Engineering News-Record reports on construction of Ferland EEDC
Engineering News-Record reported on the construction of the University of Maine Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, which is slated to open in August.
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University of Maine announces spring 2022 Dean’s List
The University of Maine recognized 2,951 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,938 are from Maine, 955 are from 41 other states and 58 are from 30 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
Read moreScientific American features UMaine using 3D printing to reproduce Indigenous artifacts
The Scientific American reported that the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is working with students and researchers to replicate a Tlingit clan crest hat before repatriation from the museum’s collection.
Read moreMount Desert Islander features UMaine graduates who developed cream for browntail moth rash
The Mount Desert Islander reported on two University of Maine graduates who have built a skincare brand around the regenerative benefits of lobsters, and their product offers a solution to a problem faced by many Mainers. Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding, former bioengineering graduate students, launched their company Marin Skincare early in 2020 using the […]
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Fifth cohort of MIRTA accelerator teams wraps up work
Four faculty-led teams pursuing commercialization of research projects are ready for the next steps in that journey having completed the University of Maine’s 2022 MIRTA accelerator program. The teams presented their projects at a Demo Day event earlier this month, marking the conclusion of this year’s program. The 2022 MIRTA teams, the fifth cohort to […]
Read moreRecharge News references UMaine-affiliated floating offshore wind project
In an article about the role floating wind turbine technology can play in growing the U.S. offshore wind sector, Recharge News referenced the floating offshore wind technology demonstration project being developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and New England Aqua Ventus, a joint venture of Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary […]
Read moreSecond webinar on ASCC bridge girder to be held June 27
The second and final webinar in the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridge Girder Webinar series will be held June 27 from noon–1 p.m. To register for the webinar highlighting the future installments and next generation of the GBeam, visit the TIDC website. GBeam technology is corrosion-resistant and designed to last over […]
Read moreDagher interviewed by Public News Service about offshore wind prototype
Public News Service interviewed Habib Dagher, executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, about UMaine’s offshore wind turbine array prototype, which successfully fed into the New England electric grid as part of a project called Aqua Ventus. “The advantages of floating is that you can put them beyond […]
Read moreMount Desert Islander shares UMaine nanocellulose container study
The Mount Desert Islander reported that University of Maine engineers have created a grease-proof, water-resistant container from recyclable cellulose nanocomposites that could be the next big thing in takeout technology. The containers are constructed from cellulose nanofibril and lignin-containing cellulose nanofibril wood flour composites, which producers have recently shown interest in because they are nontoxic, […]
Read moreCivil + Structural Engineer features UMaine ASCC’s timber revolution
Civil + Structural Engineer magazine reported that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is positioning itself to lead a mass timber revolution. ASCC qualified two new grades of cross-laminated timber using Maine-sourced lumber, so Maine lumber can now be used in CLT building construction for buildings as high as 10 stories […]
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