The Bangor Daily News published an article about the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at UMaine for a Forest and Bioproducts Research Institute addition at Jenness Hall. The 3,300-square-foot addition will give technical staff room to work with visiting researchers and collaborators. It also will include training areas and videoconferencing facilities. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Testing on UMaine-designed wind turbines at a facility in the Netherlands is nearly complete, according to the website The Engineer. UMaine faculty and student engineers have been testing three different types of turbines at the Marin complex, where the turbines have been subjected to different conditions of wind and waves. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Maine Edge has an article about the Orono Bog Walk, which was founded by Professor Emeritus Ron Davis. The article includes comments from Davis as well as Justin Poland, a bog walk volunteer and associate professor of mechanical engineering at UMaine.
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Channel 5 (WABI) aired coverage Tuesday of the groundbreaking ceremony at UMaine for a Forest and Bioproducts Research Institute addition at Jenness Hall. The 3,300-square-foot addition will give technical staff room to work with visiting researchers and collaborators. It also will include training areas and videoconferencing facilities. Channel 7 (WVII) also covered the event. Contact: […]
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The Weekly newspaper had notices from the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor about programs with UMaine connections. The first, a Space Day open house, was held recently and featured students from UMaine’s College of Engineering who demonstrated wireless robotic sensors. The second took note of the “Connecting Climate to Curriculum” program, which involves scientists in […]
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A Business Week website column about intellectual property noted that UMaine has applied for a patent for the lobster shell golf ball developed by engineer David Neivandt along with student Alex Caddell. Contact: Kristen Andresen, 207-581-3742
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The website Marine Executive has a report about the wind blade testing currently ongoing at the Marin testing facility in the Netherlands. Faculty and student engineers from UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center are testing three types of floating wind turbines in Marin’s wave tank. The findings will help UMaine move forward in its […]
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The Physorg.com science news website Monday carried a report on deepwater offshore wind technology testing being done in the Netherlands by UMaine researchers with a Dutch wind-energy development company. Research with 1/50 scale model wind turbines will lead to development of full-size wind turbines off the coast of Maine. Contact: George Manlove (207) 581-3756
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The University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) will host a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating plans to build a 3,300 square foot addition to UMaine’s Jenness Hall. The event is scheduled for Tuesday May 3 at 1 p.m. at Jenness Hall.
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UMaine Associate Professor Peter Van Walsum of the department of chemical and biological engineering and the Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative was featured in a video on the Mobile Maine News website. The video includes an interview with Van Walsum about his work on converting forest waste products into biofuels. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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