Orono, Maine – On Wednesday, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) awarded $1 Million in funding for a new and immersive manufacturing and education center called the Green Energy & Materials (GEM) Factory of the Future. The Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) Laboratory will house the research Factory of the Future which will be a […]
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The ASCC’s founding executive director, Dr. Habib Dagher, and UMaine VolturnUS & VolturnUS+ Technologies were featured in Aegir Insights: Long-awaited gigascale US floating wind play weighs anchor for the Maine-stream. Read the article here. The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) is an industry leader of the U.S. floating offshore wind industry. […]
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ORONO, Maine – An article by University of Maine Structural Engineering P.h.D. candidate, Zahra Ameli and ASCC researcher and University of Maine Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dr. Eric Landis was published by the University of Maine. Titled “Corrosion Condition Rating Database”, this publication offers a standardized rating system to assess the corrosion condition […]
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The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is pleased to announce the hire of Matthew Gusciora as an Engineer on our Ocean, Coastal Engineering & Offshore Wind Team. Originally from Malvern, Pennsylvania, Gusciora has always been interested in mechanical systems and machinery. Gusciora started at the ASCC as an undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering working […]
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The Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) is pleased to announce the recent hire of Alyssa McGlynn as an Engineer II working with Mechanical Controls & Design on our Ocean, Coastal Engineering & Offshore Wind Team. Originally from New Jersey, McGlynn began her studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Maine. As an undergraduate, […]
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A recent UCF article highlighted UMaine’s involvement in a collaboration with scientists from the University of Central Florida (UCF) led by Professor Tuhin Das researching floating wind turbines. For phase 1 of their research, they worked with the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and their Floating Offshore Wind and Controls Advanced […]
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The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Innovative Housing Showcase on June 9th-11th featured the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and one of their industry partners, SHoP Architects, along with the design they collaborated on: bio-based, […]
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ASCC expands Manufacturing Process Development and Sensing Team with Pringle Hire ORONO, Maine – The Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) is pleased to announce the recent hire of Noah Pringle as an Engineer II working with our Manufacturing Process Development and Sensing team. Originally from Thorndike, Maine, Pringle began his studies in mechanical engineering […]
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Eliminating Energy-Intensive Drying with a Sustainable Approach for Nano-Scale Cellulose Nanocrystals An article by ASCC researchers J. Elliot Sanders, Lu Wang, Gabriella Brinkley & Douglass J. Gardner was recently published in Cellulose. Titled “Production of nano-scale cellulose nanocrystal powder via electrospray drying (ESD) for sustainable composites“. This research explores electrospray drying (ESD) with electro-hydro dynamic […]
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ASCC researchers published in StrUnlocking the Potential of Hydrophobic Cellulose Nanofibrils: Enhancing Composite Reinforcement and Drying Behavioructures ASCC researchers Megan Driscoll, Peter Kelly, and William Gramlichdrew Schanck were published in Langmuir. An article by ASCC researchers Megan Driscoll, Peter Kelly, and William Gramlich was published in Langmuir. Titled “Impact of Aqueous Grafting of Polystyrene through Methacrylate-Modified Cellulose Nanofibrils on Emulsion […]
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