EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

The Plastics Institute of America has a new web site featuring everything from Scholarship and Research Grant Programs to Training Seminars.

Offered on the site is: A history and background of the Institute, a listing of the 1998-99 Plastics Pioneer Association Scholarship Awards, explanation and application for plastics scholarships, a listing of the dozens of executive-focused seminars and short courses available from the Institute, and training services offered to companies for their plastics technical personnel.

For more information, contact The Plastics Institute of America, Inc., 333 Aiken Street, Lowell, MA 01854-3686, 978-934-3130, FAX 978-459-9420, E-mail: PIA@UML.EDU, Web: www.eng.uml.edu/-PIA.