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UMaine Highlight: School of Engineering Technology
Do you learn better by doing? Are hands-on labs and projects easier (and more fun) for you to understand rather than reading and memorizing theories? Do you like to take things apart to see how they work only to put them back together in a better way? If so, the...
Get A Real Job: Computer Engineering
Do you think in ones and zeros? Have a knack for building computer systems, hardware, and software? If so, you have the makings to be a computer engineer! Computer engineers apply mathematics, computer science, and engineering principles to program, build, and manage...
Get A Real Job: Electrical Engineering
Hearing the buzz around electrical engineering but not sure exactly what they do? You’ve come to the right place! Electrical engineers apply mathematics, physics, and engineering principles to design, develop, test, and manage the manufacture and maintenance of...
Paper Days — Back and Better Than Ever!
We had a fabulous time bringing students, donors, pulp and paper industry leaders, employers and UMaine faculty and Foundation staff together again for this annual event—live and in person this year. The event kicked off April 5 with our Annual Board Meeting and tours...
Get A Real Job Highlight: Reliability Engineers
In our most recent blog in the Get A Real Job series, we discussed how to become a mechanical engineer along with three common career opportunities available after college graduation. And while the opportunities for mechanical engineers in the pulp and paper industry...
Get A Real Job: Mechanical Engineering
Want to go into mechanical engineering but not sure what to do after graduation? First, let’s talk about what mechanical engineers do. Mechanical engineers apply practical applications of engineering principles to research, design, build, and test power-producing and...
Get A Real Job Highlight: Product Development Engineer
In our first blog in the Get A Real Job series, we discussed how to become a chemical engineer, common personality traits, and necessary experience to enter the field. We then dug deep into three lucrative career opportunities available to chemical engineers after...
What the Foundation Built
Building a Strong Foundation The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation (UMPPF) is widely recognized for its long-running scholarship program. For decades, it has supported undergraduate students in engineering and technical programs. Those scholarship dollars...
Nature’s Super Polymer: Nanocellulose
Nanocellulose, or cellulose nanomaterials, is a term used to describe the various forms of nature’s super polymer – cellulose – at the nanometer level. That’s 10-9 meters, or 1/100,000 the diameter of a human hair! This renewable and natural material offers virtually...
Get A Real Job: Chemical Engineering
Want to go into chemical engineering but not sure where it’ll take you? First, let’s talk about what chemical engineers do. Chemical engineers apply the principles of math and science to solve problems with products or processes, usually in an industrial setting. They...
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