Career Focus – FlexPack Voice

Polytechnique Montreal Rooted in Meeting Industry’s Needs

Nov/Dec 2023

We talk to Abdellah Ajji, Ph.D., who heads the chemical engineering department at Polytechnique Montreal.

University of Florida Offers Packaging Engineering Program

Sept/Oct 2023

FlexPack VOICE® profiles colleges, universities, and schools that have developed programs to train people for work in the packaging industry.

Hennepin Provides Real-World Experiences for Students

July/Aug 2023

We talk to Jeff Thorstad, a faculty member at Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota, about the program named Automation Robotics Engineering Technology.

Virginia Tech Develops Master’s Program in Sustainable Packaging

May/June 2023

We talk to Laszlo Horvath, an associate professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, who also serves as director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design.

Students Prepare for Tech Careers

March/April 2023

We talk to Charles Christensen, an instructor at Northwood Technical College in Wisconsin, about the college’s Automated Packaging Systems Technician program.

Iowa State Graduate Program Focuses on Solutions

Jan/Feb 2023

We talk to Keith Vorst, director of the Polymer and Food Protection Consortium at Iowa State University. The consortium is funded by private companies. Vorst received grant funding from federal agencies, as well.

Clemson University Dedicates Program to Flexible Packaging

Nov/Dec 2022

We talk to Robert M. Kimmel, Sc.D, an associate professor at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Kimmel also is director of the packaging science program and director of the Center for Flexible Packaging in the university’s department of food nutrition and packaging sciences.

Washington State University Emphasizes Food Packaging

Sept/Oct 2022

Nationwide, industries have been struggling to find well-trained workers, and the packaging and flexible packaging industries have not been immune. For the rest of this year, FlexPack VOICE® will profile some of the colleges, universities, and schools that have developed programs to train our future workforce. In this edition, we talk to Shyam S. Sablani, […]

Industry Supports Packaging Programs at Stout

July/Aug 2022

Industry leaders look to hire students who are not afraid to jump in and figure things out. Here, we learn about how the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s program is helping.

‘Hands-On’ Experience Guides Rutgers Program

May/June 2022

In this edition, we talk to Martin Golden, adjunct professor in the Rutgers University Packaging Engineering program in New Jersey.

At Cal Poly, Students Learn by Doing

March/April 2022

In this issue, we talk to Jay Singh, professor and packaging program director at the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, and Joongmin Shin, associate professor, industrial technology and packaging.

A Look at The Rochester Institute of Technology

Jan/Feb 2022

In this issue, we talk to Daniel P. Johnson, professor and chair of the department of packaging science, college of engineering technology, at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.