Dr. Seyam has been in the faculty of the Department of Textile and Apparel Management since 1991. He has also been an Instructor at both Alexandria University and Mansoura University, Egypt, and a Research Engineer for Burlington Industries, NC, USA, and a Project Manager for Valdese Textiles in Valdese, NC, USA. Dr. Seyam has mentored 118 Master and Doctoral students (97 Chair/Co-Chair and 21 member), and 25 international visitors (Post Doc, Visiting Scholars, and Trainees). Dr. Seyam’s effective mentorship and advising has guided his students to reach their full potential and contribute intellectually to their research. He prepares students to be leaders in their fields. His former students, trainees, and visiting scholars are holding high positions in academic institutions, government agencies, and industry in North America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South America. Their accomplishments (publications, presentations, patents, product development, etc.) are impressive.

Dr. Seyam has published (257 papers: 105 in refereed journals, 29 scholarly publications, and 123 conference publications, 2 books and 6 book chapters) and presented (182 conference, in-plant, and invited presentations) extensively. He authored two computer software packages for manufacturing and engineering woven structures for two of his former industry employers. He is co-inventor of four patents in the areas of cold weather systems and electrotextile structures. He is co-inventor of two pending provisional patents on laminates for airship and non-stop tying-in process.

Dr. Seyam established numerous research areas inclusing Shaped Seamless Garments, Structural Mechanics of Woven Fabrics, Direct Garment Manufacturing Using Integrated Meltblown and Robotic Technologies, Carding Dynamics, Needlepunching Process and Products, Electrotextile Structures, Computer Simulation and Formation of Nonwoven Webs using Electrospinning Process and Electrostatic Field, Applications of MEMS in Woven Fabric and Yarn Formation, Static Generation/Dissipation on Polymeric Surfaces, Modeling of the Hydroentanglement Nonwoven Process, structures from nanofibers and microfibers for medical and composite applications, design and performance of inflatable laminated structures for high altitude airships (over 20 km), smart textiles containing optical sensors for automotive and composite applications (including Structural Health Monitoring), Fiber Reinforced Composites from High Performance Fibers and Natural Fibers (geometrical modeling; structure/performance relationships), Protection of High Performance Fibers from UV, Weaving Automation, Non-Stop Tying-in Process, etc).