Highly Effective Technical Instruction in Plastics Manufacturing, Design and Quality Control
The Plastics Seminars and
Workshops
at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are highly respected throughout the plastics industry as a proven method of gaining both
theoretical and practical information. Offered by the Division of
Continuing Studies and the Department of Plastics Engineering for the
past 30 years, these seminars and workshops provide effective
technical instruction applicable to plastics materials, processes,
design and quality control.
Who
Should Attend
These seminars are targeted to technical and non-technical
audiences, including manufacturers, suppliers and end-users.
Professionals in the areas of production, engineering, design,
packaging, management, purchasing and marketing can benefit from the
programs in this series. More specifically, the appropriate audience
for each seminar can be determined from the program descriptions.
About the University
UMass
Lowell offers degree programs at all levels through the doctorate,
and is one of New England’s largest public educators in the areas of
engineering and science. The University has a well-established
tradition of providing highly trained, innovative professionals for
the region’s high-technology industry. As a comprehensive,
research-driven center for professional education, UMass Lowell
maintains a faculty that is sensitive to the practical needs of
industry and contributes substantially to the region’s economic
development. UMass Lowell's Division of Continuing Studies,
Corporate and Distance Education, a unit within the University that
collaborates with the Plastics Engineering Department to offer the
plastics seminars and onsite training, provides credit courses leading to
undergraduate and graduate degrees.
About UML's Department of Plastics Engineering
UMass Lowell’s Department of Plastics Engineering
was established in 1954 and houses the first accredited undergraduate program in Plastics Engineering
in the United States.
In addition to the bachelor’s degree, the department
offers master’s and doctoral degrees in Plastics Engineering. Staffed
by internationally respected experts and authors of definitive
plastics engineering texts, the department is a unique forum for
discussing contemporary issues in the plastics industry, while
addressing the individual concerns of seminar participants. The
Department currently has 17 full-time faculty, 125 undergraduate
students, nearly 200 graduate students, including 20 Doctor of Engineering candidates.
Location
Located in historic Lowell, half an hour from Boston, UMass Lowell
holds its Plastics Seminars and Workshops on the UMass Lowell North in the
Herbert Ball Engineering Building. All major processes are
represented in our well-equipped plastics processing laboratories.
Most seminars include hands-on experience.
Continuing Studies, Corporate & Distance Education