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UMaine classes, including those at the Hutchinson Center are cancelled for today, Friday, January 27. Classes and normal operations are currently scheduled to resume Saturday, January 28 at 5:00 a.m.

Welcome to FBRI

Hemant Pendse, Director
FBRI's Mission
  • To advance understanding of the scientific underpinnings, system behavior and policy implications for the production of forest-based bioproducts.
  • To provide and promote technology validation and partnerships that will meet societal needs for materials, chemicals and fuels in an economically and ecologically sustainable manner.
A Message from the Director

Featured Faculty

Clayton Wheeler
Peter van WalsumClayton Wheeler is investigating a wood to fuel pathway called UMaine thermal deoxygenation (TDO). UMaine TDO is wholly unique to the university and appears to be the most promising revolution.... More

Featured Staff

Amy Luce
Amy LucePromoted as the Group Leader of Process Research in the fall, 2011, Amy brings considerable industrial and management experience to the group. Amy is playing a vital role in bringing the construction of Technology Research Center in Old Town on line. More

Featured Economic Partnerships

UMaine, Red Shield join forces on an integrated biorefinery
Red Shield MillUS Dept. of Energy awards RSA a $30M grant to take UMaine's FBRI research out of the lab and apply it to biofuels development... More

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Message from the Director
A message from the Director of the UMaine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute. Read More in Multimedia.

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*NSF Undergraduate Research Fellowship Application 2012