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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, Industry

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...

Graphic Packaging International Leadership Supports UMPPF

Campus Life, Events, General News, Industry

Mike Doss, President and CEO of Graphic Packaging International (GPI), recently made a generous donation to the UMPPF, followed by a visit to campus with his leadership team to meet with UMPPF students, faculty, and to learn about the research in pulp and paper being...

It’s Not Your Parent’s Paper Industry

General News, Industry, PDC Series

Today’s pulp and paper industry is transitioning to respond to global demands for more sustainable manufacturing and environmentally friendly products. Many of the prospective students visiting the University of Maine this summer as part of the Consider Engineering...

Consider Engineering 2021: A Summary + Thank You

Academics, Campus Life, Events, Industry, Student Life

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation’s Consider Engineering program is a summer camp experience for rising high school juniors interested in the field of engineering. These students demonstrate high aptitude in math and science, possess strong leadership...

Alumni Questionnaire: Elaina Gilman

Alumni Questionnaire, Industry

Q: How long you’ve been with your current position/company? A: I was a 2019 UMPPF ChemE graduate and just hit my two year anniversary with PCA in Filer City, MI. It’s great to have a little piece of Maine out here in Michigan; there are seven of us working here...