Forest Bioproducts Research Institute

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, […]

Dr. Jeffrey Benjamin, University of Maine associate professor of forest operations, recently received the Northeastern Loggers’ Association’s 2012 Outstanding Service to the Forest Industry Award at a banquet in Brewer, Maine. NELA President Dennis Allard touted Benjamin’s research on developing woody biomass retention guidelines and his study of innovation of logging operations. The Northeastern Loggers’ […]

Cellulose Nanofiber Pilot Plant Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on April 3, 2013 The university celebrated the opening of its Cellulose Nanofiber Pilot Plant, which is capable of producing up to a ton of nanofiber per day, making it unique in the United States, according to Hemant Pendse, director of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute. The plant was […]

BDN Opinion Section on Biofuel Development by UMaine Professors Biofuels development in Maine: Using trees to oil the wheels of sustainability By Caroline L. Noblet, Mario F. Teisl, Katherine H. Farrow and Jonathan Rubin Posted March 12, 2013, at 3:15 p.m. Courtesy of the University of Maine Paige Case, a chemical engineering undergraduate student at […]

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 […]