The Portland Press Herald reported that the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono will unveil the world’s first bio-based 3D printed house. Built on the world’s largest polymer 3D printer, the 600-square-foot BioHome3D is a potential solution to the housing crisis, labor shortage, supply chain disruptions and environmental challenges. Yahoo News […]
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Editor’s note: This release was updated Nov. 28. University of Maine graduate students will soon have new opportunities to study offshore wind energy at the largest university in Norway. The Norwegian government awarded UMaine and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) about $292,000, or approximately 3 million Norwegian krone, to develop new, collaborative […]
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News Center Maine featured the research of Onur Apul, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at UMaine. Over the next several years Apul and his team will be researching how to eradicate PFAS chemicals — compounds considered virtually indestructible — with a quarter-of-a-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. The research will focus on […]
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Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, was featured on a panel hosted by the Bangor Daily News answering frequently asked questions about PFAS chemicals. MacRae recommended that homeowners only install water filters certified to work on PFAS by the National Sanitation Foundation. She also discussed the […]
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Per Gårder, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, was featured as an expert answering questions in a WalletHub article about the Safest States in America. Gårder discussed the risks that people should weigh when choosing a place to live, including crime, weather, pollution and dangerous workplaces. The Washington Examiner and […]
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Jean MacRae, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, and Ellen Mallory, professor of sustainable agriculture and Extension specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, were interviewed by the Maine Monitor for an article about how “forever chemicals” got into Maine’s soils and food systems. MacRae said that PFOA […]
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Inverse spoke to Prabuddha Chakraborty, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Maine, about a new study featuring a battery for electric vehicles that can charge as fast as 11 minutes. Electric vehicles have historically been expensive and heavy thanks to their large lithium-ion batteries that require more battery replacements than a traditional […]
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Joseph Patton, Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, presented his undergraduate research work at the 10th annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE 2022) in Winnipeg, Canada on Oct. 14, 2022. The title of his presentation was “CubeSat […]
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The Boston Globe interviewed Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, about offshore floating wind turbines planned for a location a few miles off the coast of Monhegan Island in 2025. “This is a major opportunity. There’s enough offshore wind to power the country four […]
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In an article about the impact of trash on climate change, Ethos cited a quote that Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, provided to the Seattle Times. MacRae told the Seattle Times that leachate is even more resistant to traditional treatment methods because of the potpourri […]
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