Advanced Materials for Infrastructure and Energy

SciTechDaily, Phys.org advance study of h-BN strength co-authored by Yang

SciTechDaily and Phys.org reported on a study co-authored by Yingchao Yang, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Maine, that revealed the unexpected strength of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). Yang was a collaborator on the study conducted at Rice University and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore prior to his […]

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Media talk with UMaine faculty, students at bridge dedication

News Center Maine spoke with Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, and former engineering students Cody Sheltra and Anthony Diba about the patented technology developed at UMaine and used in refurbishing the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden. Diba is a design engineer at AIT Bridges in […]

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Grist Mill bridge in Hampden, Maine

Hampden bridge event celebrates UMaine’s groundbreaking research in sustainable, low-cost transportation solutions 

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine on May 21 to celebrate the groundbreaking research that is leading the country toward a sustainable, low-cost transportation system of the future. The 75-foot single-span […]

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Mainebiz, 3D Printing reports on Dagher’s testimony to Senate subcommittee

Mainebiz and 3D Printing Industry reported on Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, testifying during the Congressional hearing titled Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Resiliency, Part I: Protecting Our Nation’s Transportation Systems. Dagher spoke before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, […]

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Dagher testifies in Congressional hearing about bolstering transportation infrastructure resilience 

Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), at the University of Maine, testified on May 13 during the Congressional hearing titled Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Resiliency, Part I: Protecting Our Nation’s Transportation Systems.  Dagher spoke before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban […]

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Dagher discusses floating offshore wind power with Maine Public

Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, discussed the research and economic prospects of floating offshore wind power development with Maine Public. “The engineering challenges we’ve solved relatively quickly,” Dagher said. “But it’s really the business end of it, how do we make it in Maine, how do we […]

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BDN column supporting wind power cites Dagher, UMaine

A Bangor Daily News opinion column expressing optimism about offshore wind initiatives in Maine cited ongoing work at the University of Maine and energy statistics shared by Habib Dagher, the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at UMaine.

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Abdelrhman Attia

Abdelrhman Attia: Compassion, support draws student from Egypt to UMaine

An initial email from the University of Maine’s Office of International Programs helped seal the deal for Abdelrhman Attia to study at the University of Maine. When he was applying to various higher education institutions in the U.K., Germany, Canada and the U.S., Attia, a mechanical engineering student from Cairo, Egypt, says OIP’s email struck […]

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ZME Science reports on UMaine’s 3D-printing capabilities

ZME Science shared a time-lapse video of the 3D-printing of a boat at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center in a story about advancements in technology that yield industrial materials of enhanced strength by combining bio-based materials with 3D-printing polymers.

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