Yiping Qiu received his B.S. degree in Textile Engineering at Zhejiang Science and Technology University in 1982 M.S. degree in Textile Science at Auburn University in 1988, and Ph.D. degree in Fiber Science at Cornell University in 1992. He then did his post-doctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Prof. Stanley Backer from 1992 – 1994. Afterwards, he worked as a Principal Materials Scientist in the Timberland Company, and an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University and North Carolina State University. In 2003 he joined College of Textiles at Donghua University as a University Titled Professor. He is currently the Dean of the College of Textiles, a member of University Academic Committee, University Undergraduate Education Committee, University Graduate Education Expert Board, and the Director of the National Key Discipline of Textile Materials Science and Product Design. He is also serving as the Chairman of Shanghai Chapter of the Society for Advancement of Material Processing and Engineering (SAMPE) and served as the Chairman of the Textile Engineering Division, American Society for Mechanical Engineers. He is a member of SAMPE, and the Fiber Society. He was a technical consultant for five American Companies, including P&G, PPG, and Corning Inc. and a technical expert witness for three US law firms. He finished research projects from NSF, NIH, and NTC of USA. After back to China, Prof. Qiu has received funding from National High Technology Research and Development Program of China, The national science and technology support program, National Defense Basic Science Research Program, and Shanghai Pujiang Program. He is serving as an editorial board member for Textile Research Journal, Journal of Industrial Textiles, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, and Review of Adhesion and Adhesives. He has published 117 referred journal papers in international journals and received one US patent and more than 30 Chinese patents. He has graduated 16 PhD students, and more than 50 MS students.