and obtained an MS for work on phosphorus-nitrogen polymer synthesis. He then started work toward a PhD at the University of Saskatchewan but returned to the University of Guelph after one year and obtained the first Canadian PhD in textile science for research on the flameproofing effect of boron-containing compounds. Since 1971, Dr. Kasem. has been a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, working on flammability problems and differential dyeing of cotton fabric. H. Rex Richards was born in Canada and obtained a PhD from Leeds University. He has worked in the textiles and plastics industries and for the Canadian Defence ResearchBoard. As Department Chairman, he initiated a graduate program in textile science at the both the masters and doctorate levels. Dr. Richards is a Fellow of both the Textile Institute and the Plastics Institute and, among honors, watt the first recipient of the Canadian Textile Science Award. He has served on several national flammability committees and is a member of the Advisory Board of the recently formed Flammability Institute at the University of Detroit. He is now Head of the Department of Textiles and Clothing at