MEIF-Small Campus Initiative Awards
FY24 Awardees
Eight awards were given, in the following categories: Research (2), Research Initiation (2), and Research Infrastructure (4). The MEIF Technology sectors represented were: Advanced Technologies for Forestry and Agriculture, Aquaculture and Marine Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Technology, Information Technology, and Precision Manufacturing Technology.
Kennedy Rubert-Nason; UMFK- “Closing Maine’s Circular Bioeconomy: Repurposing Biochar Residues as Soil Amendments to Promote Carbon Storage and Tree Growth” (Research)
Brian Beal; UMM- “Cultivating Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Maine’s Mariculture and Marine Science Sectors through Workforce Development and Enhanced Research Capacity” (Research)
Matthew Wallhead; UMPI- “Growing Maine’s Bioeconomy: Undergraduate Greenhouse Research for Economic Growth” (Research Initiation)
Udaya Jayasundara; UMPI-“Development of Cost Effective Biosorbents to Remediate Heavy Metals and PFAS Contaminated Wastewater” (Research Initiation)
Megan Walsh; UMM– “Aquaculture Workforce Development in Undergraduate Learning” (Research Infrastructure)
Jason Johnston; UMPI-“A Remote Field Vehicle to Further Advance UMPI’s Innovative Research on Northern Maine’s Natural Resources” (Research Infrastructure)
Leigh Belair; UMPI- “MLT Program Modernization & Meeting Demand” (Research Infrastructure)
Jean Doty; UMF- “Biotechnology Workforce Development” (Research Infrastructure)