Scholarships from the

Society of Plastics Engineers

The Society of Plastics Engineers-South Texas Section provides three scholarship programs through the Polymer Technology Center at Texas A&M University.

The purpose of the Society of Plastics Engineers Scholarship Fund is to provide a few college scholarships to students who have shown a career interest in the plastics industry.

Congratulations to the following students who received Scholarships in 2008:

• Hui Fu - Graduate student majoring in Chemistry with research in "smart" responsive polymers

• Xuele Qi - Graduate student majoring in Mechanical Engineering with research in Optimal Low Cost Insulated Beverage Dispenser Design Using Multinozzle Structual-web Molding Technology

•Brennan Bailey - Undergraduate student majoring in Biomedical Engineering

•Cody A. Schoener - graduate student majoring in Biomedical Engineering, research in: "Biodegradable Inorganic-organic Hydrogel Scaffolds"

•Piyush R. Thakre - graduate student majoring in Material Science, research in: "Processing and Characterization of polymer matrix multi-functional nanocomposites and multi-scale fiber reinforced polymer composite laminates"

•Alexander Morgan Pankonien - Undergraduate student majoring in Aerospace Engineering