Contact: Professor Habib Dagher, (207) 581-2138; Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine has received a $12.4 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology for construction of its new deepwater offshore wind energy research and testing facility. The 30,000 square foot addition to UMaine’s Advanced […]
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Contact: Professor John Vetelino, (207) 581-2264; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – University of Maine electrical and computer engineering Professor John Vetelino has been conferred as a 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. Vetelino received the honor for his contributions to acoustic wave properties of piezoelectric crystals and their application in […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Alston D. “Pete” Correll and Ada Lee Correll of Atlanta, Georgia, have provided a $2 million gift to the University of Maine. The gift will be directed to four key areas at UMaine, where Pete Correll received two master’s degrees in engineering, one in 1966 and one in […]
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Contacts: Paul L. Villeneuve (207) 581-2271; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO – In collaboration with the University of Maine, the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s Efficiency Maine Program is seeking applications for a Wind Turbine Site Survey within the state. UMaine is responsible for tower erection, data collection and review, and tower decommissioning, and students will […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — “Composites Manufacturing” magazine has recognized Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center as one of the industry’s leaders. Dagher is one of 16 people out of a pool of 50 nominees who were selected to receive the B.E.S.T. Award, which […]
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Contacts: Michael Mason (207) 581-2344; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 ORONO, Maine – A recent discovery by a University of Maine engineering professor and his collaborators is expected to make it easier for doctors to find cancerous tumors and start treatment in the early stages of the disease when it can be most effective. Associate Professor […]
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Note to reporters: the list of lecturers and their subjects may provide a useful directory of expertise related to various energy-related issues. Please let us know if you would like help in contacting any of the experts listed. Contact Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s Electrical Engineering Technology program and […]
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Contact: Professor Darrell W. Donahue, (207) 581-2728 The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has selected University of Maine Chemical & Biological Engineering Professor Darrell W. Donahue to serve as an expert on a panel on Approaches to Animal Health Risk Assessment. As a panelist, he will aid in the preparation of a report for the […]
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Contact: Vicki Nemeth, Maine EPSCoR Director, 581-3399,maineepscor@umit.maine.eduJoe Carr, 581-3571, joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci and other state leaders joined University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday morning to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant for a wide-ranging new project called the […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO – Gov. John Baldacci and other state government leaders will join University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant to create the Center for Sustainability Solutions. The announcement event is […]
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