The Reuters article outlines the dichotomy of floating offshore wind on the East and West Coasts of the United States. “Maine is taking a ‘deliberate’ approach to scaling up floating wind, said Professor Habib Dagher, executive director at the University of Maine. ‘We often call it the 1, 10, 100 plan. It includes putting a […]
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An article by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers, Katie M. Schweizer, Sunil Bhandari, Robero A. Lopez-Anido, and Lu Wang was recently published at the 11th International Conference on Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2023) in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. The article titled “Recycling Large-Scale 3D Printed Polymer Composite Precast Concrete Forms”, offers […]
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An article by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Matthew Fowler, Eben Lenfest, Anthony Viselli, Andrew Goupee, Richard Kimball, and Lu Wang, along with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers, Roger Bergua, Daniel Zalkind, Alan Wright, and Amy Robertson, has been published in Materials. The article titled, “Wind/Wave Testing of a 1:70-Scale Performance-Matched […]
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EE Power explores the Maine state legislation passed last month, LD 1895, to procure up to 3GW of power using offshore wind by 2040. “The project will use the University of Maine’s patented VolturnUS floating concrete hull technology, designed like an upside-down bridge to support wind turbines in waters deeper than 147 feet. VolturnUS uses […]
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An article by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) Researcher & Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Evan K. Wujcik, along with Purdue University & Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute (INDI) researchers Kartik S. Nemani and Babak Anasori, University of Alabama (UA) & INDI researcher Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, UA Elliot Water Research Group researcher Mark Elliot, […]
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ORONO, Maine – An article by ASCC researchers Matthew L. Fowler, Eben Lenfest, Anthony Viselli, Andrew J. Goupee, Richard W. Kimball, and Lu Wang was recently published at the 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) in Ottawa, Canada. Other authors include Daniel Zalkind, Alan Wright, Roger Bergua, and Amy Robertson who are based […]
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The forest products industry has long been a significant component of Maine’s economy, with 89% of the state being forested. However, in recent years, declining demand and market challenges resulted in the shutdown of many Maine paper mills, causing the loss of thousands of jobs. The innovation of one such shut-down mill makes it home […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center was published in Textile World, Composites World, and Textile Value Chain for the acquisition of an Optima 3D shuttle loom for the advancements of textile research. The equipment was accepted by a team of ASCC engineers during the ITMA 2023 textiles conference. The 3D weaving system consists […]
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ORONO, Maine – The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is thrilled to announce the hire of Jake Snow as a Wood Technologist working with our Wood Composites team! Originally from Plainfield, Connecticut, Snow began his Forest Operations, Bioproducts & Bioenergy studies at the University of Maine. As an undergraduate, he got his start on […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s BioHome3D was a finalist for the FastCompany.com Innovation by Design Awards 2023: Best BioDesigns! Fast Company is a world-leading business media brand with a focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world-changing ideas, creativity, and design. We’re thrilled to have this opportunity to be featured in both […]
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