All summer programs at the University of Maine are cancelled because of the Corona Virus. We will move it to the Summer of 2021.
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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 […]
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Maine Biz and UMaine News about nanocellulose plant in East Millinocket
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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 […]
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Pat Maloney coordinated 40 students from Lee Academy, Katahdin School, and Southern Aroostook schools for an engineering day at UMaine campus. https://maineforest.org/students-get-hands-on-tour-of-how-engineering-leads-to-wind-turbines-composites-pulp-and-paper-and-more/
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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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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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. […]
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UMaine News Story about the research Biomass and Bioenergy Volume 115, August 2018, Pages 56-63
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