External Grants:
Co-Principal Investigator, NSF MRI-R2 Grant, Acquisition of a Thermal Manikin and a Guarded Sweating Hot plate for optimization of functional apparel systems to regulate heat and moisture.
Awarded Amount $ 350,000.00 (Aug, 2009)
Internal Grants:
Principal Investigator, New Research Initiative Grant, Human Centered Apparel Design (HCAD):Bio-sensory Analysis of 3D Fabric Haptics. Awarded Amount $18,059.00 (Aug, 2010)
Principal Investigator, Early Career Investigator Grant, Non-Contact Ultrasonic Technique for Rapid and Advanced Analysis of Fibrous Materials. Awarded Amount $ 44,825.00 (Aug, 2010)
Proposed Grants:
Principal Investigator, NSF TUES Grant, Material Science and Engineering for Apparel Design Students. Proposal Amount $ 200,000.00 (May, 2012)
Principal Investigator, NSF Faculty Early Career Development Grant, Human Centered Apparel Design: Bio-Neuro Engineered Haptic Interfaces. Proposal Amount $ 500,000.00 (July, 2012)
Refereed Publications:
Periyaswamy T., Lerch T., and Balasubramanian K., Noncontact Ultrasonic for Rapid and Advanced Analysis of Fibrous Materials, The Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, American Institute of Physics, July 2011
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian K., and Pastore C., Investigating the Dynamic Response of Fibrous Materials Using Noncontact Ultrasonic Waves - Part I: Material Properties Revealed by Ultrasonic Observations, Ultrasonics, Elsevier Publications, (in review)
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian K., and Pastore C., Investigating the Dynamic Response of Fibrous Materials Using Noncontact Ultrasonic Waves - Part II: Ultrasonic Measurements and Fabric Mechanical Properties, Ultrasonics, Elsevier Publications, (in review)
Book Chapters:
Periyaswamy T., Color: Theory, Evaluation and Measurement, Textile Analysis, Quality Control and Innovative Uses, Ed. Usha Chowdhary, Linus Publications, NY, 117-132, 2010
Presentations and Abstracts:
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian K., and Pastore C., Noncontact Ultrasonic Characterization Techniques for Fibrous Materials Analysis, Fiber Society Conference 2012, Switzerland (May, 2012)
Periyaswamy T., Macgillivray M., and Sunidhi S., Human Centered Apparel Design (HCAD): Multimodal Sensory Analysis of Clothing Haptics , IFAI Advanced Textiles Conference, Baltimore (Oct, 2011)
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian K., and Pastore C., Noncontact Ultrasonic Characterization Techniques for Fibrous Materials Analysis, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2011 (Oct, 2011)
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian M., Clothing Haptics: The Paradigm of Bio and Neuro Feedback for Quantitative Tactile Metrics , Fiber Society Conference 2011, Hong Kong (May,2011)
Kinnicutt P., Domina T., Macgillivray M., Periyaswamy T., and Lerch T., Functional Apparel Design for the human Torso, Eighth International Meeting for Manikins and Modeling (8I3M) (May, 2010)
Periyaswamy T., and George B., Thermo-mechanical Analysis of Chemical Protective Clothing System Using CFD, ANSYS Philadelphia Focal Event (May, 2007).
Periyaswamy T., Electrical and Optical Characterization of Conductive Fibers Coated with Polyaniline, Joint Meeting of The 17th Annual Saint Joseph's University Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium and the 60th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference (Apr, 2006)
George B., and Periyaswamy T., Alternative Non-Petroleum Based Raw Materials: Flax, Kenaf, and Others, Vision 2006 Consumer Products Conference (Jan, 2006)
Posters and Abstracts:
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian M., Macgillivray M., and Sunidhi S., Analyzing the Bioharmony of Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs) through Human Activity Index (HAI), Fiber Society Conference 2012, Switzerland (May, 2012)
Holliday C., Lerch T., and Periyaswamy T., E_ects of Uniaxial Strain on Mechanical Properties of Fabrics Determined with Air-Coupled Ultrasound, 19th Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition (SRCEE) (April, 2012)
Neiter J., Lerch T., and Periyaswamy T., Fabric Thermal Behavior Determined with Air-Coupled Ultrasound, 19th Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition (SRCEE) (April, 2012)
Sunidhi S., Periyaswamy T., and Macgillivray M., Design of Qunatitative Experimental Methods for Human Centered Clothing Development, 18th Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition (SRCEE) (April, 2011)
Naregudem S., Periyaswamy T., and Macgillivray M., Human Centered Apparel Design (HCAD): A Preliminary Investigation on 3D Fabric Haptics, 18th Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition (SRCEE) (April, 2011)
Touchette B., and Periyaswamy T., Nanostructural Properties of Fibrous Bamboo Materials, 17th Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition (SRCEE) (April, 2010)
Manuscripts in Preparation:
Periyaswamy T., and Balasubramanian M., Clothing Haptics: The Paradigm of Bio and Neuro-Feedback for Quantitative Tactile Metrics, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (in preparation)
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian K., and Macgillivray M., Human Centered Apparel Design (HCAD): Multimodal Sensory Analysis of 3D Fabric Haptics, Journal of Experimental Psychology (in preparation)
Periyaswamy T., Balasubramanian K., and Macgillivray M., Analyzing the Bioharmony of Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs) through Human Activity Index (HAI), Measurement Science and Technology (in preparation)
New Courses Development:
Electronic Textiles: This course offers fundamental knowledge and introduction towards developing smart textiles (e-textiles). Course curriculum includes hands-on projects for fabric illumination, body signal monitoring and novel fabric arts using embedded electronics.
Global Apparel Supply Chain Management: This course focuses on global textile and apparel trading systems and its operational issues, in detail. Additionally, this course highlights the theories and principles of global business process applications, apparel supply chain management and global logistics.
Merchandising: A Spreadsheet Approach: This is an advanced course on merchandising and mass retailing strategies, which includes quantitative tools and spreadsheet concepts for decision making in a data-driven business environments.
Research Interests:
Noncontact Ultrasonic for Rapid and Advanced Analysis of Fibrous Materials
Human Centered Apparel Design: Bio and Neuro Engineering Approach
Assistive Clothing Technologies and Flexible Electronics
Sustainable Energy system and applications