ASCC in the news

Global Secure Shipping wins Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award

Global Secure Shipping Inc. a spin-off company from the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC), was awarded the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. The Old Town company is the globe’s sole producer of ISO-certified secure intermodal shipping containers. The one-of-a-kind shipping containers have six-sided intrusion detection, […]

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Dr. Habib Dagher and ASCC Floating Wind Tech featured in Sierra Magazine

The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Founding Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher and ASCC Floating Offshore Wind Technology has been featured in Sierra Magazine.  The article focuses on the LD 1895 bill signed into law last summer by Governor Janet Mills and what this bill could mean for the future of […]

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Watch this video featuring companies using innovative wood technologies to revitalize the Northern wood industry!

The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Pilot-Scale Fiberboard Manufacturing Line and Wood Technologist Benjamin Herzog are featured among the creative projects using innovative wood technology and products to revitalize the forest projects industry in Maine and diversify regional wood markets.  This video highlights 13 projects across Northern New England and New […]

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ASCC’s Tjvidi research published in Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing

An article by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researcher Mehdi Tajvidi and Renewable Bioproducts Institute researcher Matthew J. Realff has been published in the Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. The publication titled “From circular to elliptical: A useful reformulation of the closed loop economy?” discusses the concept of a circular […]

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ASCC’s Dr. Robero Lopez-Anido authors book chapter

The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido contributed a chapter “Design of Plates and Built-up Members” published in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ new book, “Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structures” (ASCE Press, 2024) pp. 27-29. Contact: Amy Blanchard amy.i.blanchard@maine.edu

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ASCC scientists find scalable, water-based process to strengthen biocomposites

A publication by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Hathaithep Senkum, Peter V. Kelly, Ahmad A. L. Ahmad, Siamak Shams Es-haghi, and William M. Gramlich has been published in the journal RSC Applied Polymers. The article titled “Strengthening polylactic acid (PLA) composites with poly(methyl methacrylate)-functionalized cellulose nanofibrils created through grafting-through emulsion […]

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ASCC’s BioHome3D featured in Decor Maine for its sustainably sleek design

The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) has been featured on Decor Maine’s website.  “Some surfaces were left natural to highlight the mesmerizing patterns of the 3D printing, which angle and swirl, neatly mimicking the look of bespoke millwork. Others were finished with sheetrock, to demonstrate the look of a traditional domestic […]

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