Innovation and Economic Development

Materials Science & Engineering

The common supply-chain bottleneck in all emerging technologies are new materials for devices such as sensors, catalysts, electronics, batteries, cyber-physical interfaces, health and climate/environment monitoring. Recent Federal and State initiatives to boost US self-reliance in these technologies are driving new investment and job growth in every state across the nation, including Maine. An essential requirement […]

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Materials Science & Engineering (Interdisciplinary Ph.D.)

The graduate concentration in Materials Science and Engineering has an associated interdisciplinary faculty group comprising faculty and researchers from multiple research centers and institutes as well as three academic colleges. This interdisciplinary offering provides IPh.D. students an opportunity to develop high-demand skills related to the design, fabrication, and utilization of materials across a variety of […]

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Innovation Engineering

The Graduate Certificate in Innovation Engineering gives students a complete array of tools and a systematic approach to creating, communicating, and commercializing ideas in response to problems and opportunities in any field; they also learn how to lead the process of innovating within organizations—businesses, nonprofits, governments, educational institutions, arts organizations, etc. Graduate students in any […]

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