Forest Bioproducts Research Institute

In three decades at the University of Maine, Hemant Pendse has consistently applied creativity and innovation in numerous research initiatives that have led to significant economic development opportunities for Maine and for industry. His energetic and effective leadership has been instrumental in these interdisciplinary research accomplishments. Pendse is the founding director of the Forest Bioproducts […]

  Dr. Pendse received the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation’s Genco Award, 2012.   This annual award  recognizes a UMaine employee who supports the pulp and paper industry through research, innovative student recruitment, or teaching that inspires current engineering students. The award bears the name of its first recipient—long-time UMaine chemical engineering professor Joseph […]