Nip Impressions profiled Alia Parsons, a University of Maine senior in chemical engineering with a minor in business administration and a concentration in pulp and paper management, about her college experience and support from with the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation, which provides scholarships to engineering and forestry students pursuing careers in the […]
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In an article about a 3D-printed, autonomous, and electric passenger ferry that Roboat, Holland Shipyards Group and Sequana Développement are planning to debut for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, 3DPrint.com noted that the University of Maine has 3D printed large-scale boats at its Advanced Structures and Composites Center, one of which is reportedly the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Babak Hejrati, director of the Biorobotics and Biomechanics Laboratory in the University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a more than $432,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes on Health to create a novel wearable robotic system and intelligent methods that, for […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the 2023 Annual UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity will be held on April 14 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. For more information about the program, the book of abstracts and information on attending, visit the symposium webpage.
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WMTW-TV (Channel 8 in Portland) interviewed Lucy Slattery, president of the Society of Physics Students from the University of Maine, at a hands-on STEM night at Morse High School. Slattery and her team used an electric experience to show physics is fun. “Kids get to interact and learn more about STEM because, by the time […]
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Twelve undergraduates have been named 2023 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Mille Baartvedt Mille Baartvedt of Oslo, Norway is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The kinesiology and physical education major is a Presidential Scholar. On campus, she has worked […]
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Kell Fremouw of Orono, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. The Honors College student is majoring in engineering physics, with a concentration in mechanical engineering and a minor in mathematics. Last summer, he was awarded a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Sensor Science and Engineering, and he has […]
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Theophile Nkulikiyinka of Kigali, Rwanda is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering. Nkulikiyinka, a biomedical engineering student, is a Presidential Scholar and the recipient of the International Presidential Scholarship. He has been an undergraduate researcher in the laboratory of professor Michael Mason, evaluating the potential of cellulose nanofiber as a biomaterial […]
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A collaborative exhibit by University of Maine environmental engineering and Intermedia MFA students entitled “Co-Translation: Making the Invisible Visible Nanotechnology & Art vs PFAS and Microplastics” will open April 10 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center. A free reception with refreshments will be held for the opening April 10 from 5–7 p.m. […]
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Maine Impact Week, which celebrates the University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond, will be held from April 10–16. Over 20 in person and virtual events will occur throughout the week, all of which highlight the impact of research and creative work […]
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