Maine’s research and innovation reputation takes a monumental step forward as the state’s public research university earns an R1 Carnegie Classification, UMaine joins the ranks of the nation’s top 146 doctoral research universities engaged in “very high research activity.” Read more…
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News Center Maine reported that the University of Maine’s Process Development Center has a new machine that takes pulp and makes paper plates, bowls and cups. The goal is to eliminate plastics and instead use paper products that serve the same purposes. The machine is the first of its kind at any university in the U.S.
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Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono The University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry. Read more…
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Sign up for the upcoming webinar series “Biobased Materials for Advanced Manufacturing”. This three-part webinar series is presented by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, The University of Maine, and APPTI. The first webinar of the series is on January 28, 2022 at 10am. Visit the APPTI website to register: https://www.appti.org/webinar-series-2022.html
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Research collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UMaine. The Hub & Spoke partnership between the two organizations began in June 2019 with Phase 1 completion on September 2022. The goal of the partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UMaine is to accelerate the advancement of nanocellulose and other forest products composite technology, reduce […]
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The FOR/Maine Coalition has been selected as a finalist in the $1 billion #BuildBackBetter Regional Challenge from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The challenge is assisting communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building local economies that will be resilient to future economic shocks. Our coalition […]
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The project focuses on using Maine forest products and innovative technology to expand the use of wood throughout the state. Watch the News Center Maine video (12/16/2021) for more information.
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This year’s forum was held in-person and virtual for those not able to travel due to Covid-19 restrictions. The agenda for the 2-day event included keynote speakers, Blake Marshall and JoAnn Shatkin, invited guests from other universities and organizations as well as UMaine researchers. Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory presented an update on the […]
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Over 100 guests and speakers converged at the University of Maine in August to learn more about cellulose nanomaterials. Cellulose nanomaterials – or nanocellulose – are of global interest as these materials provide unique properties, are renewable and sustainably sourced. Applications range from paper packaging, composites, coatings, biomedical structures, tissue engineering, cement, food ingredients, drug delivery […]
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The Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) will upgrade its Technology Research Center (TRC) in Old Town and Process Development Center (PDC) in Jenness Hall to bolster ongoing efforts to create new bioproducts, increase production and find uses for woody biomass materials typically considered waste. $4.8M will upgrade Forest Bioproducts Research Institute facilities, bolster bioproduct research
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