We talk to Abdellah Ajji, Ph.D., who heads the chemical engineering department at Polytechnique Montreal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, […]
Read MoreIndustry 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.
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‘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.
Read MoreAt 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.
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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.
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