Research at UMaine CBE

The faculty at UMaine CBE have a wide range of expertise that spans from fundamental research to industry-driven partnerships. See the departmental research thrusts below and the faculty that have active projects in that area.




Biomass Processing & Biorefining


Biomedical Optics/Biophotonics



Catalysis & Reaction Engineering


Computational Modeling & Radiomics



Engineering Education



Process Simulation, Economics and Life Cycle Analysis




Tissue Microenvironments





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