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Regional Materials and Manufacturing Network
(RM2N) and UW-Stevens Point
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Why UW-Stevens Point joined RM2N
• Strong program in physical and natural sciences with a tradition of faculty-student collaborative research
• Paper Science and Engineering program- students are prepared for an engineering career in
industries important to Wisconsin
- approved for a Chemical Engineering program
• Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST)• $13 million in grants; 34 paper and pulp mills served
through research and laboratory services
Paper Science and Engineering
Fastest student run paper machine in the world!
Pilot coating and laminating machine – complete pilot line capable of handling, film, foil and paper.
New!
20-inch pilot paper machine and associated plant
Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology Entrepreneurial institute at UW-Stevens Point providing
• Laboratory services include paper testing, paper grade development, pulping and bleaching studies, coating and lamination piloting, and related services that support the paper and packaging industries.
• Analyses such as ion chromatography for carbohydrates, organic acids and alcohols, and our fermentation lab performs experimental trials.
• Research includes biofuels, renewably sourced chemicals from biomass, and value-added uses of agricultural and forestry residuals from processing.
• Educational offerings include papermaking courses, topics in sustainability, and annual conferences.
Questions on WIST facilities and operations:Dr. Paul Fowler
Executive Director, WIST UW-Stevens [email protected]
Materials characterization
Optoelectronics Laboratory – Thermal imaging of working semiconductor devices
Materials characterizationMicromagnetics laboratory specializing in nanoscale studies of magnetic materials – imaging, measurements of magnetization, coercivity.
Bit pattern on a magnetic hard drive
Nanoscale magnetic dots for next generation data storage
For answering questions related to research facilities: Palash BanerjeeDept of Physics & Astronomy, UW-Stevens [email protected]
For answering questions related to undergraduate research activities and capstone projects:
Lisa TheoURSCA Coordinator, UW-Stevens [email protected]
