John Belding, the director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine, talked with News Center Maine about a shortage of engineers who specialize in manufacturing in Maine. He noted that technology has transformed manufacturing, creating jobs in Maine for graduates who have a knack for technology and data, among other skills.
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Angelina Buzzelli, a University of Maine MBA student and Graduate Assistant at the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is contributing research at the national level to address the shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. through innovative 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, technology. Buzzelli recently shared her research with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and […]
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Three University of Maine civil and environmental engineering researchers will collaborate with Vermont engineers to create the next generation of sensor networks for infrastructure monitoring. Researchers from the University of Vermont, UMaine and Vermont Technical College were awarded a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and test new technologies that could […]
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Habib Dagher spoke with Newsy about the potential for offshore wind development in the U.S. “You know, in many ways, the development of offshore wind, if we could offshore in the U.S., has been driven mostly by the states,” says Dagher, director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. “We have lacked […]
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Vermont Business Magazine and WCAX (Channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont) shared a news release about the National Science Foundation awarding a $4 million grant for researchers at the University of Vermont, University of Maine and Vermont Technical College to develop and test new sensor technology that could make monitoring the safety and performance of infrastructure […]
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Mainebiz and the Associated Press reported that the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has received a $2.6 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support continued research and development of resilient infrastructure. The center’s director, Habib Dagher, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine in a story about efforts to build a science museum in Bangor. Niles Parker, executive director of the Maine Discovery Museum and leader of this project, referred to the ASCC as a world-class facility that is driving the […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Mount Desert Islander, Splash 247.com, Recharge, Windtech International and The Hill reported that Maine Gov. Janet Mills has applied for a lease to build a floating offshore wind demonstration site in federal water approximately 30 miles off the coast of Maine. About 12 floating hulls, which were developed at […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at the University of Maine is actively supporting women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers and encouraging youth to envision employment in STEM fields. More information about the group is online.
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The National Science Foundation awarded nearly $600,000 in supplemental funding to extend and expand a University of Maine-led effort to build a digital framework that can better assess and predict complex changes in forests. The project, Leveraging Intelligent Informatics and Smart Data for Improved Understanding of Northern Forest Ecosystem Resilience (INSPIRES), involves researchers and students […]
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