UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Peter Stechlinski

I joined the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Maine in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 2014. From 2015-2017, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT working in the Process Systems Engineering Laboratory.

My research is concerned with modeling and analyzing hybrid systems, which display a mixture of continuous and discrete behavior. My work in hybrid dynamical systems finds overlap in control and optimization theory and applications in mathematical biology and areas of engineering.

If you are a graduate or undergraduate student interested in working with me, please see below for my contact information.

Peter StechlinskiPh.D., University of Waterloo