The University of Maine College of Engineering has announced that Mohamad Musavi has been selected as associate dean for academics and research. He will replace Chet Rock, who retired May 13, 2011. Prior to this appointment, Musavi served as chair of the college’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
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Friday’s Brunswick Times-Record included an editorial calling for a greater state investment in research and development, expressing support for the three R&D-related bond proposals currently under consideration by the Maine Legislature. The editorial makes reference to UMaine’s leadership in the state’s innovation economy, specifically in forest bioproducts and composite materials.
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Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is scheduled to give a talk at the Belfast City Boathouse on Tuesday, May 31, according to the Village Soup website. Dagher will be speaking to elected officials from Searsport, Belfast and Stockton Springs, as well as members of the public, about the center’s […]
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The website CaaS (Software as a Service) has posted a UMaine news release about an informational application for Android phones and operating systems developed by students in a computer engineering class taught by associate professor Yifeng Zhu. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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The website Smart Grid ran a UMaine news release about a smart phone application developed by students in the classroom of Yifeng Zhu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. The app, which is available for free through the online Android Market, is an open-source application that allows users to view weekly class schedules, class […]
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The Christian Science Monitor examines tidal power research in Eastport a report on its website. UMaine research into the potential effect of the tidal turbines on marine life was mentioned in the story. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Prof. David Neivandt of the UMaine Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering will discuss the lobster shell golf ball project on a pair of WVOM radio (103.9 FM) interviews this week. He’ll be the guest on Deb Neuman’s Back to Business segment during the George Hale/Ric Tyler Show from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday. The interview will […]
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ORONO — As use of cell phones is banned in some university classrooms, one course at the University of Maine requires them.
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The Bangor Daily News published a Saturday report about the Windstorm Challenge, held Friday at UMaine’s Field House and Wallace Pool. Teams from high schools around Maine participated in the challenge, which involved creating and demonstrating 1/100th scale models of floating turbine platforms, similar to an extensive R&D project underway in UMaine’s Advanced Structures and […]
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The Vanguard, a Nova Scotia newspaper, is the latest to report on the lobster shell golf ball initiative of UMaine’s Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering and its Lobster Institute. The story includes comments from engineering Prof. David Neivandt, who is working on the project with student Alex Caddell and Lobster Institute Executive Director Prof. […]
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