture and Apparel Design Scholarship at a Midwestern University.”