Tag Archives: WIsconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology

Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology Receives Research Grant

The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology was recently awarded a federal grant of $499,965 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for the purpose of conducting studies on the residual pieces from crops, and turning the waste into useable household chemicals. Out of 170 grant applications; the institute was selected along with approximately 20 other organizations. The grant will span over ... Read More »

Research Project to Tap Health Benefits of Grapes

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point research project may uncover the secret to producing a food supplement from grapes. Resveratrol, an antioxidant believed to provide several health benefits like the ability to lower cholesterol, is found in high quantities in grapes. Paul Fowler, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology, became interested in the idea in 2013 and said the market ... Read More »

UWSP’s Cross-Campus Connection Receives National Attention

A cross-campus relationship, now garnering national attention, has benefited paper science, engineering and art students with the production of specialty art paper. Four years ago, art students were still paying $5 per sheet of art paper shipped from France for drawing, painting and printing. The paper was so expensive that it made students afraid of making mistakes. Meanwhile, students from the ... Read More »

WIST and Integrated Paper Services Reach Understanding

​”The agreement is between the Wisconsin Institute of Sustainable Technology (WIST) or essentially the university, and Integrated Paper Services, Inc. (IPS) to jointly market and operate services to the paper industry using the pilot paper machine and associated equipment with that machine,” said Paul Fowler, executive director of WIST. According to www.IPStesting. com, “Integrated Paper Services, Inc. is an independent ... Read More »

Legos® of the Future

A few weeks ago in a Forest Entomology lecture my mind was blown when I learned that trees communicate stress with allelochemicals. And now that I had finally come back to reality – POW! Mind blown again! This time it was a conversation with Erik Singsaas, research director for the Wisconsin Institute of Sustainable Technology (WIST) and associate professor at ... Read More »