Travis Hunter is a Senior at Penn State-Erie majoring in Plastics Engineering Technology. Hehas had extensive experience with thethermoforming process and is currently complet-ing a project that tests the thermoformability of fourdifferent polymers (HDPE, LDPE, PP and PET)with additives. In an earlier project, he used anepoxy compound to form a mold of a product thatis already on the market and tested the permeabil-ity properties of the thermoformed polymer. Travishad an internship at Emerson Appliance Controlswhere he was able to design a new mold. The Man-ager of Engineering at Emerson indicated thatTravis and his partner, Joshua Sindlinger, were thebest interns he’d worked with in his 35 years withthe company.

Joshua Sindlinger is a Senior at Penn State-Eriemajoring in Plastics Engineering Technology. Hehas had extensive experience with thethermoforming process and is currently complet-ing a project that tests the thermoformability of fourdifferent polymers (HDPE, LDPE, PP and PET)with additives. Josh partnered with his PS-E room-mate Travis Hunter at Emerson Appliance Controls.Josh also worked for Holbrook Tool as an injectionmolding machine operator in the summer of 2000.Upon graduation, he hopes to become a processengineer and then work his way up the corporate ladder.

The SPE Foundation annually presents 15-20 scholarships to full-time undergraduate or graduate students in science, engineering and related disciplines who show interest in pursuing a career in the plastics industry.