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NZ Scientists win international wool awards

22/11/2005

New Zealand scientists won three of the five international awards on offer at the recent Wool Research Conference in the United Kingdom.

Four of the awards are chosen each year by Europe’s largest wool research institute, Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut (DWI), and Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI). The fifth, for the best fundamental science paper presentation at the conference, is judged on the basis of presentation, scientific content and project scope, was also sponsored by AWI.

The awards went to: Dr Simon Causer for his research into killing dust mites by freezing textile materials in household deep freezes. The allergens these mites produce are a major contributing factor to asthma and respiratory reactions (Excellence in Wool Science Award); Dr Jolon Dyer and Dr Scott Bringans for research into why woollens yellow in the sun (Excellence in Wool Science Award);  Dr Susie Meade, Dr Jolon Dyer, Dr Jonathan Caldwell and Dr Warren Bryson for fundamental research into how to manipulate the properties of wool so it can be treated in the same way as cotton and synthetics (Best Fundamental Science Paper Presentation of the International Wool Research Conference (IWTRC)).
 

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