R. Bryan Ormond Named ASTM’s 2025 Professor of the Year
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Nov 12, 2025
R. Bryan Ormond has been named the 2025 ASTM International Professor of the Year. Ormond is an associate professor and director of the Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center at North Carolina State University, a position he’s held since 2024.
Ormond has participated in ASTM’s personal protective clothing committee (F23) since his time as a graduate student, and now uses those standards in teaching new generations of students and PPE researchers. He brings students to every ASTM committee week he attends, with several going on to join its Emerging Professionals program.
Ormond also uses standard test methods in his courses on textile engineering and science at the NC State University College of Textiles. Through this work, he instills in students the importance of high-quality standards development and unbiased research in the textiles and PPE industry.
“On behalf of committee F23, we couldn’t be prouder to learn that Dr. Bryan Ormond has been named the 2025 ASTM International Professor of the Year,” says Brian Shiels, vice chair of the ASTM International Board of Directors. “Knowing just how integral ASTM standards were throughout Dr. Ormond’s own studies, it is great to see him come full circle by teaching their importance to the next generation of professionals and researchers in the field of Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment. With his impressive credentials as director of the world’s leading academic research center on protective clothing, I can’t think of a better recipient of this honor.”
Ormond received his doctoral degree in fiber and polymer science (2012) from NC State University.
ASTM launched the Year of the Professor campaign in 2009, with the goal of having professors become more aware of teaching students about ASTM standards. As part of the campaign, ASTM created the Professor of the Year award to recognize professors who expose students to standards and encourage their use. Winners receive an honorarium of $2,000 USD, with their university also receiving $2,000 USD.
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