About the department
The Department of Plastics & Packaging Engineering, in the College of Engineering & Technology, has 28 faculty and teaches across 2 subject areas. An injection-molding and extrusion lab, a polymer characterization lab, and a distribution-testing lab with shock, vibration, and compression equipment support the programs.
Degrees and programs
Concentrations, minors, and certificates connected to the department are listed on each program page and in the full program list.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Ackerman | Professor | injection molding and process optimization; mold and product design |
| Isaac Carrasco | Teaching Professor | polymer characterization; sustainable polymers and recycling |
| Everett Sundqvist | Associate Professor | composites; barrier materials |
| Malik Devereaux | Professor of Practice | distribution packaging and testing; rheology |
| Grace Nakamura | Assistant Professor | food and pharmaceutical packaging; extrusion and compounding |
| Amara Adebayo | Professor | injection molding and process optimization; mold and product design |
| Colin Nguyen | Teaching Professor | polymer characterization; sustainable polymers and recycling |
| Devon Brenner | Associate Professor | composites; barrier materials |
| Mei Cruz | Professor of Practice | distribution packaging and testing; rheology |
| Priya Yoon | Assistant Professor | food and pharmaceutical packaging; extrusion and compounding |
| Peter Antonelli | Professor | injection molding and process optimization; mold and product design |
| Simon Whitfield | Teaching Professor | polymer characterization; sustainable polymers and recycling |
| Sofia Vasquez | Associate Professor | composites; barrier materials |
| Elena Kowalczyk | Professor of Practice | distribution packaging and testing; rheology |
| Ravi Marchetti | Assistant Professor | food and pharmaceutical packaging; extrusion and compounding |
| Gustav Sato | Professor | injection molding and process optimization; mold and product design |
| Ingrid Ibarra | Teaching Professor | polymer characterization; sustainable polymers and recycling |
| Nadia Salazar | Associate Professor | composites; barrier materials |
| Emmett Groves | Professor of Practice | distribution packaging and testing; rheology |
| Hector Molnar | Assistant Professor | food and pharmaceutical packaging; extrusion and compounding |
| Yuki Okafor | Professor | injection molding and process optimization; mold and product design |
| Rosa Halvorsen | Teaching Professor | polymer characterization; sustainable polymers and recycling |
| Bruno Petrov | Associate Professor | composites; barrier materials |
| Tomas Aluko | Professor of Practice | distribution packaging and testing; rheology |
| Anton Kaur | Assistant Professor | food and pharmaceutical packaging; extrusion and compounding |
| Hannah Larsen | Professor | injection molding and process optimization; mold and product design |
| Isaac Bergström | Teaching Professor | polymer characterization; sustainable polymers and recycling |
| Everett Ferris | Associate Professor | composites; barrier materials |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.