Sensor Buoy to Help Answer Questions About Declining Water Clarity in Acadia National Park
Sensor buoy to help answer questions about declining water clarity in Acadia National Park.
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UMaine, Penobscot Nation to Compile, Publish Dictionary, BDN Reports
The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine, Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society have recieved funds to compile and publish the first comprehensive printed Penobscot dictionary. Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center and co-principal investigator on the project, and James Francis, director of cultural and historic preservation for the tribe, […]
Read moreDeepCwind to Submit Offshore Wind Project Bid, Recharge News Reports
Recharge News reported the University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium will submit a bid for a deepwater offshore wind pilot project. State utilities regulators reopened the bidding after lawmakers approved legislation backed by Gov. Paul LePage to let UMaine compete.
Read moreReinforced Plastics Reports on Offshore Wind Turbine’s Composite Tower
Reinforced Plastics published an article about VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast of North America and created by the University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium. The article focused on the turbine’s tower made of glass fiber reinforced polymers.
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NEH Grant to Create a Penobscot Dictionary Dedicated to Keeping the Language Alive
NEH grant to create a Penobscot Dictionary dedicated to keeping the language alive.
Read moreWVII Reports on Grad Student’s Salamander Research
WVII (Channel 7) interviewed doctoral student Kristine Hoffmann on her research on the blue-spotted salamander. Hoffmann is studying breeding ecology, habitat selection and life histories in an effort to conserve the salamanders.
Read moreMaine Reopens Bidding for Offshore Wind Project, Media Report
State utilities regulators have reopened the bidding for an offshore wind project contract after lawmakers approved legislation backed by Gov. Paul LePage to let the University of Maine compete, according to an Associated Press report carried by NECN and WABI (Channel 5). Renewable Energy News also carried a report.
Read morePeterson’s Research Featured in BloodHorse.com Story
The research of Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mick Peterson was cited in a recent BloodHorse.com story, “Beyond Scratching the Surface,” focusing on efforts by the horse racing industry to improve track safety for horses and jockeys. Peterson’s Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory collects and analyzes data from race tracks nationwide in an effort to provide a […]
Read moreCamire Among the First Certified Food Scientists
Mary Ellen Camire is among the first food scientists nationwide — and the first at UMaine — to be certified by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). More than 1,400 food scientists nationwide were in the inaugural class of Certified Food Scientists, a certification program created by IFT that recognizes the applied scientific knowledge and […]
Read moreGrad Student’s Bridge Reinforcement Research Featured on WABI, WVII
Hannah Breton Loring, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMaine, was interviewed by WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) about her research on and development of a more affordable bridge reinforcement system. Loring’s system consists of fiber-reinforced polymer composites that attach to the bottom of concrete beams to […]
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