Rafael Auras

Professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University (MSU) researching sustainable packaging systems.

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The SoP is expanding. Exciting times! See the initial plan at https://t.co/O5v43OOtKc, but an opportunity for much more. #msuschoolofpackaging #packaging #education #msu https://t.co/GqHkDvwqHd

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The Michigan State University School of Packaging has opened a new position for an Assistant Professor in Active, Intelligent, and Smart #packaging. Please, distribute this post widely. You can find the full announcement on the fol…https://t.co/FATPcsSNUe https://t.co/SBdhsXEaYs

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Last Week, we had a great time at the 31st IAPRI member's conference in Mumbai, India. It was an excellent opportunity to see the latest #packaging #research about "Responsible Packaging for a Better Future." We have two days and a half of presentations a…https://t.co/y0sqilM6Ry

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Great time at the 31st IAPRI meeting. Time to see many friends and listen to the latest PKG research from around the world. Thank you, SIES, for hosting us. Looking forward to my next trip to Mumbai. https://t.co/RTfZ2Gwuzx

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Thank you very much for the opportunity. It was an excellent opportunity to discuss the new biobased goals and the #research and #technology needs to advance this field. https://t.co/mmN7cv4ML0

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Great week in Brussels to exchange ideas about #sustainablepackaging.

As the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in the EU is moving forward, we must be ready to bring the packaging science community and the facts to keep this conversation route…https://t.co/qUT71kRiyl

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Our latest #review with Anibal Bher and Hanna (Yujung) Cho on "Boosting Degradation of Biodegradable Polymers" has been published as #openaccess on Macromolecular Rapid Communications.
#biodegradable #biodegradablepackaging #compostablepackaging https://t.co/h6ufmamjeX

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Our new article about mapping the class learning outcomes to competency programmatic #learning outcomes to #michiganstateuniversity Learning Goals at the School of Packaging, MSU for the https://t.co/rkBoA7RB9K. curriculum has been…https://t.co/MugXbVwAk7 https://t.co/bJgNBHdxxn

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Dian XU new open access article titled "The effect of alcoholic solutions on the thermomechanical properties of immersed poly(lactic acid) films," has been published. We hope it helps to inform the use #polylactide films and #compo…https://t.co/zvtaqQPKH6 https://t.co/TLQ7ACOXx2

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My colleague Dr. Frederic Debeaufort and I are glad to host the workshop and exchange of ideas about the "Implications of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directives on the creation and adoption of #sustainable #food #packaging systems: a USA-France i…https://t.co/3aF39Q1xJR

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Please, share this with your network. We are looking to welcoming our next colleague. Exciting times at the School of Packaging. https://t.co/FMX9laQapa

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In this latest review article, we provided basic background information about the biodegradation of biodegradable polymers at mesophilic conditions and insights into the abiotic and biotic pathways to degrade the main biodegradable commercial polymers. We…https://t.co/U0O0gubnyX

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If you are interested in the crystallization and thermal properties of stereocomplex polylactide (SC-PLA),  check this new open-source article published with our colleagues at Aarhus University, . #biobased #biobasedmaterials #sus…https://t.co/nRiPyhC8e1 https://t.co/Gcy3O72l2N

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Life Cycle of Sustainable Packaging: from Design to End of Life https://t.co/pUx7tIjm9o

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I am happy to announce that the second edition of our PLA book has been published in print and ebooks at the end of last week. We would like to thank to all the contributors and Wiley for an excellent job. #polylactic acid #PLA #su…https://t.co/I2mMUnHeGY https://t.co/IMrh0F3kcl

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This multidisciplinary project will be a great opportunity for a motivated Ph.D. student to advance the knowledge of packaging circularity working on an excited and unique project.
#opportunity #packaging #project https://t.co/MIa5PyrdZg

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If you are interested in the opportunities that sc-PLA offers for packaging, check out this recent review article that we published in collaboration with Prof. Unalan and her Ph.D. student Qi Chen.
Thank you for this great collaboration and many more to…https://t.co/5W3hHWdZ2W

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If you want to track the construction progress at the School of Packaging, MSU, this link provides an update. https://t.co/R21Py0Tn6P

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Assistant Professor – Wood and Cellulosic-Based Packaging

The School of Packaging at Michigan State University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure track Assistant Professor position focusing on using cellulosic-ba…https://t.co/5f8gAEUHru https://t.co/0EXil9tLqs

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Now available in the USA. 
I am grateful to Drs Selke and Culter for inviting Dr. Rabnawaz and me to be part of this remarkable book, which has been the source of plastic packaging knowledge for many students for more than 20 years.  https://t.co/YO2M4KBrNv