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Beyond Toilet Paper: Surprising Items Made with Paper

We know the United States uses a lot of toilet paper (second only to China) and that other paper products like paper towels, napkins and tissues are everyday essentials. But what about other popular products that “low-key” contain paper or paper by-products? Let’s...

Road Trip!

Industry

To help University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation (UMPPF) students find the right co-op and/or full-time employer that fits their skills and personalities, UMPPF President Carrie Enos and Program Director Jennifer Ireland make it a point to visit and familiarize...

Get A Real Job Highlight: Product Development Engineer

Get A Real Job, Industry

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

Campus Life, General News, Industry, News

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

Campus Life, Industry, PDC Series

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

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...