ORONO — Six teams of UMaine mechanical engineering technology (MET) students will square off for competition Wednesday, April 27, to see which of six distinctive pill-crushing devices work best, as part of an annual Senior Design Competition.
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The Boston Globe ran on Monday a story linking the lobster shell golf balls engineered at UMaine with the revival of the practice of hitting golf balls off of cruise ships, which was banned in around 1988. The Globe story included interviews with UMaine engineering professor Dave Neivandt and UMaine-based Lobster Institute Executive Director Bob […]
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Maine Public Radio broadcast a report about golf balls made from lobster shells, a UMaine innovation that’s getting widespread international news media attention. The story includes comments from Engineering Prof. David Neivandt, his student Alex Cadell and Lobster Institute Executive Director Bob Bayer. The story notes that that those involved with the project envision the […]
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The website Mental Floss is featuring in its Number of the Day section a story about UMaine-engineered lobster shell golf balls. The web post says there were 100,000 golf balls discovered submerged in Scotland’s Loch Ness in 2009, and links that number to the lobster shell golf balls, which are completely biodegradable and designed for […]
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The University of Maine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced winners of this year’s second annual Undergraduate Research & Academic Showcase held last week. Nine awards were made after consideration of more than 50 research projects presented as end-of-the year capstone exhibits or displays. The research represents disciplines from across campus.
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The website Geek.com noted the lobster shell golf ball project that UMaine engineer David Neivandt and student Alex Caddell worked on recently. The golf balls are made discarded lobster shells and are entirely biodegradable. Contact: Kristen Andresen, 207-581-3742
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Several media outlets covered the release Tuesday of “Safer by Design: Businesses Can Replace Toxic Ingredients Through Green Chemistry” at UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation. The report, which was commissioned by the advocacy group Environment Maine, looked at 14 businesses using environmentally friendly green chemistry in their work. Maine Public Radio included comments from […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Kennebec Journal has a story about a firm currently working with UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center which was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute. WindFloat Maine, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Principle Power Inc., received the grant to help fund the development of the company’s WindFloat, […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen, 581-3742 The Huffington Post has on its HuffPost Green website a feature story about the lobster shell golf balls developed by UMaine engineer David Neivandt and his undergraduate student Alex Caddell. The posting said UMaine is the most fitting institute in the world to create the golf balls, which are made of […]
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Contact: Chuck Maguire, (207) 581-2797; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 Gasoline prices have reached or exceeded $4 a gallon in Maine and across the country, leaving many consumers wondering how to cut transportation expenses to cope with rising prices. University of Maine associate professor of mechanical engineering technology, Chuck Maguire, a former engine designer with General […]
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