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pantryslutMichigan State University 2012 Distinguished Faculty Award recipients
Susan Selke | School of Packaging, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Susan Selke is one of the world's leading scholars in the area of sustainability, packaging materials and the end-of-life scenario of packaging. She has provided expert guidance in the area of nanotechnology, packaging and sustainability throughout the United States and abroad. As a result of her sustained efforts, Selke has been recognized and sought as an expert by governmental agencies, trade associations and nonprofit organizations.
Selke's service to MSU and its students is equally impressive. She led the School of Packaging’s efforts to develop the world's first, and only, Ph.D. program in packaging as well as the first online master's degree. Serving as the program's graduate adviser for more than 22 years, Selke is renowned for her open door policy and is regularly sought for guidance of all types. She has served 40 thesis M.S. graduates and 10 Ph.D. graduates as major professor; several of these students are now faculty members in packaging programs in the United States and overseas.
Selke's research has focused on creating alternative packaging materials that have a small environmental footprint; her early work in polymer degradation and packaging waste continues to provide foundational knowledge for those currently working in this area. Her input on the topic of nanotechnology has been sought by the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Outside of the US, she has provided recommendations to the city of Toronto in regard to the long-term implications of various recycling systems. Her research has been funded for more than $2.5 million from a diverse portfolio of funders, including the NSF, the USDA and several companies within the Fortune 500. Over the course of her career, she has authored 10 books and more than 150 publications. Two of her textbooks, "Packaging and the Environment" and "Plastic Packaging," have been translated into Chinese and German and are used in classrooms and laboratories worldwide.
http://news.msu.edu/staff-faculty/content/dfa2012.php#Selke
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Susan Selke | School of Packaging, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Susan Selke is one of the world's leading scholars in the area of sustainability, packaging materials and the end-of-life scenario of packaging. She has provided expert guidance in the area of nanotechnology, packaging and sustainability throughout the United States and abroad. As a result of her sustained efforts, Selke has been recognized and sought as an expert by governmental agencies, trade associations and nonprofit organizations.
Selke's service to MSU and its students is equally impressive. She led the School of Packaging’s efforts to develop the world's first, and only, Ph.D. program in packaging as well as the first online master's degree. Serving as the program's graduate adviser for more than 22 years, Selke is renowned for her open door policy and is regularly sought for guidance of all types. She has served 40 thesis M.S. graduates and 10 Ph.D. graduates as major professor; several of these students are now faculty members in packaging programs in the United States and overseas.
Selke's research has focused on creating alternative packaging materials that have a small environmental footprint; her early work in polymer degradation and packaging waste continues to provide foundational knowledge for those currently working in this area. Her input on the topic of nanotechnology has been sought by the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Outside of the US, she has provided recommendations to the city of Toronto in regard to the long-term implications of various recycling systems. Her research has been funded for more than $2.5 million from a diverse portfolio of funders, including the NSF, the USDA and several companies within the Fortune 500. Over the course of her career, she has authored 10 books and more than 150 publications. Two of her textbooks, "Packaging and the Environment" and "Plastic Packaging," have been translated into Chinese and German and are used in classrooms and laboratories worldwide.
http://news.msu.edu/staff-faculty/content/dfa2012.php#Selke
If you click the link you get to see a photo, too. Any family resemblance?
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Date: 2012-02-18 12:27 am (UTC)