Waltham, Massachusetts, United States · On-site
Role: Paid Materials Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Intern Location: Waltham, MA Part or Full Time: 20- 40 hours per week, starting September 2026 On-Site: No virtual work is available. Local candidates only. About Folia…
Skills: Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Laboratory R&D, Analytical Testing, Sample Preparation
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States • On-site
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Perform materials chemistry testing, analysis, and qualification for novel coating materials. Document findings and maintain reports to support the Quality Management System.
Requires a degree or current pursuit of a degree in chemical engineering, renewable materials chemistry, or a related scientific field. Experience in laboratory settings and cellulosic materials is preferred.
Role: Paid Materials Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Intern
Location: Waltham, MA
Part or Full Time: 20- 40 hours per week, starting September 2026
On-Site: No virtual work is available. Local candidates only.
About Folia: Folia Materials is an award-winning cleantech using advanced paper coating technology as our platform super material. Folia’s POU Water Filters are on-sale at 2,500 grocers in Bangladesh. Folia’s paper microwave susceptors provide superior microwave foods and sustainability. We are looking for individuals who take the initiative - in their work and community - to be a part of our success story.
Are you a current student seeking an internship - versed in renewable materials/ paper/chemical engineering? Looking to build cutting-edge technical skills and lab work experience? We encourage you to read more and apply for this exciting opportunity.
Overview:
This role performs materials chemistry testing, analysis, qualification, documentation and deployment efforts for Folia Material’s breakthrough technology.
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Folia Materials: advanced materials inside mass market products
Folis is making a safer, cleaner, and healthier world. Our patent-pending silver coating for paper adds anti-viral, anti-microbial, or other advanced functionality to products for pennies. That’s possible because our patented process mass produces advanced paper at the lowest cost possible by using commodity inputs and standard machinery requiring no CapEx. Product lines: 1. Folia PPE’s anti-viral paper coating makes face masks anti-viral Anti-viral face masks using our anti-viral coating to make a paper outer layer for face masks. FDA approval is pending for our anti-viral 3-ply face masks at $1 MSRP. 2. Folia Packaging: the future of packaging: paper, not plastic, in stealth development with a Fortune 200 food company. 3. Folia Water: the world's first water filter for pennies, not dollars, a mass market grocery staple for South Asia Mission: universal access to clean drinking water The Folia Water Filter is a 20 cent - 20 liter antimicrobial paper water purifier that is the world's first-ever water filter with grocery store pricing. We are creating a new $10B sub-category. Our Unilever-sponsored Bangladesh sales pilot had a 48% repeat purchase rate.
Offices: Boston, MA 01801, US · Dhaka, Dhaka N/A, BD
Folia Materials: advanced materials inside mass market products
Folis is making a safer, cleaner, and healthier world. Our patent-pending silver coating for paper adds anti-viral, anti-microbial, or other advanced functionality to products for pennies. That’s possible because our patented process mass produces advanced paper at the lowest cost possible by using commodity inputs and standard machinery requiring no CapEx. Product lines: 1. Folia PPE’s anti-viral paper coating makes face masks anti-viral Anti-viral face masks using our anti-viral coating to make a paper outer layer for face masks. FDA approval is pending for our anti-viral 3-ply face masks at $1 MSRP. 2. Folia Packaging: the future of packaging: paper, not plastic, in stealth development with a Fortune 200 food company. 3. Folia Water: the world's first water filter for pennies, not dollars, a mass market grocery staple for South Asia Mission: universal access to clean drinking water The Folia Water Filter is a 20 cent - 20 liter antimicrobial paper water purifier that is the world's first-ever water filter with grocery store pricing. We are creating a new $10B sub-category. Our Unilever-sponsored Bangladesh sales pilot had a 48% repeat purchase rate.
Offices: Boston, MA 01801, US · Dhaka, Dhaka N/A, BD
