Revolution Research awarded funding to develop eco-friendly foam board

Revolution Research, Inc. was awarded funding last week from the Maine Technology Institute and the National Science Foundation to develop eco-friendly fire-retardant and water-resistant thermal insulation foam board.

Nadir Yildirim, president of the company, is a University of Maine Innovation Engineering program graduate and doctoral candidate in forest resources. His spinoff company from the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center was awarded $25,000 by MTI and $22,500 by the NSF.