Coverage from the Penobscot Bay Pilot of the 2024 Owls Head Transportation Museum STEM fest, held April 26-27, featured the work of three University of Maine undergraduate engineering students and instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration specialist David Sturm from the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The four worked together to use an electrostatic generator to […]
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The University of Maine’s 2024 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students will be May 3-4 at Harold Alfond Sports Arena. The Graduate School Commencement begins at 4 p.m. May 3, featuring an address by Stephanie Seguino, professor emerita at the University of Vermont and UMaine alumna. More than 500 graduate students are expected to […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) featured a brief segment on senior capstone projects from computer science and new media students at the University of Maine on Friday, April 26. Students presented and displayed their year-long projects on the last day of classes at the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center. This year’s projects for computing […]
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WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and Maine Public covered the unveiling event at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center for the world’s largest 3D printer. The U.S. Sun, Tech Times, Interesting Engineering, Popular Science, BBC and the Associated Press also covered the unveiling. AP posted both a […]
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University of Maine student Aedan Bryant showed off his Rubik’s Cube solving skills on two segments from WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) ahead of a Rubik’s Cube tournament in Skowhegan. He participated in one segment filmed on campus, and participated in a Q&A hosted at the studio. Bryant participates in competitions around the U.S., ranks […]
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Surpassing its own 2019 Guinness World Record for the largest polymer 3D printer, UMaine unveiled a next-generation printer that is four times larger than its predecessor to catalyze the future of sustainable manufacturing in a number of industries. The new printer, dubbed Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0), was unveiled on April 23 at […]
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WFVX (Fox 22 in Bangor) interviewed University of Maine Process Development Center Director Colleen Walker for a recurring segment that features University of Maine leaders and experts every other week on Friday evenings. Walker discussed innovation, sustainability and how the development center is facilitating both. An ongoing focus of the center, she said, is creating […]
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A story from Courthouse News Service on Maine’s mud season featured an interview with University of Maine associate professor of geotechnical engineering Aaron Gallant. Mud season, known in Maine to last from mid-March through April, is notorious for rutty roads and muddy shoes, but Gallant explains the scientific reasons behind why the season is prevalent […]
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Bangor Daily News highlighted Jiyeon Park of Incheon, South Korea as the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. Park served as a teaching assistant in spring 2023 and has volunteered at various events during her college career, including engineering career fairs and an engineering expo. During her time at […]
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The Wall Street Journal interviewed University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center Director Habib Dagher for a podcast on how the speed and affordability of 3D printing could make it vital to the future of manufacturing. The podcast mentions the bio-based home, a boat, offshore windmill blades and floor systems for high-rise buildings that […]
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