Textile Engineering Professor, Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences

Ellen Bendt is a fashion designer specialized in knitwear, innovative product development, knitting techniques and product management with references from several international companies. She is a professor for Fashion Design/Knitwear & Innovative Product Design at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, faculty of Textile- and Clothing Technology, Mönchengladbach, Germany and for 25 years she has been lecturer/professor at Akademie Mode Design, Hamburg with courses in textile technology / knitwear, clothing technology and in fashion and design management.

Ellen´s main research field is the development and design of sustainable textiles and applications. Her current research focuses on the reduction of textile based microplastic emissions in the marine environment and sustainable design solutions for the textile industry 4.0.