{"id":27,"date":"2010-04-13T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:21:16","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"1405\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1405 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2016\/08\/IMG_2026-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Image of MSTI Participants under a military aircraft. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2016\/08\/IMG_2026-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2016\/08\/IMG_2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2016\/08\/IMG_2026-300x300.jpg 300w, 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Visit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Program Director<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1861\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2024\/05\/ACollamore-June-2020-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Collamore Portrait\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2024\/05\/ACollamore-June-2020-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2024\/05\/ACollamore-June-2020-98x140.jpg 98w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/msti\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/383\/2024\/05\/ACollamore-June-2020.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda Collamore<\/strong><br \/>\nWorkforce Development Manager<br \/>\nAdvanced Structures and Composites Center<br \/>\nUniversity of Maine<br \/>\nOrono, ME 04469<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:amanda.collamore@maine.edu\">amanda.collamore@maine.edu<\/a><br \/>\n207.679.7305<\/p>\n<h2>Participating Faculty, Staff, and Collaborators<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.umaine.edu\/david-sturm\/\">David Sturm<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Instructional Lab &amp; Lecture Demonstration Specialist<br \/>\nPhysics and Astronomy<br \/>\nUniversity of Maine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flybangor.com\/\"><strong>Bangor International Airport<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBangor, Maine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronaut.org\/\"><strong>Challenger Learning Center of Maine<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBangor, Maine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cianbro.com\/\"><strong>Cianbro Corporation<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPittsfield, Maine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colemuseum.org\/\"><strong>Cole Land Transportation Museum<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBangor, Maine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sargent.us\/\"><strong>Sargent Corporation<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nOrono, Maine<\/p>\n<p><a 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