A volunteer project by the University of Maine student chapter of Engineers Without Borders — bringing a septic system and safer water to a small Honduran village — has been selected as one of the top three finalists in the 2012 Newman’s Own Foundation Campus Community Service Challenge.
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Three University of Maine-related research projects have received seed grant awards from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI).
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature story about two UMaine students’courtship and a very public proposal. Engineering major Sean Carter of Ellsworth popped the question last week to math graduate student Rachel Rier of Lubec in The Weekly, a supplement to the Bangor Daily News. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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National Entrepreneurship Week events in Maine include several at the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine, such as the annual Junior Achievement Titan Challenge and two sessions for students and others with business ideas to consult with investors and experienced entrepreneurs.
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In a project with the potential to influence energy production, consumption and policy in Maine, 50 homeowners in the Blue Hill area will partner with a local energy-monitoring company and a University of Maine researcher in a year-long study of residential electricity use. The goal is to see whether homeowners adopt energy-conserving strategies once they […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on Saturday’s VEX Robotics Competition Championships, which was sponsored by UMaine’s College of Engineering. Dana Humphrey, dean of the college, told the BDN students in the competition are doing things that are fun while trying to solve a problem. UMaine junior engineering major David Hart, who directed the competition, was […]
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Smart grid research by a University of Maine doctoral student is helping grade school educators learn about energy and how to conserve it in their schools and homes.
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An article by University of Maine mechanical engineering professor Mohsen Shahinpoor in a recent issue of the science journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics describes a robotic replica of the carnivorous Venus flytrap Shahinpoor created with nano-sensors and a thin, pliable metal composite material that he invented as part of his ongoing artificial muscle research. Recent articles […]
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An aeronautical engineer whose research focuses on engineering education as well as aerodynamics and energy efficiency has been named director of the University of Maine’s new Brunswick Engineering Program.
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The website Home Toys carried a news release about a new study launched by PowerWise, UMaine and Efficiency Maine, and noted that UMaine’s Nathan Weise, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will be involved. The study will monitor the electricity of 50 homes in the Blue Hill area. Homeowners will track their energy use […]
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