Irja Hepler started working at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) before college, when she landed an internship as a sophomore in high school. Now Hepler, a civil engineering major from Orono, is a senior at UMaine. “I really like math and I especially like applying it to the real world, […]
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The University of Maine will host a presentation about its cutting-edge research and development of green energy and materials on Nov. 22. The presentation, titled “Cutting-Edge Tech,” will begin at 3 p.m. in D.P. Corbett Business Building, Room 107. Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Kody Varahramyan will provide welcoming remarks. […]
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A family connection brought Bradley Denholm to the University of Maine from Kempton Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The opportunity to contribute daily to projects designed for Maine businesses kept him here. That connection was Denholm’s grandfather, William “Bill” Bacigalupo, who graduated from UMaine in 1966 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Nearly 50 years […]
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Maine Public reported that at a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Angus King urged Energy Secretary nominee Dan Brouillette to continue to invest in innovative programs like those at the University of Maine, which are developing wood-based alternatives to plastics. “Reassure me that your commitment will be to a […]
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The Economist podcast, “Baggage,” interviewed Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, about 3D printing. The UMaine Composites Center recently unveiled the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer and largest 3D-printed object, a 25-foot patrol boat. The Economist also published an article about the 3D printer and boat.
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Several University of Maine initiatives aimed at boosting the state’s forest economy were featured in a New Hampshire Public Radio piece looking at what’s next for New Hampshire timber. The article mentioned several UMaine School of Forest Resources projects that aim to develop new products using wood and wood scraps. The products include new kinds […]
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The Portland Press Herald mentioned a University of Maine-led initiative in the editorial, “Ocean wind power back on track in Maine.” Maine Aqua Ventus, a one-of-a kind floating wind energy platform, has the funding to build a full-size, one-turbine demonstration project, two miles south of Monhegan Island using technology developed at UMaine, the editorial states. […]
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News Center Maine reported on a 24-hour game marathon hosted by University of Maine students who partnered with Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center to raise money for children receiving care at the hospital. “It’s really a way of taking something we enjoy doing and leveraging that in order to help children,” said event organizer […]
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The University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) interviewed engineering faculty members Masoud Rais-Rohani and Olivier Putzeys and students Will Salisbury and Cameron Oxley for its article “University Makes it Easy for STEM Students to Study Abroad.” The University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering is making it part of the curriculum to take a semester of […]
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University of Maine community members are invited to learn about the largest upcoming construction project in recent history at UMaine at an information session 10–11 a.m. Nov. 19 in Hill Auditorium, in the Engineering and Science Research Building. Construction on the $77 million Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center is set to being in late […]
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