Engineering

Jain Research Noted on Website

The website Environmental Research Web posted information about research done by UMaine engineer Shaleen Jain and a former UMaine graduate student. Jain, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, researched the the impact of past typhoons on the Korean peninsula, providing climate risk analysis to help officials make informed decisions about how and there […]

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Offshore Wind Project in Working Waterfront Story

UMaine’s deepwater offshore wind power research was mentioned in a Working Waterfront story about the issue. The story noted UMaine’s Offshore Wind Energy Laboratory, which is based at the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus, is collaborating with industry partners on on new tools for offshore wind turbine construction and siting. Elizabeth Viselli, […]

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Newspaper Article on Engineering Program in Brunswick

A new engineering partnership between UMaine and Southern Maine Community College was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News story about new uses for the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. The partnership will be based at the Brunswick facility and will offer seamless educational opportunities, starting with an associate degree and leading to both a baccalaureate […]

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Farley quoted in magazine story

Jonathan Farley of the UMaine Computing and Information Science faculty was quoted in PE Magazine story,“Screen Play: Can engineering score by landing a bigger role in movies and on TV?”  PE Magazine is produced by the National Society of Professional Engineers.  The story looks at ways “an expanded pop culture presence for engineering can be […]

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UMaine Biofuel Research Noted in Huffington Post Comments

UMaine engineer Clay Wheeler’s biofuel research was mentioned in the comments section of a Huffington Post’s Green blog post about the BP oil spill. Wheeler has been transforming forest residues and other waste materials into hydrocarbon fuel oil. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

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Dagher in Podcast About Offshore Wind

Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was interviewed by Sustainable Business Weekly, which claims to be the world’s largest sustainable business podcast. Dagher discussed the DeepCwind initiative which seeks to harness wind power in the deep waters of the Gulf of Maine. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

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TV Report on Cellulose Nanofibrils Plant

Bangor’s WVII television station had a report on a pilot plant that is in the works at UMaine to make cellulose nanofibrils, a pulp-based super-strong material that could be a replacement for petroleum-based plastic materials. Hemant Pendse, the director of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, said in an interview the pilot plant will allow UMaine […]

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Broadway Website Notes TV Stars’ Honorary UMaine Degrees

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, stars of the hit TV show “MythBusters,” were the subjects of a story on the Broadway World website, which noted both men are honorary members of the UMaine’s Francis Crowe Society, which recognizes UMaine engineering graduates and others have made considerable engineering contributions and honored the profession. Hyneman has an […]

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UMaine’s Dagher Named Chamber of Commerce Award Winner

ORONO, Maine – The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Habib Dagher, the founding director of the University of Maine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has been named the winner of the chamber’s Catherine Lebowitz Award for Public Service.

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