Forest Bioproducts Research Institute

List of presentations at NERM of American Chemical Society 2012

Ph.D. student Alper Kiziltas attended SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) in September 11-13, 2012 to give two talk and present a poster. His work for the automobile industry got lots of interest from industrial people and academia. Before the conference, he submitted his research proposal (Under the Foot to Under the Hood = […]

Professor Doug Gardner has been elected as a Fellow in the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) and will be recognized for this honor at the SWST Annual Meeting in Beijing China on August 28.  Please go to the following link to learn about Professor Gardner that is being distributed at the meeting: Dr. […]

University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute faculty members David Neivandt and Douglas Gardner will accompany 10 undergraduate students from across the country on a weeklong trip to Chile as part of a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program, a 10-week summer research experience based at UMaine and funded by the […]

FBRI faculty and professor of wood science and technology at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites CenterDr. Doug Gardner was interviewed by  Channel 7 (WVII)  about a manufacturing process for composite materials designed to advance the longevity of deck and fence construction materials.  Dr. Gardner and his research colleagues Chris West and Yousoo Han, and a researcher […]

The grand opening of the Technology Research Center on June 18th was a huge success attended by more than 120 participants. They got the opportunity to meet FBRI researchers, faculty, and students and their research demonstration at 6 stations in the research facility. FBRI Director Dr. Pendse welcomed the guests. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, University […]

Sixteen students from 14 universities including University of Puerto Rico, Mc Gill University, Canada, and  UDT, Concepcion, Chile started their 10 week research program in the UMaine campus on June 6th. Participating students were selected from among more than 70 applicants.  More than 20 UMaine faculty and graduate students will be working as mentors  in […]

The 40,000-square-foot facility, located on the grounds of 880 Maine Street, Old Town, Maine, will feature state-of-the-art process control and process information systems. The University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute’s new Technology Research Center (TRC)  will validate, demonstrate and help commercialize developing fuel, chemical and advanced material technologies from forest bioproducts at an industrially […]

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 […]