Mehdi Afshari currently works as a Principal Investigator at DuPont and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. He has 20 years of academic and industry experience. Some of his expertise include polymer processing and characterization; nanofibers (including electrospun); fibers and nanofibers processing; and polymer structure-process-property relationship. Mehdi Afshari has published many articles in prestigious polymer journals and book chapters and has been granted 15 US patents. Over the years he has been successful in introducing innovative products to meet market needs.