Dr Hugh Gong

I graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Dong Hua University, China and obtained my PhD from the University of Manchester in 1989. I then spent three years managing the Coats Viyella - Marks and Spencer Fabric Centre before taking up a lectureship in the Department of Textiles, UMIST in 1992. My main research interests are in the manufacture of yarns and nonwovens, fabric comfort, and the performance measurement and modelling of flexible materials.

Within the school, I manage the Spinning and Nonwovens laboratory, as well as the Fabric Performance Centre. I am the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the School of Materials and the Programme Director for the MSc Textile Technology programme. In recent years, I have held visiting professorships in Shinshu University, Japan, Suzhou University, China and Jiangnan University, China.

• 3D nonwovens
• Nonwoven textile composites
• Electro-spinning and nanofibre textile structures
• Fibre flow modelling
• Fabric softness and clothing comfort
• Fabric characterisation (KES, FAST, etc.)
• Fabric performance modelling
• Yarn manufacture and yarn mechanics
• Study of fabric aesthetic properties using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).

• R.H. Gong and R.M. Williamson, Fancy Yarns: Manufacture and Applications, ISBN 1-85573-577-6, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, October 2002 (http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=527)
• R. H. Gong, Ed., Specialist Yarn and Fabric Structures: Developments and Applications, ISBN 1 84569 757 X Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, September 2011. (http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=1979)
• S. A. Ghani and R. H. Gong, (2010), “Seam Quality: Experimental and Modelling Works using the Structural Equation Methodology,” Scientific Research Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1: 13-36.
• X. Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Z. Dong, I. Porat, Frictional properties of thermally bonded 3D nonwoven fabrics prepared from polypropylene /polyester bi-component staple fiber, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2006, 46, 7, 853-863.
• X. Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Thermally bonded nonwoven filters composed of bi-component PP/PET fibre: I. Statistical approach for minimizing the pore size. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 101, 4, 2689-2699.
• X. Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Thermally bonded nonwoven filters prepared using bi-component PP/PET fibre: II. Relationships between fabric area density, air permeability and pore size distribution, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 102, 3, 2264-2274.
• X.Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Z. Dong, I. Porat, Web Forming System Design Using CFD Modelling for Complicated 3D Nonwoven Shell Structures, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2006, 291, 210-217.
• X. Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Morphology and structure of constituent fibres in thermally bonded nonwovens. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2006, 291, 499-509.
• X.Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Relationships between birefringence of constituent fibres and properties of thermally bonded nonwovens", Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2006, 291, 802-808.
• X. Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Thermal oxidative degradation of bi-component PP/PET fibre during thermal bonding process, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, 104, 1, 391-397.
• M. Sato, M. Nakagawa, H. Tokura, P. Zhang, and R.H. Gong, Physiological Effects of Outerwear Moisture Transfer Rate during Intermittent Bicycle Exercise. Journal of the Textile Institute, Vol. 98 (2007), No.1, 73-79.
• X. Y. Wang, R.H. Gong, Z. Dong, I. Porat, Abrasion Resistance of Thermally Bonded 3D Nonwoven Fabrics, Wear (ISSN: 0043-1648), 262 (2007), 424-431.
• R.H. Gong, C. Fang, Z. Dong and I. Porat, CFD Modelling of 3D Nonwoven Process, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (ISSN 1560-6074), Vol. 11 (2007), No. 1, 1-10.
• Feng-Lei Zhou and R.H. Gong, Manufacturing technologies of polymeric nanofibres and nanofibre yarns, Polymer International ISSN: 0959-8103, Vol. 57 (2008), Issue 6, June 2008, 837-845.
• Feng-Lei Zhou, R.H. Gong and I Porat, Mass Production of Nanofibre Assemblies by Electrostatic Spinning, Polymer International, Vol. 58 (2009), Issue 4, 331-342.
• R. H. Gong, B. Ozgen and M. Soleimani, Modelling of Yarn Cross-section in Plain Woven Fabric, Textile Research Journal, Vol 79 (2009), No. 11, 1014-1020.
• A. Khoddami, C.M. Carr, and R.H.Gong, Effect of Hollow Polyester Fibres on Mechanical Properties of Knitted Wool/Polyester Fabrics, Fibers and Polymers, ISSN 1229-9197, Vol.10 (2009), No.4, 452-460.
• R.H. Gong and A. Nikoukhesal, Hydro-entangled Bi-component Microfiber Nonwovens, Polymer Engineering & Science, 49 (2009), 9, 1703-1707.
• R. H. Gong and A. Bhatia, Effects of Softeners on Cotton Fabric Mechanical Properties, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (ISSN 1560-6074), Nov. 2009, 45-50.
• F.L. Zhou, R. H. Gong and I. Porat, Polymeric Nanofibers via Flat Spinneret Electrospinning, Polymer Engineering & Science, 49 (2009), 12, 2475-2481.
• F.L. Zhou, R. H. Gong and I. Porat, Three-jet Electrospinning Using a Flat Spinneret, Journal of Materials Science, 44 (2009), 5501–5508.
• F.L. Zhou, R. H. Gong and I. Porat, Nanocoating on filaments by electrospinning, Surface and Coating Technology, 204 (2009) 621–628.
• F.L. Zhou, R. H. Gong and I. Porat, Needle and Needleless Eelectrospinning for Nanofibres, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 115, 2591–2598 (2010).
• F.L. Zhou, R. H. Gong and I. Porat, Nano-coated Hybrid Yarns Using Electrospinning, Surface and Coating Technology, 204 (2010) 3459–3463.
• O. Avinc, M. Wilding, R.H. Gong, and D. Farrington, Effects of Softeners and Laundering on the Handle of Knitted PLA Filament Fabrics, Fibers and Polymers, Vol.11 (2010), No.6, 924-931. (DOI: 10.1007/s12221-010-0924-9).
• B. Ozgen and R. H. Gong, Yarn Geometry In Woven Fabrics, Textile Research Journal, 81 (2011), 7, DOI: 10.1177/0040517510388550, 738-745.
• S. A. Ghani and R. H. Gong, (2010), “Seam Quality: Experimental and Modelling Works using the Structural Equation Methodology,” Scientific Research Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1: 13-36.
• B. Ozgen and R. H. Gong, Modelling of Yarn Flattening In Woven Fabrics, Textile Research Journal, DOI: 10.1177/0040517511404598. 81 (2011), 9, 1523 - 1531.