Engineering

Press Herald Columnist Calls Attention To UMaine Innovation, Research

Contact:  Jessica Bloch at 207-581-3777 Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz called attention in his Wednesday piece to several UMaine projects, including the announcement last week that UMaine bioengineer David Neivandt and student Alex Caddell had come up with a golf ball made of crushed lobster shells which is being marketed to the cruise-ship industry, […]

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Lobster Shell Golf Balls News Reported

Golf balls made from lobster shells, created by faculty and students in UMaine’s Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, in partnership with the Lobster Institute at UMaine, are the subject of widespread news coverage. Prof. David Neivandt was interviewed for a Saturday National Public Radio story.  Other reports on the golf balls, intended for use […]

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Bridge-in-a-Backpack Wins Award

The Bangor Daily News published a Saturday report on a national award given to UMaine for bridge-in-a-backpack technology developed at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center.  The American Society for Civil Engineering recognized the technology with its annual Pankow Award Thursday in Washington, DC.  UMaine received the recognition along with the Maine Dept. of Transportation […]

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Wind Energy Meetings In Newspaper

The Rockland-based weekly newspaper Free Press covered last week one of a series of meetings about UMaine’s efforts to research deepwater offshore wind energy. Presenters at the meeting, which was held in Port Clyde, included Bob Lindyberg of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center which is leading the research effort, and Paul Anderson, the […]

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Snowe Recognizes UMaine Innovation

A Sen. Olympia Snowe news release recognizes UMaine and its collaborators for innovation excellence.  Representatives from UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, the Maine Dept. of Transportation, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies and KlienfelderS/ E A Consultants were recognized in Washington, DC with a prestigious award.  The award, from the American Council of Engineering Companies, for Bridge-in-a-backpack […]

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Press Herald, Examiner Web Site Cover Lobster-Shell Golf Balls Story

The Portland Press Herald and Boston Examiner website both have articles about new UMaine-developed biodegradable golf balls made out of lobster shells. UMaine bioengineer David Neivandt and undergraduate student Alex Caddell provided the research for the golf balls, which are the brainchild of Carin Poeschel Orr, who earned a master’s degree in marine bioresources from […]

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UMaine Researchers Use Lobster Shells to Create Biodegradable Golf Ball

Contact Kris Burton, (207) 581-1488 or kris.burton@maine.edu ORONO, Maine — Golfers on the high seas can breathe a little easier — and so can the marine life around them — thanks to researchers at the University of Maine. In conjunction with The Lobster Institute, UMaine Biological and Chemical Engineering Professor David Neivandt and undergraduate student Alex Caddell of […]

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WLBZ Story About Lobster-Shell Golf Balls

Bangor television station WLBZ has a story about a new golf ball made of lobster shells which was developed by UMaine bioengineer David Neivandt. UMaine junior Alex Caddell of Winterport, who also worked on the project, was interviewed along with Neivandt for the story.

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