Office of Research Development

Principal Investigator: Pauline Kamath (UMaine, School of Food and Agriculture) Partners: Anne Lichetnwalner (UMaine, School of Food and Agriculture) Abstract: Tick-borne diseases can have negative impacts on Maine’s economy, including both through the direct effects to human and domestic animal health and the indirect effects on participation in outdoor recreation and tourism. Moose, in particular, […]

Principal Investigator: Nuri Emanetoglu (UMaine, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering) Partners: Herbert Aumann (UMaine, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)and Francis Drummond (UMaine, School of Biology and Ecology) Abstract: A Doppler radar based bee hive activity monitoring system is proposed as an early-warning tool against colony collapse disorder (CCD). Bees pollinate up to 80% […]

Principal Investigator: Susan Brawley (UMaine, Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research) Partners: Steve Eddy (CCAR) Abstract: This project has two key aims: 1) developing protocols to eliminate cilates from stock and production cultures of the sea vegetables alaria, dulse, and laver, and 2) establishing conchocelis cultures on oyster shells of summer “laver” species in order to […]

Principal Investigator: Brian Beal (UMM) Partners: Dianne Tilton (Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research & Education) Abstract: Thanks to funding over the past five years from the National Science Foundation, MEIF-SCI, and USDA’s SBIR program, Arctic surfclams, Mactromeris polynyma, are a new culture candidate in Maine. Work has progressed on the hatchery and nursery phases of this […]

Principal Investigator: Becca Matusovich (Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler Institute, USM) Partners: Elise Bolda (Muskie School of Public Service, USM), Alireza Geshnizjani (Community Health Education Department, UMF) Abstract: Preventable dental disease is a major cause of lost school and work days, and one of Maine’s leading causes of avoidable emergency room visits for pain and infection, […]