Appvion is a global player in the thermal, carbonless, and specialty paper market. This was my first real full-time chemical engineering gig, and I learned an incredible amount! I worked as a co-op for 7 months with the New Business Development Team to research opportunities to improve specialty paper coatings for multiple applications.
With the New Business Development team, I took on projects in high speed and dye-sublimation inkjet printing. This involves analyzing and assisting with paper coating formulations, developing new product performance tests, and supporting production scale trials. This work has led to experience in laboratory make down, rheology testing, electron microscope imaging, XRF analysis, etc.
