Graduate student Amanda Paine won first place in a Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) poster competition recently held in Houston, Texas.
The competition was part of SPE’s 2015 International Polyolefins Conference. Paine’s winning poster, entitled “Oxygen Scavenging Polymers for Barrier Applications”, showcases her work in improving oxygen barrier properties in polymer packaging. Her research … Read the rest »
Benny Freeman, the Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, will receive the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) International Award, its top honor, recognizing lifetime achievement in the plastics industry.
The award will be presented April 21 during SPE’s annual technical conference Antec 2013 in Cincinnati, … Read the rest »
Benny Freeman, the Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering and chemical engineering professor, has been awarded the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) International Award-the highest honor given by the society.
The award recognizes lifetime achievements in the plastics industry and nominees are acclaimed internationally by their peers for excellence in their fields. … Read the rest »