Interesting Engineering included Justin Lapp, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, in a list of perspectives from experts on improvements that can be made to solar technology. Solar power is becoming a more effective solution for renewable energy, but needs improvement before entire countries can rely on it over fossil […]
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More than $133,000 for scholarships and construction of the Engineering Education and Design Center has been raised to honor the leadership of University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Susan J. Hunter, according to University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills. The announcement was made May 24 at a tribute dinner for […]
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A report by News Center Maine on combating the effects of the harsh winter on bees quoted Nuri Emanetoglu, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine. A beekeeper from Hampden, Peter Cowin, plans to use the bees that survived the winter to “breed better bees” to survive future Maine winters […]
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Mainebiz published a University of Maine news release to preview a showcase featuring five innovative devices designed as part of the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program at UMaine and presented at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on May 30. MIRTA projects are all related to Maine businesses or industries key to […]
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Five discoveries, including one designed to monitor the health of beehives using radar, were showcased by University of Maine faculty-led teams from the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) May 30 at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on campus. The five MIRTA projects are: A radar-based beehive activity monitor, developed by Nuri Emanetoglu, […]
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Developing a computer model that can provide an accurate, real-time simulation of irregular voice conditions is the focus of a two-year study being led by a University of Maine researcher. Qian Xue, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is leading the project that aims to understand how alterations in vocal fold anatomy affect glottal flow, […]
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A team of students from Spruce Mountain High School won first place in the Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge, and a team from Orono High School won first in the 10th annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on May 18, Turner Publishing reported. More than 350 middle and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge and the Maine Wind Blade Challenge, both held at the University of Maine on May 18. More than 300 middle and high school students from around the state brought their projects, which they had worked on extensively both in and outside of class, to the competitions, […]
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A video about the University of Maine’s SMART INCLUDES program is included in the National Science Foundation’s 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase. The showcase enables more than 200 federally funded projects, transforming the STEM educational landscape, to share short videos of their work. Researchers, practitioners, policymakers and the general public are invited to post […]
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Starting this fall, University of Maine students will be able to apply for the Churchill Scholarship, a prestigious merit-based scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England. Due to a collaborative effort among various campus entities, including the Office of Major Scholarships, UMaine has been added to the list of 112 participating […]
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