ORONO — Six teams of UMaine mechanical engineering technology (MET) students who squared off for an unusual engineering Senior Design Competition recently found that sometimes simplicity is best.
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Approximately 70 people — including middle school and high school teachers, school administrators, University of Maine faculty members and experts on STEM education, will meet at Point Lookout in Northport Friday May 13 and Saturday May 14.
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The website North American Windpower has a story in advance of Friday’s Wind Blade and Windstorm Challenges for middle and high school students. The challenges are being held on the UMaine campus. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Maine Composites Alliance, which works closely with UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has won a $489,468 grant from the Maine Technology Institute to organize, promote and expand Maine’s ocean and wind energy cluster, according to a story on the Composites World website. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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An editorial in the Times Record newspaper of Brunswick cites UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center as a place where Maine people are acquiring and applying new skills in 21st-century jobs and cutting-edge innovations. The editorial had a number of examples of international companies that have chosen to locate offices in Maine because of […]
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An Audubon Magazine blog is featuring the biodegradable lobster shell golf balls developed at UMaine by engineering David Neivandt and his student, Alex Caddell. TMCNet’s Green Technology World site also has an item about the golf balls. Contact: Kristen Andresen, 207-581-3742
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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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