The National Science Foundation (NSF) featured research from the University of Maine that shows how artificial intelligence could be a cost-effective and energy-efficient tool to monitor and manage Maine’s forests as part of their NSF Science Now video series. Ali Abedi, principal investigator of the recent study and professor of electrical and computer engineering at […]
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In an article about efforts to expand the clean energy workforce, the Engineering News-Record featured the graduate offshore wind programs at the University of Maine which focuses on developing floating turbine structures for deep water and aim to produce the next generation of technical and project management talent in addition to clean energy research. Alyssa […]
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Engineering News-Record interviewed Alyssa McGlynn, a University of Maine graduate student studying mechanical engineering, about her offshore wind energy research. McGlynn’s work focuses on scale model testing of synthetic floating wind turbine mooring systems to validate design performance before full scale structures are deployed at sea. “If Americans want to maintain their energy-rich lifestyles and […]
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The latest episode in the Maine Science Podcast series features Habib Dagher, professor and founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. The podcast, a production of the Maine Science Festival, also has featured other experts from the UMaine community.
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Ali Abedi, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, will present a keynote speech on digital twins and parallel intelligence at MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC) on Oct 1, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Abedi’s presentation will discuss this new concept combining wireless sensing, artificial intelligence and computational modeling to change […]
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Dana Humphrey has hung up his hard hat after 36 years of serving the University of Maine as a faculty member and dean of the College of Engineering. During his tenure, the college has undergone tremendous growth, most recently with the opening of the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center on Aug. 24. The $78 […]
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Andre Khalil’s Computational Modeling, Analysis of Imagery and Numerical Experiments (CompuMAINE) lab has used image analysis techniques to solve a range of problems at every scale, from cancer cells to galaxies. And he has only scratched the surface of its potential. Since 2008, over $1 million in funding has supported CompuMAINE research using image analysis […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Caitlin Howell, associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, was awarded $350,000 in support from the organization Open Philanthropy for her research on designing catheters that are less likely to cause infections. The funding will support the next steps of Howell’s research, which is […]
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MaineBiz featured Kendra Batchelder, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, and her collaboration with UMaine bioengineering professor Andre Khalil to launch a business called WAVED Medical, which uses a patented algorithm to help detect breast cancer at an earlier stage. Batchelder and Khalil launched WAVED Medical weeks after finishing second in the latest season […]
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) highlighted that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is using its 3D printer to make good, cheap, and fast economical housing from wood that would otherwise go to waste. According to Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and […]
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