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Get A Real Job Highlight: Reliability Engineers

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

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...

What the Foundation Built

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

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

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...

Fall Scholarship Banquet: A summary + thank you

Fall Scholarship Banquet: A summary + thank you

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation (UMPPF) welcomed the Class of 2025 and brought industry representatives, UMaine faculty, and scholarship recipients together to present Fall Scholarship checks on September 14th. The UMPPF’s total number of scholarship...

5 Things to Know Before Studying Engineering

5 Things to Know Before Studying Engineering

Going to college is a rite of passage. It’s an indicator for newfound independence, discovering who you are, and going after your goals. It can also be an overwhelming period, too. But what if you had answers to some of the unknowns? Here are five things to know...

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