120
paper engineering Â鶹´«Ã½s
$7 million
in scholarship support awarded
34
corporate partners
$80K
median starting salary
—2021-22 Career Outcomes Report
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Scholarship Support
The PTF offers an unprecedented scholarship program to support Â鶹´«Ã½s entering the most sustainable industry—the paper industry.
Student Engagement
The Paper Technology Foundation and the TAPPI Ts'ai Lun organization facilitate engagement activities to foster your personal and professional development and to create a community for successful career outcomes.
Â鶹´«Ã½ offers 1 of 4 ABET-accredited paper engineering programs in the United States, providing coursework in sustainable fiber-based products and technologies.
Academic Department
The Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering provides curriculum and research experience through coursework.
Paper Technology Foundation
The PTF supports the relationship between the academic department and corporate partners, manages the paper engineering scholarship program, and provides guidance to align the curriculum to industry needs.
WMU Paper Pilot Plant
The WMU Paper Pilot Plant provides workforce and facility solutions for research, product development, and education. They serve Â鶹´«Ã½, the public, and educational communities within the paper and allied industries.
Not only will the scholarships I have received help my progression, they also prove that I am hard-working and very passionate about the paper industry.
—Meegan Heerlyn, paper engineering Â鶹´«Ã½
