The weekly Village Soup has a story about a solar array installed on UMaine’s Barrows Hall building for engineering students to learn about solar power systems. The solar power generated by the array will also provide a small amount of electricity to the building. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Faculty development and diversity specialist Joann Moody will visit UMaine on Tuesday Sept. 13 through Thursday Sept. 15. She will conduct a series of small group sessions involving College of Liberal Arts and Sciences chairs, directors and peer committees on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday she will meet with people in similar roles in the […]
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Jeff Thaler, a UMaine visiting professor of energy policy, law and ethics, was featured in a Maine Sunday Telegram story about TEDxDirigo, a daylong conference held in Portland. TED (technology, entertainment and design) conferences are held all around the world, with the goal of “creating positive change.” Fifteen people, including Thaler and UMaine Prof. Habib […]
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Stephen Bush, an internationally recognized expert on the connection between communication technology and electric power grids, will discuss “Communication for the Smart Grid” at the University of Maine’s Barrows Hall on Thursday Sept. 22. Bush’s presentation, scheduled for 3:15-4:15 p.m., is part of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) seminar, presented by the […]
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The bridge-in-a-backpack technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center was featured in a Bangor Daily News report on the replacement of two bridges in Carrabassett Valley that were recently washed out due to flooding from Hurricane Irene. An official from the Maine Department of Transportation commented that although the DOT has a […]
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The field of nanoscience has shown that the smallest of particles are sometimes the strongest. Research into these infinitesimal objects – whose dimensions range from a few nanometers to less than 100 nanometers; by comparison, a sheet of paper has a thickness of 100,000 nanometers – has also shown these particles are well-suited for use […]
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An Associated Press story that includes details of how UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center will utilize a $3 million federal grant. In the story, which ran in Forbes magazine’s website Habib Dagher, director of the center, is quoted as saying the funding will be used for a lab station, or “cell,” where prototype […]
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The Aiken (South Carolina) Standard reports that UMaine engineering professor Mick Peterson visited the Aiken Training Track, a thoroughbred training facility, in June to assess the track and surface. Peterson is an expert in race track surfaces, using ground penetrating radar and other high-tech assessment equipment.
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The Mainebiz website posted an item about the announcement that UMaine has received a $3 million federal grant to buy equipment for the new deepwater offshore wind research laboratory that is part of the AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The grant will fund the purchase of equipment for structural testing and pilot manufacturing of […]
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Several state and national media outlets had coverage of the news that UMaine has received a $3 million grant from the Economic Development Administration to advance offshore wind-power research and development. The Forbes and Bloomberg Business Week websites both carried an Associated Press version of the story, as did Bangor television station WABI. Contact: Jessica […]
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