By Ruth-Ellen Cohen, Bangor Daily News ORONO – The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center has received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to design and develop corrosion-resistant materials for waterfront construction projects.     The materials currently used in waterfront projects all have drawbacks, professor Habib Dagher,  AEWC’s director, said Monday. read more UM Wood Center Gets $2M U.S. Grant: Design of Corrosion-Resistant Materials Sought