Engineering

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Howell receives communication prize from international society

The International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CATES) gave Caitlin Howell, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, its 2023 Communication Prize. According to CATES, “the prize is awarded to the most outstanding audiovisual communication of excellence and innovation in technological sciences or engineering.” Howell won the prize with […]

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Top five UMaine news stories from 2023 

The past year has been a busy one for the University of Maine, and with the non-stop activity came numerous stories of student and faculty success, innovation, research with local and global impacts and exciting new services and facilities. As we look forward to 2024 and another year of accomplishments from and additions to the […]

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Mainebiz highlights UMaine role in developing high-tech composite shipping containers

Mainebiz noted that the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) conducted research and development with Georgia Tech Research Institute that resulted in the creation of high-tech shipping containers, now manufactured by Global Secure Shipping. The company is an Old Town-based startup and spin-off from UMaine that continues to collaborate with its researchers. […]

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Dvorak explains why not to turn off furnaces at night with BDN

David Dvorak, professor of mechanical engineering technology at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about why homeowners shouldn’t turn their furnaces off at night to conserve fuel and reduce heating costs. “In Maine if you turn off your furnace overnight you have to worry about stuff freezing, like your pipes,” said […]

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Media highlight UMaine collaboration in launching wave energy converter

Markets Insider, Yahoo! Finance, WABI (Channel 5), Ocean News and Technology, Offshore Energy, Style Magazine and many other outlets highlighted the support provided by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center in developing  Oscilla Power’s prototype wave energy converter, which was recently deployed in Castine Harbor. The ASCC was charged with the structural […]

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BioHome3D meets year one sustainability, strength and durability goals

BioHome3D, the first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in the world, proves to be a viable solution to the growing housing crisis after one year of outdoor testing.  Printed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), BioHome3D is a 600-square-foot home that was designed to meet Maine State Affordable Housing requirements. It […]

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BioHome3D highlighted by Business Insider

In a story about a 3D-printed tiny house developed at the Woodbury University School of Architecture, Business Insider highlighted the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials.

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BDN interviews Dagher about challenges to offshore wind development 

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, about the challenges to offshore wind development, including supply chain issues and upfront costs. “You save money in the long run, and it’s a major opportunity to decarbonize our economy,” Dagher said.

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UMaine ranked among top institutions nationally in 2024 college guides

The University of Maine has once again been ranked among the best higher education institutions nationwide in multiple annual college guides. In the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges, UMaine was featured in a list of top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking research and offering a full range of undergraduate, master’s and […]

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