{"479841":{"#nid":"479841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPCF awards $300K grant to PMML","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation (IPCF) has awarded Georgia Tech\u2019s Renewable Bioproducts Institute a grant of $300,000 for its Professional Master\u2019s in Manufacturing Leadership (PMML) program, IPCF President Jim Ferris recently announced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have supported both the concept and the development of the PMML program for several years and are pleased to provide this gift for second-year course development,\u201d Ferris said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe PMML program, designed for working engineers, is a four-quadrant course of study providing advanced education in manufacturing best practices, business acumen, leadership, and forest bioproducts technology.\u0026nbsp; The offerings are a result of a collaborative effort by the colleges of engineering and business. Georgia Tech plans to offer additional industry concentrations in future years, beginning with chemical processing in fall of 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPMML director Christopher Luettgen said Foundation\u2019s support has been critical since the inception of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIndustries are continuing to benefit from the tremendous generosity of the Foundation,\u201d he said. \u201cThis kind of support ensures the exponential growth we anticipate in the coming years and enables Georgia Tech to meet the growing need for online advanced education for working professionals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe support is a fitting legacy for the Foundation, according to Norman Marsolan, RBI executive director, who agrees that Foundation support has been a critical success factor throughout the development of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe PMML program represents innovation in pursuit of the Institute\u2019s mission of developing leaders for the industry. It is a unique hybrid program reflecting today\u2019s needs for bench strength in manufacturing leadership,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIPCF\u2019s early seed money in 2012 provided the financial assurance that enabled the development of the concept, including course development, the funding of professors and the financial backbone of the content production. Without that seed money, the program could not have gotten off the ground.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at Georgia Tech builds on nearly a century of lignocellulosics research at Georgia Tech\u2014one of the nation\u0027s premier science, engineering and public research schools. 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