REU 2015 participant and Bangor High School graduate Allison Rowe’s research work published in a scholarly journal
Thermal stability of cellulose nanomaterials and their composites with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is investing $3.3 million in FBRI Research
Woody Biomass Conversion to Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Ft. Belvoir, VA: $3.3 million The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will invest $3.3 million to advance wood to jet fuel technology at the Technology Research Center (TRC) of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute at the University of Maine. The technology is based on FBRI’s […]
Read moreFBRI REU students from around the nation went to Chile for International Competition
Local TV station WABI TV 5 covered the 10 REU 2016 students’ research trip to Chile. Please click on the following link for the story: REU 2016 participants at the airport
Read moreFBRI receives over 3 million dollars to study wood to jet fuel technology.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will invest more than $4 million to help diversify and grow the Maine economy, which includes new funds designed to aid the forest sector, announced U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine in a news conference at the University of Maine July […]
Read moreBangor Daily News Editorial Board Strongly Supports FBRI Research
LePage should support biofuels research, not enact pointless ethanol restrictions – Maine news, sports, obituaries, weather – Bangor Daily News
Read moreSenatorsCollins-Klobuchar-King Biomass Amendment Passes Senate
Press Release Biomass Amendment Feb 3 2016 Specifically, the amendment would require the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly ensure that federal policy relating to forest bioenergy is consistent across all departments and agencies and that the full benefits of forest biomass for energy, […]
Read moreFBRI hosts the Bangor Region Leadership Institute on January 7th, 2016
About 30 community members spent a day in the Technology Research Center as part of the Bangor Region Leadership Institute (BRLI). BRLI is an intensive, regionally-oriented leadership development program designed to give potential and emerging leaders the skills, knowledge, and on-going support they need to succeed in the greater Bangor community. It is designed for outstanding […]
Read moreBangor TV covers SELF Program for Girls
Erin Thomas from Fox TV Bangor interviews SELF Participants
Read moreNew Forest Service Expert to be placed in Orono
The USDA Forest Service is working with the University of Maine, through Forest Bioproducts Research institute (FBRI) and Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), to station a new Forest Service expert in Orono, ME. This position is with the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory’s Engineering Composites Science Research Work Unit, and is located in […]
Read moreSustainable Energy Leaders of the Future (SELF) programs get in Maine Campus news
College of Engineering & FBRI offer programs for youth girls at the University of Maine
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