{"492621":{"#nid":"492621","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute receives $1 million grant","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation Inc. and the Georgia Tech Foundation Inc. have announced a $1 million grant to establish the Institute of Paper Chemistry Legacy Endowment Fund.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fund is being established in recognition of the Institute of Paper Chemistry\u2019s \u0026nbsp;(IPC) educational and leadership legacy and will be maintained as an endowment fund for support of Georgia Tech\u2019s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI). It will be directed to student and faculty initiatives and programs that enhance the mission of RBI as well as advance forest-related industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is not the first large gift from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation (IPCF). In 2014, RBI received a $44 million grant, one of the single largest gifts in Georgia Tech\u2019s history. That endowment currently supports 43 paper science and engineering students who advance the research mission of RBI through their faculty-directed research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJim Ferris, chair of the IPCF, stated that the IPC Legacy Endowment is targeted to place funding right at the interface of Georgia Tech and forest-related manufacturing sites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want the funds generated by this grant to have the best chance of being of value to manufacturing sites,\u201d he said. \u201cThe grant will support the development of new technology that will improve competitiveness of existing or future forest-based industries and will support the development of people at these manufacturing locations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe establishment of this fund further affirms the Institute\u2019s position as a leading driver of the future of the forest bioproducts industry and continues the commitment by the IPCF to strengthen RBI\u2019s hand in developing the next generation of engineers and leaders for the industry, according to RBI Executive Director Norman Marsolan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe IPC Foundation has played a pivotal role not only in the success found on this campus, but that of all who came before us \u2013 more than 85 years of industry leadership and research support,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe primary purpose of the fund is to support faculty and students engaging with the forest-related industries through the RBI. The fund will be used to encourage interaction among industry, students and faculty through programs and events that offer value to forest-related company leadership. The fund will also promote programs that attract undergraduate and graduate students to forest-related industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur members are our partners, providing financial support, but also insight as to what challenges and opportunities the industry is facing today and what the evolution of those will hold for tomorrow,\u201d Marsolan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to strengthen and maintain our existing RBI industry members, but also cultivate new partners, extending our outreach. The benefits extend beyond the companies\u2019 access and any financial contribution RBI receives. Our students receive a tremendous benefit by gaining a unique foothold in the industry and forming a relationship with a company, which many times translates into career opportunities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe IPC \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ewas founded in 1929 in Wisconsin to provide science, technology and education in support of the pulp and paper industry, a rapidly growing sector of the economy whose executives recognized the need for employees specifically trained in the scientific processes of papermaking. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIn 1989, IPC, renamed the Institute of Paper Science \u0026amp; Technology, relocated to Atlanta and merged with Georgia Tech in 2003.\u0026nbsp; The evolution continued in 2014 with an expanded scope of work and research, as well as designation as one of Georgia Tech\u2019s 11 interdisciplinary research institutes, the Renewable Bioproducts Institute. 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