Jiangning Che

Professor

Department of Apparel Merchandising and Management, Huntley College of Agriculture

jche@cpp.edu

909.869.4950

Building 45: Room 255

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Bio.

Dr. Jiangning Che is a professor in the Department of Apparel Merchandising and Management at Cal Poly �ǿմ�ý. He earned his Ph.D. in Textile Coloration and brings more than 10 years of industry experience in the textile and apparel sector before joining Cal Poly �ǿմ�ý as an Assistant Professor in 2013. His expertise includes color science, textile coloration, and industrial color applications in textiles and apparel. Dr. Che's research focuses on color science, sustainable textile coloration, and the development of natural dyes from plant-based resources for textile applications.

EDUCATION

§ Donghua University, Shanghai, M.S. and Ph.D. of Textile Coloration, Textile Chemical Engineering, 1996

§ Xi'an Polytechnic University, B.S. of Dyeing and Finishing, Textile Chemistry, 1992

PUBLICATIONS

§ Che, J., Dannenberg, J. M., Yu, M., Yang, X., & Liu, Y. (2024). Identification, extraction, and application of orange peel color extracts for silk fabric coloration. Heliyon, 10(1), e23836–e23836.

§ Che J, Teng X, Ji J. Application of Pumpkin Peel Colorants for Natural Textile Dyeing. AATCC Journal of Research. 2023;10(3):153-162.

§ Che, J., & Yang, X. (2022). A recent (2009–2021) perspective on sustainable color and textile coloration using natural plant resources. Heliyon, 8(10), e10979–e10979.

§ Francesca Burks, Jiangning Che, Wei Cao. A Review: Sustainable Material Selection for Children’s Wear. J Textile Sci & Fashion Tech 9(2): 2021.

§ Che J, Relative Analysis of the Dependency of Spectrophotometric Data on Temperature using Textiles, Ceramics, Plastics, Paints, and Printed Materials, Color Res Appl. December 2018; 43(6):922–927. doi:

§ Che J, Senanayake M. A statistical analysis for correlation approach to compensate the measured CIELAB colorimetric data for temperature alterations. Color Res Appl. 2017; 42(6):726–739.

§ Che, J., Li, R. and Senanayake, M., A comparative study of the dependency of colour measurement on surface temperature. Coloration Technol, 2016, 132(2): 144–152.

§ Esthella Gonzalez, Cynthia L. Regan, Jiangning Che, Comparative Analysis of Mechanical Properties for Pointe Shoe Fabrications, AATCC Journal Of Research, 2015, 2 (6): 7-13,

§ Rong Li, Jiangning Che, Study on ZnO Nanorods and Its UV-blocking Properties on Cotton Fabrics, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2014, 16(9): 1-12.

§ Jiangning, C. and Donghui, C. (2002), A correction algorithm for reflectance measured with optical glass. Coloration Technology, 118: 49–51. doi:10.1111/j.1478-4408.2002.tb00136.x

§ Rong, L., Feng, G., Jiangnin, C. and Donghui, C. (2002), Quantum efficiency of fluorescent dyes in cloth. Coloration Technology, 118: 250–255. doi:10.1111/j.1478-4408.2002.tb00108.x

Research Interest

Sustainable Natural Dyeing of Textile
Color Science and Technology

Awards & Grants

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, “Indigo dyeing fashion system aligned with economic sustainability”, 2026
Huntley College of Ag. Mini Research Grant, 2025
CPP SPICE, “Flammability Testing Equipment in the AMM Textile Laboratory”, 2024
CSU OUR STAR program, Summer STAR Program, 2024
CPP Provost Teacher Scholar Award, 2024
CSU OUR STAR Program. Summer STAR Program, 2023
CSU ARI Grant, Almond Waste Extracts for Textile Dyeing with Potential Antimicrobial Performance, Agriculture Research Institute (ARI), 2022.
CPP SIRG Grant, Characterization of Natural Colorants in Almond Shell Waste for Fast Fashion Textile Dyeing, 2022.
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Grant (RSCA) Research Grant, Cal Poly �ǿմ�ý. 2021.
CSU Agriculture Research Institute (ARI) Grant, Natural Colorants Extraction from Citrus By-products and their Application Textile Coloration, Agriculture Research Institute (ARI), 2020.
CPP Teach-Scholar Award fellowship, 2020.
The Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Cal Poly �ǿմ�ý, 2020.
AATCC Student Design Competition Award, Faculty Advisor, 2020.
CPP Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Grant (RSCA), Cal Poly �ǿմ�ý, 2016, 2020
SPICE Grant, Infrared Textile Dyeing Machine, 2015, 2019, 2018.
Faculty Advisor Award for Student Chapter, AATCC, 2018
College of Ag. Discretionary grant, 2017.
The Faculty Mini-grant Program for 2017, CPP Faculty Center, 2017.
Textile Colorfastness Testing, Special Consultant Project for AM4U Inc., 2015.

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