Engineering

UMaine Composites Center to host 300 students for STEM challenges

The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center will host the Windstorm Challenge and the 8th Annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge for middle- and high-school students May 20. Winning team members of both competitions will be offered internships at the UMaine Composites Center valued at more than $20,000, contingent upon enrollment at the university. […]

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One of UMaine’s largest graduating classes urged to embrace a diverse world

Editor’s note: Story updated May 15. Nearly 1,800 graduates — one of the largest classes in University of Maine history — and more than 11,000 guests attended the 214th Commencement ceremonies at the state’s flagship campus May 14. Commencement speaker United States Ambassador Pamela White received a standing ovation for her address focused on the […]

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Family to move into house renovated by UMaine students, WABI reports

WABI (Channel 5) reported a family will soon move into a Bradley home that was renovated through Habitat for Humanity. Students from the University of Maine and Eastern Maine Community College were among the volunteers that helped restore the three-bedroom home and garage, according to the report. “It’s been a great team-building exercise and a […]

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Advanced Structures and Composites Center to host two STEM competitions May 20

The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center will host two middle- and high-school level STEM competitions May 20. More than 250 Maine students are expected to participate in either the Windstorm Challenge or Maine Wind Blade Challenge. The Windstorm Challenge engages students in floating offshore wind technology, innovation and business. The competition, which […]

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BDN publishes feature on Hill

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Richard “Dick” Hill, a University of Maine professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, for a feature article about his accomplishments and legacy. The 97-year-old has been the “voice of energy alternatives for two generations of Mainers” by not only teaching at UMaine, but also working as an energy consultant to industry […]

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Mainebiz reports on new lab unveiled by UMaine, Kepware Technologies

Mainebiz reported the University of Maine and Portland-based Kepware Technologies unveiled the Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory in Barrows Hall on Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new lab will offer hands-on classes through the university’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering by providing students with hardware and software development tools to design and […]

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Winthrop company finalist in NFL’s Head Health Challenge, MPBN reports

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported Winthrop-based company Alba-Technic has advanced to the second round of competition to develop new shock absorbing materials to save lives. The company is one of five winners out of more than 100 applicants of the Head Health Challenge, a collaboration of the NFL and other entities to try and […]

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Kepware unveils undergraduate laboratory at the University of Maine

The University of Maine and Kepware Technologies, a software development company based in Portland, Maine, unveiled the Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory in Barrows Hall for hands-on classes in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) on May 3. The Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory Fund is held at the University of […]

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Mechanical engineering technology students to present capstones May 4

About 50 University of Maine students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program will present their capstone design projects on Maine Day. From 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, students in a senior design course taught by MET professors Brett Ellis and Keith Berube will showcase their final projects in the Machine Tool Lab, Room […]

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