Dagher Comments About Snowe Resignation

In a Portland Press Herald story about reaction to the news of U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s retirement, Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center said Snowe had a wealth of knowledge about the renewable energy industry and spoke with authority on the issues. Snowe was instrumental in helping secure millions in federal funding for deepwater offshore wind initiatives and other research projects at UMaine.

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