Office of Research Development

Amir Kordijazi, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering; University of Southern MaineBilly Obenauer, Associate Professor of Management; University of MaineForest Ma, Assistant Professor of Tourism and Hospitality; University of Southern MaineJohanna Richlin, Assistant Professor of Anthropology; University of MaineJohn Muthyala, Professor of English; University of Southern MaineKelly White, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; University of Maine […]

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Call for Concept Papers The UMS Grand Challenge Pilot Initiative: Rural Health and Wellbeing announced by Chancellor Malloy on September 27, 2019 has generated a good deal of interest and activity over the last few weeks. Teams are beginning to form and multiple concept papers are in active development. Concept papers are short documents that address the […]

Please see below for information about an opportunity: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC) Call for Concept Papers on the topic: “Harnessing the Data Revolution to solve problems of national importance.”  Sponsor synopsis: RII Track-2 FEC builds inter-jurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in scientific focus areas consistent with […]

See below for a message from Chancellor Dan Malloy about the UMS R&D Plan and Grand Challenges. A Message from Chancellor Malloy UMS Colleagues, Earlier this year, University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy led the development of a multi-year plan for expanding research and development across the System and delivered that plan to the University […]

Andrew Goode, PhD student in the Marine Sciences program, has received recognition in Landings, a newsletter by the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance. Damian Brady is the Principal Investigator of this project, which was funded by the 2019 RRF Student Award. Click here to view the full article. Preview: “Just take the lower percentage,” said Andrew […]

ORD staff would like to share the following information which comes from the UMaine Research website: New faculty can choose between two sessions to learn how to be successful at research and graduate studies at the University of Maine. Dr. Kody Varahramyan, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, will present the […]

ORD staff would like to make UMaine faculty and staff aware of the opportunity to participate in a National Science Foundation Grants Conference this November. See below for information pulled directly from their website: The Fall 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Conference will take place November 18-19, 2019 in Boston, MA at the Boston […]