Media cite Dagher, Ferrini-Mundy in coverage of Dirigo Star presentation
WABI (Channel 5) talked with Habib Dagher, Bath Iron Works professor of Structural Engineering and executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine, following the unveiling of a 3-D printed star which will be the centerpiece of Maine’s bicentennial time capsule. The Dirigo Star was printed at ASCC, and presented to the Maine Bicentennial Commission chair during a ceremony at the ASCC. The Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) cited University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and UMaine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy, whose statement acknowledged the role the Penobscot Nation has in Maine’s history and it’s future. Q96.1 FM previewed the ceremony. News Center Maine, Centralmaine.com, Q106.5 FM, The Irregular and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) covered the presentation of the Dirigo Star.