Kevin Nelson, senior fellow in Amcor’s Global Core R&D Group, will visit the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on April 8 to deliver a research seminar. The event is hosted by Nebraska Nanoplastics and supported by the university’s Grand Challenges initiative.
The seminar is 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Kiewit Hall, Room A203, and is open to the campus community. Nelson will share insights from more than four decades of experience developing high-barrier flexible packaging solutions and discuss current challenges and innovations at the intersection of material science, sustainability and consumer perception.
Nelson holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and joined the Bemis Company in 1979, which later merged with Amcor. He has since become a leading figure in flexible packaging research, with 25 U.S. patents and four Bemis President’s Awards for Outstanding Technical Achievement. His current research centers on understanding process/material interactions and their effects on final package performance.
The event is part of Nebraska Nanoplastics’ ongoing efforts to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and public engagement around the environmental and health impacts of micro- and nano-plastics. Learn more here.
