A tuition variation at the University of Maine and at many other universities was cited in an opinion piece in the University of California, San Diego newspaper, The Guardian about a Florida recommendation that a task force should study whether that state should reduce tuition for strategic areas of interest, including STEM (science, technology, engineering, […]
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Three University of Maine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate students attended and presented at the Northeast Geotechnical Graduate Research Symposium on Oct. 26 at UMass Amherst, with two UMaine students winning awards. UMaine students who participated were Ph.D. student Harold Walton and master of science students Cameron Stuart and Matthew Burns. Walton won […]
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University of Maine professor of mechanical engineering Mick Peterson was interviewed for a Forbes magazine article about horse racing track construction and safety in advance of the Nov. 1–2 Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita Park in California. Peterson works with colleagues Christie Mahaffey, who earned a Ph.D. in engineering at UMaine, and C. Wayne […]
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In a report about improving enrollment at the University of Maine, which is on the agenda for next week’s University of Maine System Board of Trustees meeting, Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed UMaine student David Holomakoff, a Connecticut resident who applied to UMaine to pursue a degree in biological engineering, which he could not find […]
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On Monday, Oct. 29, University of Maine President Paul Ferguson will hold Community Conversation 2.0, his second annual discussion with the UMaine community. The President’s Community Conversation 2.0 will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Wells Conference Center. This year, the President’s Community Conversation is being combined with the annual Employee Breakfast. […]
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WindTECH International has posted on its website a report on a new collaboration with the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the university’s Physical Oceanography Group and NRG Systems Inc., AWS Truepower LLC, and Leosphere SAS to create and deploy laser-based technological equipment off the Maine coast to monitor wind conditions. UMaine […]
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Researchers are working to develop better sensor technology for assessing deepwater offshore conditions.
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The North American Windpower website reported on a new collaboration with the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the university’s Physical Oceanography Group and NRG Systems Inc., AWS Truepower LLC, and Leosphere SAS to create and deploy laser-based technological equipment off the Maine coast to monitor wind conditions. UMaine will design and […]
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University of Maine professor emeritus of mechanical engineering Dick Hill was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) report on the benefits and economic savings potential of heat pump technology. Hill said he expects to save money following his installation of a heat pump, but the pump does have a limited capacity, especially at very cold […]
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The science website PhysOrg.com has posted an article about a collaborative between the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative (USOWC). Called the Offshore WindHub, the partnership brings together resources related to Atlantic coast states and federal activities in policy, technology, economics and siting. The second phase of […]
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