The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has received an incentive return from Efficiency Maine under the Maine Advanced Buildings program for energy-efficiency measures incorporated into the design and construction of the new facility last year at the center of the UMaine campus.
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Channel 7 (WVII) on Tuesday covered a visit by Maine’s U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud to UMaine. Michaud toured the Advanced Structures and Composites Center and had lunch with student leaders in the Memorial Union. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A report about a project that includes UMaine research into home energy savings was noted in a Portland Regional Chamber report on the Bangor Daily News website. The project involves Nathan Weise, a UMaine professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a team of students who will collaborate with the Blue Hill-based company PowerWise to […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a report on a project for which Nathan Weise, a UMaine professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a team of students will collaborate with the Blue Hill-based company PowerWise to allow 50 households in the Blue Hill area to track their energy use in both real time and over […]
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The website Nanowerk, which focuses on nanotechnology issues, has a report on the robotic Venus flytrap created by Mohsen Shahinpoor, Richard C. Hill Professor and chair of UMaine’s mechanical engineering department. The robotic Venus flytrap has with nanosensors and a thin, pliable metal composite material that he invented as part of his ongoing artificial muscle […]
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The University of Maine student group Engineers Without Borders-UMaine (EWB-UMaine) was named Sunday the winner of the Newman’s Own Foundation Campus Community Service Challenge, which comes with a top prize of $25,000. The award was announced at America East Conference Basketball Championship tournament in Hartford, Conn.
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Several local media outlets covered Saturday’s Engineering Expo hosted at UMaine. Bangor TV station WABI interviewed College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey, who said the goal of the event, which featured hands-on activities for more than 1,500 school children, is to encourage the next generation of engineers. Victoria Blanchette of the College of Engineering told […]
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In a Portland Press Herald story about reaction to the news of U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s retirement, Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center said Snowe had a wealth of knowledge about the renewable energy industry and spoke with authority on the issues. Snowe was instrumental in helping secure millions in […]
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The Maine Engineers Week Expo will be held Saturday, March 3 at the University of Maine Field House, an annual event that attracts more than 1,500 Maine schoolchildren and adults who’ll see and touch some of the innovative contributions that Maine Engineers make to improve life.
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In a report on hiring needs at construction company Cianbro, company CEO Peter Vigue noted Cianbro has been a leader in hiring UMaine engineering graduates. Cianbro is currently looking to fill 150 positions, including electrical engineers, electrical superintendents, electrical foremen, safety people, estimators and engineers in general. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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