Engineering

Mainebiz highlights UMaine connection to mass timber potential in Maine

Mainebiz highlighted the relationship of the University of Maine and its Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) to Maine’s industry potential in mass timber. The Maine Mass Timber Advisory Council advises UMaine’s Mass Timber Commercialization Center and serves as a research and development partner with the ASCC to innovate timber lamination and procurement processes, with […]

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News Center highlights UMaine’s rapid testing PFAS sensor research

News Center Maine highlighted research from Sharmila Mukhopadhyay, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, to develop an easy-to-use and low cost sensor that can detect a group of chemicals known as PFAS. “We have taken nano materials which have been attached to these large aerospace grade materials to create robust and reusable […]

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National PEO Scholar Award opportunity available for UMaine doctoral students

The Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) in central Maine, a local nonprofit, is seeking a doctoral scholar from the University of Maine in the final two years of their program to serve as a nominee for the National PEO Scholar Award.  The National PEO Scholar Awards were established in 1991 to provide a substantial one-time, merit-based […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores using robotics in manufacturing

Robots are coming — or in some cases, have come — to Maine but not to destroy civilization like in the movies. They’re here to help, specifically to help Maine manufacturing companies modernize and become more productive. The University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) is helping manufacturers in the state integrate new robotics, such […]

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University of Maine announces spring 2025 Dean’s List 

The University of Maine recognized 3,293 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2025 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,284 are from Maine, 960 are from 43 other states and 49 are from 18 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]

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WGME features alumni founded, Portland based business: KinoTek 

WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) featured a technology business co-founded by two University of Maine alumni, Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G). KinoTek has developed a digital movement analysis platform that delivers insights into a person’s whole body movements. It was incubated at the Foster Center for Innovation and developed with support from […]

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Ippolito discusses AI in education with Spectrum

Following the second annual Maine AI conference hosted by the University of Maine, Spectrum News interviewed conference panelist Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at UMaine. “We also work with students and faculty to say ‘Hey, what’s an appropriate use of the tool, and what’s inappropriate?’ And is it possible to outsource to the AI […]

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Media highlight Maine AI Conference

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and a Portland Press Herald op-ed highlighted the second annual Maine AI Conference hosted at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts on Friday, June 13.

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Maine Monitor features study on rumble strips for rural roads

In an article titled “In distracting times, rumble strips are saving lives — and money — on rural Maine roads,” The Maine Monitor featured a new study led by University of Maine researchers that provides the most relevant data yet for the effectiveness — and cost-effectiveness — of centerline rumble strips on Maine’s sprawling network […]

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