SMART Institute mentioned in BDN article on Bangor teen
The Bangor Daily News mentioned the University of Maine’s Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) Institute in an article about Paige Brown, a 16-year-old Bangor High School student and program participant. Brown also delivered the keynote address at the three-day program that focused on creating innovative solutions to environmental problems related to stormwater management. Brown is the winner of the Maine Stockholm Junior Water Prize, a prestigious youth award for a water-related science project, and will represent Maine at this year’s national competition in Washington, D.C. Mohamad Musavi, associate dean of engineering at UMaine and one of the program’s organizers, spoke to the BDN about SMART. He said students in the program are expected to take what they learn back to their communities to continue studying stormwater issues and work with officials. “This is not like any other camp. This is just the beginning of the process for these students, and they’re going to be engaged in this for the entire year,” Musavi said.