New Virginia Tech Student Chapter for TAPPI

A new TAPPI student chapter has been formed at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., USA. TAPPI student chapters are located on many college campuses that have curricula relevant to the forestry and pulp and paper industries. They offer students an opportunity to meet their peers, interact with future employers, tour facilities, and advance their knowledge of the industry.

"Our packaging program has really taken off over the past two years and the number of students declaring a major or minor in packaging science has surged to new levels," notes Young T. Kim, assistant professor of Practice, Packaging Systems, and Design, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech. "Two years ago we only had a handful of students in the department, so we are very excited about the level of interest we now have in our programs. Packaging is a major industry and employer and our packaging science program will result in many new scientists and engineers considering the packaging industry as a career."

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), a land grant university, offers 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and has more than 32,000 students. The Packaging Science program offers several options including a major and minor covering packaging systems and design.

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