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Sustainable Biomaterials provides hands-on learning and career ready degrees

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    The Sustainable Biomaterials major examines the lifecycle of materials with a focus on renewable resources such as wood and biopolymers. Sustainable and renewable products made with biomaterials and wood products such as hardwood, bamboo, hemp, and wood pulp, are the foundational renewable materials which are processed in a wide variety of ways to make products that increase sustainability and reduce waste.

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    Packaging is a major segment of any economy where goods must be transported. Packaging Systems and Design looks at shipping from a safety standpoint, a marketing perspective, and focuses on the sustainability of reducing the waste stream with products that are both made from recyclable materials and easily reclaimed as recyclable, or others that biodegrade with no harm to the environment.

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    The Sustainable Systems Science (S3) major examines the lifecycle of materials with a focus on renewable resources such as wood and biopolymers. Sustainable and renewable products made with biomaterials and wood products such as hardwood, bamboo, hemp, and wood pulp, are the foundational renewable materials which are processed in a wide variety of ways to make products that increase sustainability and reduce waste.

The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials is tackling one of the biggest problems facing society: How do we create a more sustainable future?

We offer two degrees to finding that answer: Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging Systems and Design.

Sustainability is the foundation of the department. All aspects of the classwork and research return to the basic mission and guiding purpose: creating a better world by preserving natural resources, reducing the waste stream, and decreasing energy consumption.

The shared goals of the degrees include:

  • Use of material made from bioengineered material such as wood-based polymers
  • Use of recycled material
  • Reduction of the waste stream
  • Increased durability of products
  • Meeting the needs of society in the areas of specialization

Learn more about our minors

Sustainable biomaterials

Acquire the hands-on experience and knowledge needed to design and build innovative and sustainable products, buildings, and other renewable materials while minimizing waste.

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Contact: Maggie Johnson

Packaging systems and design

Discover how sustainable, green packaging can eliminate waste and pollution in the environment, how packaging design enhances products, and how smart materials are used in food and drug packaging to improve safety and quality.

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Contact: Maggie Johnson