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SUSAN E. SELKE, PH.D., ACTING & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Phone: (517) 353-4891
E-mail: sselke@msu.edu

 

 

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1984
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1981
B.S. Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1968

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

July 2007 to Present  Acting Director, Michigan State University, School of Packaging
November 2006 to Present  Associate Director, Michigan State University, School of Packaging

April 2004 - October 2004

Interim Director, Michigan State University, School of Packaging

1995 - present

Professor, Michigan State University, School of Packaging

1989 - 1995

Associate Professor, Michigan State University, School of Packaging

1984 - 1989

Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, School of Packaging

1983

Instructor, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Iowa

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

Plastics Packaging, Packaging & the Environment, Polymeric Packaging Materials, and Stability & Recyclability of Packaging Materials, Analytical Solutions to Packaging Design, (PKG 323, 370, 827, and 875, 985).

RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Plastics and packaging
  • Solubility and Environmental issues
  • Plastics recycling
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Child-resistant packaging
  • Tamper-evident packaging
  • Plastic/wood fiber composites
  • Effects of environmental exposure on materials
  • Pharmaceutical packaging

 

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