Forest Bioproducts Research Institute

As one of the schools participating in the Sustainable Energy Leaders of the Future (SELF) project funded by the Engineering Information Foundation, 15 Eighth grade girls and two teachers from Medway Middle School, Machais visited Technology Research Center (TRC)  in Old Town and UMaine campus. They spent a day learning about the use of Maine […]

Leahy op-ed in Bangor Daily News about Wood banks Following is the BDN link: How wood banks could help Mainers avoid an eat-or-heat dilemma

Chemical Engineering student Nazari Behzad and Forest Resources student Lu Wang were the winners of the graduate student poster awards at the Society of Plastic Engineers Polymer Nanocomposites Conference held at Lehigh University on October 13-15. Poster References are: Nazari, B. and D. Bousfield. 2014. New Applications for Cellulose Nanofibers: Rheological Challenges SPE Polymer Nanocomposites […]

  Tajvidi Talks to WABI About Development of Eco-Friendly Particleboard Mehdi Tajvidi, an assistant professor of renewable nanomaterials at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about research he is involved in to develop eco-friendly particleboard panels with adhesive made of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). Tajvidi is working with several other UMaine researchers — William Gramlich, […]

It is unfortunate that FBRI partner in the biorefinery project closed on August 14, 2014. FBRI’s Technology Research Center located next to the mill will continue the ongoing research on forest bioproducts. Some of the media coverage about the closing could be found in the following links: Old Town Fuel & Fiber closes, leaving 180 […]

  Ten students from 5 high schools of Maine successfully completed the three and a half day program of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Leaders of the Future (SELF). Participants were given certificate and awards at the luncheon event with invited parents and family. Ms. Carrie Enos, President of  the Pulp and Paper Foundation was […]

    FBRI research on wood to jet fuel project reached an important milestone   UMaine research on the wood to jet fuel project reached an important milestone in early October.  A one liter sample of the kerosene fraction of the hydrotreated UMaine TDO oil was tested by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Ohio. […]

  Maine Tree Foundation Executive Director Sherry Huber along with 10 board members toured the Technology Research Center on September 24th. TRC Manager Amy Luce gave the tour of the research facility and  FBRI Director Hemant Pendse gave a small presentation about the research and the facility after the tour.  The visitors also participated in […]

On October 9th, the Maine Development Foundation will be bringing the new Leadership Maine (about 45 business and non-profit leaders) class and their new Education Leaders (about 30 K-12 school administrators) class to UMaine to learn more about our role in the state in economic development, workforce development and K-12 outreach. As in the past, […]