Engineering

Mechanical engineering seniors to showcase projects at May 1 open house

Mechanical engineering students at the University of Maine will showcase their senior capstone projects May 1. The Mechanical Engineering Capstone Open House will be held 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Crosby Hall. Members of the UMaine community are welcome to learn more about the projects and enjoy a cookout. Projects to be displayed include an ice […]

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Participants sought for taste research on seaweed salad

Maine is home to a growing seaweed farming industry, but many domestic seaweed salads are made with imported products. To help the Maine aquaculture industry develop new markets for the products, University of Maine food science researchers are studying the palatability of Maine sugar kelp in salads. Participants are needed for a research project on […]

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Media report on earthquake study by team including Gallant

Oregon news outlets including The World, The Tillamook Headlight Herald and KTVZ NewsChannel 21 carried an Oregon State University report about an Indonesia earthquake study. Findings by a team led by an Oregon State University geotechnical engineer are paving the way toward engineering techniques that could keep Pacific Northwest residents more safe during the eventual […]

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Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel profile Outstanding Graduating Student

The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported Eben Lenfest, of Smithfield, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering at the University of Maine. Lenfest is a mechanical engineering major with minors in robotics and ocean and marine engineering. He is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the E. James […]

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Undergraduate, graduate students receive awards at 2019 Student Symposium

Editor’s note: Story updated April 24 More than 1,200 students showcased nearly 400 research and creative works at the 2019 UMaine Student Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 10. The fourth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to interact with student researchers and scholars as they viewed posters […]

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Winnipeg Sun profiles Outstanding Graduating Student from Canada

Winnipeg Sun reported Shayla Kleisinger, of Winnipeg, Canada, has been named the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering at the University of Maine. Kleisinger is a biomedical engineering major with a minor in nanotechnology. As a member of the swimming and diving team, she was named to the 2016–17 America East All-Academic […]

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WVII, WABI cover concrete canoe race

WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) covered Sunday’s concrete canoe race in Old Town, hosted by the University of Maine Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. UMaine co-captain Andrew Guimond told WVII that it’s important for the concrete mix to be less dense than water. Ten Northeast colleges and universities took […]

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