Engineering

UMaine Submits Bid for Floating Wind Turbine Deal, Media Report

The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News were among several news organizations to report on the University of Maine’s submission of a proposal to the state Public Utilities Commission for a long-term contract for an offshore wind energy project. Details of the proposal are confidential, according to a PUC official. Miami Herald, […]

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Clean Technology Report Cited in Mainebiz Article

Mainebiz published an article about clean technology growth in Maine and cited a report released by E2Tech, Maine’s energy and environmental engineering industry group. The report, “The Clean Technology Sector in Maine 2013,” was prepared by Innovation Policyworks and the University of Maine School of Economics. In the Mainebiz article, study co-author Catherine Renault, principal […]

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Author, Research Fellow to Speak About Environmental Security

Elizabeth Chalecki, a nonresident research fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., will give a talk titled “Environmental Security: A Guide to the Issues,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 in 140 Little Hall on the University of Maine campus. Chalecki’s book of the same name focuses on understanding the links between international security […]

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MPBN Interviews Humphrey About College of Engineering, Thornton Academy Partnership

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey about a new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco. The collaboration will allow students from the school’s four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore standing.

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Media Reports on College of Engineering, Thornton Academy Partnership

WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Portland Press Herald were among news organizations to cover the announcement of a new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco. The collaboration will allow students from the school’s four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore […]

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College of Engineering partners with Thornton Academy to enhance STEM education

A new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco will allow students from the school’s rigorous four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore standing. Qualifying students who are eligible for admission will enter with advanced admissions standing with a credit equivalency […]

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Spring 2013 Deans List

Recently the University of Maine recognized 2,033 students for achieving Deans List honors in the Spring 2013 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,716 are from Maine, 254 are from out of state, and 63 are from foreign countries. Listed below are students who received Deans List honors for the 2013 Spring […]

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Thiagarajan speaks to MPBN About Nearly $1M Energy Grant

Krish Thiagarajan, the University of Maine’s Alston D. and Ada Lee Correll Presidential Chair in Energy and mechanical engineering professor, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about a nearly $1 million energy grant from the National Science Foundation that was awarded to the University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy and two partner organizations. The […]

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