Esther Adekeye, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering doctoral student in the lab of Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, professor of clinical nutrition, has been selected by the BioME Student Showcase judges to compete in the 2022 BioME Student Showcase Fast Pitch competition on April 27 in Portland.
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Ali Abedi, associate vice president for research and professor of electrical and computer engineering, attended IEEE International Wireless Communication and Networking Conference in Austin, Texas, where academic and industry leaders discussed new technologies to move us forward to the next generation, 6G wireless era. The mayor of Austin declared this week as IEEE week. Participants […]
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In an article about federal officials setting a date for the second meeting of a key intergovernmental task force planning offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, Spectrum News cited the fact that University of Maine has been pioneering this technology in the U.S., with active plans for research projects, including in federal territory. […]
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Twelve undergraduates have been named 2022 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Dominique DiSpirito, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Honors College, and the 2022 valedictorian. Her profile story is online. Short biographies of the other UMaine Outstanding Graduating Students follow: Tiana Bucknor Tiana Bucknor of Milton, Ontario, Canada is the […]
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Hua Lin of Portland, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. He has earned dual degrees in mathematics and in engineering physics, with a concentration in mechanical engineering. In 2019, Lin received a Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Fellowship and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Fellowship […]
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Chisom Orakwue of Lagos, Nigeria is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering. Orakwue, a biomedical engineering major, received the International Presidential Scholarship and the Richard E. Durst Scholarship. This academic year, she has been involved in research in professor Karissa Tilbury’s laboratory, focused on the use of spatial frequency domain imaging […]
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Jean MacRae, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Monitor in an article about the importance of quality compost for Maine’s soil health, especially in light of the PFAS crisis. MacRae said that given the difficulty determining which paper and cardboard materials contain PFAS, it’s best to […]
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Yingchao Yang, assistant professor in the University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Award for his research on asymmetrical fracture of high-entropy two-dimensional nanomaterials. Yang is the fourth member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering to receive the prestigious award in 2021–22. Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have […]
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The Vermont publication Seven Days featured the University of Maine’s surveying degree program in an article about the decrease in surveying professionals in the state. According to the article, the Vermont Society of Land Surveyors had 157 members 20 years ago. Now, it has just 74. Many are retiring, and few people are moving in […]
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The Maine State Science Olympiad will be held at the University of Maine on Saturday, April 9. Science Olympiad is a nationwide STEM competition where teams of high school students compete in science-related events, with the top teams advancing up to national levels. Maine has held a state-level tournament every year since the first national […]
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