WTU is well-known for its scientific discoveries and created advantages in the specialties of textile and apparel engineering. The university continues to develop new research, enhance the cooperation between research and production, and promote international scientific innovation. This has resulted in WTU being awarded hundreds of scientific awards in various categores.WTU boasts a national key laboratory training facility sponsored by the national ministry of education and Hubei province.

With a strategy designed to attract highly talented faculty and students from both China and overseas through excellent teaching, research and cooperative scholarship program . WTU is lending a march to the future.
Setting high standards for individual discipline and cooperative research while simultaneously recruiting development an outstanding core of teaching faculty, WTU has become an exciting place to teach, research and study.
A few of our recognized faculty
Include:
1.Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Yao Mu(dual-appointed),an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering ,professor, and doctoral supervisor ,has long been engaged in the research and teaching of material and has  explored a new research area of human body wear comfort.

2.National “thousand Talent Project ”
Dr.Wang Xungai.  professor, doctoral supervisor, expert of the National “thousand Talent Project ”, candidates of the Hubei Provincial “Hundred Talent Project ”and dean of school of Textile Science and Engineering,.

3.National Candidates of the “New Century Talent Project”
XU Weilin, professor, PH.D, doctoral supervisor, specially invited professor of Chutian Scholar Program, contacts experts of Organization Department of CPC Central Committee, enjoying special government allowances of State Council.
4. Zeng Qingfu, professor, PH.D, doctoral supervisor and Hubei young expert with outstanding contributions, enjoying special government allowances of State Council.
5.Selected candidates of the Hubei Provincial “Hundred Talent Project ”(parts)
Dr. Felix Telegin, academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, a professor of Ivanovo State Chemical Engineering Academy in Russia, doctoral supervisor and lecturing professor of the “Sunshine Scholar Program”,WTU.
Dr. Anna Cheshkova, academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, a professor of Ivanovo State Chemical Engineering Academy in Russia, doctoral supervisor and lecturing professor of the “Sunshine Scholar Program”,WTU.
6.Candidates of Hubei Provincial “Chutian Scholar Program”(parts)
Victor, professor, PH.D., doctoral supervisor, contemporary Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Specially-engaged professor of WTU Laureate of “Chutian Scholar Program”,the “Chime Bells Award”granted by Hubei Provincial Government to Outstanding Foreign Experts fashion design academic leader and fashion design chief professor in Ivanovo Textile University of Russia.
7. Zhu Ping, professor, doctoral supervisor, Specially-engaged professor of WTU“Chutian Scholar Program”, Sunshine Scholar Program WTU, Incumbent Dean of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
8.Yu Weidong, professor, doctoral supervisor, Specially-engaged professor of WTU Laureate of “Chutian Scholar Program”,His research on the outer protective material extravehicular spacesuit in the China 863 project was listed among the top ten scientific and technological progress awards by the Ministry of Education.
9.Ghislaine Azemard, professor, PH.D., doctoral supervisor, Incumbent Dean of Media School in WTU.
10. Ann Marie Fiore, professor, PH.D., lecturing professor of WTU “Chutian Scholar Program”.
11.Prof.Susan Tyber  Avila ,master supervisor, who is engaged as a lecturing professor of the Hubei Provincial “Chutian Scholar Program”.
12.Dr.WangDong ,Chutian-talent of WTU “Chutian Scholar Program”,Now working for school of Textile Science and Engineering, WTU.
13.Dr.Liu Kan, selected Candidate of “Chutian Scholar Program”to WTU.
14.Dr.Wang Xin, selected Candidate of “Chutian Scholar Program”to WTU.
15.Dr.Wang Shengxiang, selected Candidate of the Hubei Provincial “Chutian Scholar Program”.