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Maine Ag Data Monitoring App–Undergrad Interdisciplinary (Track 3)

PI: Blais, Joline (New Media, UMaine) Sector: Agriculture, Computer Science Partners: UMaine Presque Isle, SYRA Abstract: The goal of this project is to test hardware sensors for environmental monitoring in Maine year round agricultural systems including controls that integrate seamlessly with Maine farmer’s production needs. We are seeking funding for 3- 4 undergraduate students across disciplines through an Interdisciplinary […]

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Undergraduate Capstone: Genetics of Freshwater Snails of Northern Maine

PI: Roe, Judith (Biology, UMaine Presque Isle) Sector: Biology, Ecology Partners: Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Abstract: There are ~40 species of freshwater snails in Maine. These snails have been inventoried occasionally over the past 150 years, and Ken Hotopp of Appalachian Conservation Biology has spearheaded a project to determine the current distribution of species in the […]

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Explore Risks Associated with Winter Ticks

PI: De Urioste-Stone, Sandra (Forest Resources, UMaine) Sector: Ecology, Biology Partners: Penobscot Nation, University of New Hampshire Abstract: Our proposal develops an interdisciplinary approach to understand whether perceived zoonotic disease risk in key stakeholder groups aligns with realized transmission risk from an iconic wildlife reservoir (moose) in Maine. This study will use a “One Health” model (i.e., “an integrated, […]

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Sensor Development/Adaptation to Improve Healthcare: A Partnership Between the University of Maine System and Saint Joseph's Hospital

PI: John Vetelino (Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMaine) Sector: Biotechnology Partners: Saint Joseph’s Hospital, James Moreira (UMM), Steven Quackenbush (UMF) Abstract: The goal of this proposal is to develop a partnership between University of Maine System researchers and Saint Joseph’s Hospital to develop/adapt and commercialize sensors to detect/monitor diseases and/or medical conditions to improve public […]

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Supporting the development of Maine’s sea scallop aquaculture industry

PI: Dana Morse (Marine Sciences, UMaine) Sector: Aquaculture Partners: Maine Aquaculture Cooperative, Rachel Lasley-Rasher (USM), Hugh Cowperthwaite (CEI) Abstract: Maine’s opportunity in the ear-hanging technique of scallop aquaculture is clear: a large domestic market for scallops, a need to diversify our working waterfronts along with strong brand recognition of Maine seafood. Results from field trials […]

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Augmented reality respiratory simulators for combined visual and haptic medical training in low-resource settings

PI: Caitlin Howell (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, UMaine) Sector: Biomedical, Biotechnology Partners: Zephyrus Technology, Denham Ward (Maine Medical Center Research Institute) Abstract: Simulation-based learning is becoming a newly adopted standard for training medical professionals, immersing students in complex ‘real-life’ scenarios to facilitate clinical knowledge application and hands-on skill development. However, current training simulators are expensive, […]

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Maine-Based Construction and Assembly of Aqua Ventus Floating Hull

PI: Habib Dagher (Advanced Structures and Composites Center, UMaine) Sector: Engineering, Composite Technology Partners: U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Cianbro, Stantec Abstract: The RRF funding will be used to develop construction procedures which allow for the 8,000 tons VolturnUS floating concrete offshore wind turbine hulls to be produced in Maine. Offshore wind […]

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Design of Floating Wind Turbine Concrete Hull

PI: Anthony Viselli (Advanced Structures and Composites Center, UMaine) Abstract: The RRF funding will be used to complete final design engineering efforts of two VolturnUS floating concrete hulls that support 6MW offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind is Maine’s largest untapped renewable resource with 156 GW of capacity within 50 miles of shore. Floating turbine technology […]

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Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy

PI: Townsend, Kristy Abstract: We propose the creation and commercialization of a transdermal, microelectrode array for measuring nerve conduction of free nerve endings in the skin during the progression to diabetic neuropathy, in order to provide earlier and non-invasive detection and diagnosis; as well creation of an accompanying microneedle device for subdermal drug delivery using […]

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Investing in Maine’s future forest with high-value, low-cost geoinformatics

PI: Simons-Legaard, Erin Abstract: The forest products industry contributes nearly $8.5 billion annually to Maine’s economy, and by some estimates this contribution could more than double with value-added processing, biodiversity offsets, forest carbon trading, and other ecosystem service credits. Realization of this potential will require adaptation of forest management strategies. Forest managers in Maine have […]

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