Dow Renews University Partnership Initiative
The Dow Chemical Company recently renewed its University Partnership Initiative (UPI) with CMU's Chemical Engineering department. Chemical Engineering Professor and Scott Institute affiliate Nick Sahinidis hopes that this long-term interaction between industry and education will be a model for other companies and universities in the future. The company launched UPI in an effort to advance scientific research and develop the world’s next generation of scientists and leaders in process development, energy, transportation and consumer applications.