Engineering

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UMaine’s 2016 Presidential Achievement Award winners

Faculty members in marine sciences, engineering technology and political science have been named recipients of Presidential Achievement Awards, the University of Maine’s top honors. Howard M. “Mac” Gray, professor of construction engineering technology, will receive the 2016 Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award; Neal R. Pettigrew, professor of oceanography, will receive the 2016 Presidential Research and Creative […]

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Media cover 2016 Student Research Symposium

WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine’s 2016 Student Research Symposium. More than 500 undergraduate and graduate students presented their work at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. “It’s our job to take the knowledge that the students and the faculty are producing and apply […]

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Mechanical engineering students to compete in land drone competition

More than 35 mechanical engineering students at the University of Maine will compete in the Mud Season Challenge on April 30 as part of their capstone requirement. The students were tasked with developing and building a fully autonomous land drone that can traverse unstable, muddy terrain to patrol the border between the U.S. and Canada […]

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Alba-Technic, UMaine engineers accept the Head Health Challenge

Inventor and entrepreneur James Ferguson uses his head. And with assistance from University of Maine researchers, he’s creating a material to help other people protect theirs. The founder and CEO of Alba-Technic, LLC in Winthrop, Maine has developed a patented, shock-absorbing material system to shield the brain from injury. Ferguson, a former nuclear power plant […]

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Meet UMaine’s 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students

Eleven undergraduates have been named 2016 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Connor Smart, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School, and the 2016 salutatorian. The Outstanding Graduating Students will receive their degrees at UMaine’s 214th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 14. The other Outstanding Graduating […]

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Alumnus credits Top Gun, Scratchpad Accelerator for success, Press Herald reports

The Portland Press Herald published an article on Cobbler Technologies, a Bangor startup that aims to revolutionize the footwear industry using 3-D printer technology. “Lots of shoe manufacturers use 3-D printers, but only to make prototypes,” said President and CEO Andrew Katon, a 2014 mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Maine. “Ours is designed […]

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2016 Student Research Symposium April 27

The research of more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students will be highlighted in a daylong symposium April 27 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The 2016 UMaine Student Research Symposium will be held from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The free public event is sponsored by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the Center for Undergraduate […]

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Media report on UMaine-created technology heading for space

ValueWalk, Mainebiz and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a wireless leak detection system created by University of Maine researchers that is scheduled to board a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station this summer. The prototype, which was tested in the university’s inflatable lunar habitat and Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab), could lead to […]

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