Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi and his colleagues graduate their PH.D. student doing research on biocomposite systems

Ezatollah Nima Amini for his successful Ph.D. defense and earning a Ph.D. in Forest Resources with a concentration in Bioproducts Engineering Dr. Mehdi congratulated his student Ezatollah Nima Amini for his successful Ph.D. defense and earning a Ph.D. in Forest Resources with a concentration in Bioproducts Engineering! His work was focused on binder applications of […]

UMaine, East Millinocket get $1.25M for forest-industry development

Maine Biz and UMaine News about nanocellulose plant in East Millinocket

FBRI Director Pendse on the news about the beginning of the wood to jet fuel research

News Center Maine, NBC TV story about the wood to jet fuel research Post from UMaine News: News Center Maine speaks with Pendse about wood-based biofuel manufacturing May 21, 2019 News Center Maine spoke with Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute and a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, about […]

Maine Forest Products Council’s Project Learning Tree Coordinator brings students for engineering tours

Pat Maloney coordinated 40 students from Lee Academy, Katahdin School, and Southern Aroostook schools for an engineering day at UMaine campus. Students get hands-on tour of how engineering leads to wind turbines, composites, pulp and paper, and more

Dr. Doug Gardner is the winner of the Distiguished Educator Award 2018 from the Society of Wood Science and Technology

Dr. Douglas Gardner is the recipient of 2018 Distinguished Educator Award from the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST). He received the award at the SWST Convention in Nagoya, Japan, which was held November 5-9, 2018. Dr. Gardner is one of the faculty members working with FBRI. He is also a member of the […]

ND Paper LLC’s purchase Old Town Paper mill (Home of FBRI Research Technology Center) to be reopened in early 2019

Several news media covered the story. FBRI dircetor Dr. Hemant Pendse was interviewed by the local WABI 5 TV station: Old Town mill to be re-opened in early 2019 Full interview video is at: https://www.wabi.tv/video/?vid=497060621

Forest Opportunity Roadmap (FOR)/Maine announces of an Action Plan to grow Maine’s forest industry

A coalition working to boost Maine’s forest economy announced its action plan at the University of Maine on Sept. 25. Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/Maine), a coalition working to diversify the state’s wood products businesses, attract capital investments, and develop greater economic prosperity for communities impacted by recent mill closures, announced a plan to grow Maine’s […]

Cellulose nanomaterials derived from wood pulp for recyclable packaging – research by Professor Doug Bousfield in the news

BDN cites research by Bousfield in report on recycling August 13, 2018 The Bangor Daily News cited research by Douglas Bousfield, a professor and the graduate coordinator of chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, in a report on the rising cost of recycling in Maine, resulting from actions taken by China. Beginning Jan. […]

A study from UMaine chemical engineers and economists shows furfural derivatives a way to make renewable fuel production financially appealing

UMaine News Story about the research Biomass and Bioenergy Volume 115, August 2018, Pages 56-63

FBRI faculty and REU participants are heading for a week long trip to the University of Concepción-UDT, Chile

University of Maine professors, Dr. David Neivandt and Dr. Douglas Gardner with Tracy Vassiliev, a science teacher from the Doughty Middle school, Bangor have been collaborating with the University of Concepción-UDT, Chile under the Reseach Experience for the Undergradutes (REU) program. The participating undergradutes came from different states and have been working on their interested […]