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ISTA Educational Foundation (ISTAEF) Call for Undergraduate Research Proposals
The ISTA Educational Foundation (ISTAEF) is issuing a call for undergraduate research proposals focusing on minimizing product damage throughout distribution and optimizing resource usage through effective package design.

ISTAEF will award two (2) grants of $4,500 each for research to be performed in the Fall of 2022, with the results reported at the 2023 ISTA Forum.

Researchers are encouraged to submit proposals in transit packaging.  While original concepts are welcomed and encouraged, research in the following topics would be of interest as well:
  • Last mile hazards (examples: click-to-cart, drone, grocery delivery to home)
  • Unit load stability - long-duration horizontal acceleration
  • Clamp truck handling
  • Measurement of dynamic and non-vertical compression forces
Stacked vibration (specific example of the topic above)
 

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Published: 05/26/22