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COVID-19 Update: March 26 2020

Our staff are all teleworking as we continue to move forward with serving our clients and carrying on our world-class research programs. Our staff can all be reached at their phones or emails.
 
Laboratory tours have been suspended until further notice.
 
Please continue to contact us at (207) 581-2123 or by email at composites.frontoffice@maine.edu.
 
Be well, stay safe, and we look forward to hearing from you.
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About the Advanced Structures & Composites Center

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is a world-leading, interdisciplinary center for research, education, and economic development encompassing material sciences, manufacturing, and the engineering of composites and structures. The Center is housed in a 100,000 ft2 ISO 17025-accredited testing laboratory with more than 250 full and part-time personnel. Click here to learn more.

Since 1996, we have:
– Financially supported more than 2,600 positions for undergraduate and graduate students
– Served more than 500 industrial and governmental clients including 150 Maine companies
– Formed 14 spinoff companies through licensing agreements of patents or trade secrets
– Received more than 40 national and international awards

Click here to learn more about our history.

Interested in joining our team?

All applications for positions with UMaine Composites Center are handled through the University of Maine’s Hire Touch website.

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Immediate openings for scientists, engineers, and technicians

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