The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Founding Executive Director, Dr. Habib Dagher, and Offshore Wind Technologies have been featured in a 2- part article on the American Journal of Transportation’s (AJOT) website. Part 1 discusses a Marshall Plan for U.S. ports and Maine’s plan for offshore wind. Part 2 dives into […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D has been featured in a CompositesWorld article sharing remarkable innovations using composites in infrastructure and construction around the world. Read the CompositesWorld article. Read more about the award-winning BioHome3D and the ASCC’s work in biomaterials and 3D printing. Contact: Amy Blanchard, amy.i.blanchard@maine.edu
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The SM2ART program collaboration1 between the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been featured on the Plastics Technology website for its work in sustainable solutions for fiber-reinforced composite materials. “Fiber-reinforced composites have revolutionized a variety of application spaces. In many cases, they are not […]
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Dr. Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) was recently named Innovated of the Year in April, 2023, and this achievement was recapped in Mainebiz’s 2023 Year in Review. Read more about the ASCC’s innovative research and how we’re tackling global climate issues here. Contact: Carter […]
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The ASCC’s BioHome3D, the world’s largest bio-based 3D printed house printed on the world’s largest 3D printer, was highlighted in articles by MaineBiz, JEC, and the Concord Monitor. These articles, all highlighting the success of the project, are a testament to BioHome3D’s mission: to 3D print affordable housing solutions made out of bio-based wood materials. […]
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Global Secure Shipping (GSS), a spin-off company from the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), has been featured in a Mainebiz article talking about Maine Shipping containers and GSS’s mission to eliminate cargo theft worldwide. This technology, developed at the ASCC, was created to eliminate cargo theft worldwide, a $50-$60 billion loss annually. These shipping […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion letter titled, “Maine can be a clean energy leader with offshore wind” featuring the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Floating Offshore Wind Technology with a photo of the ASCC’s Founding Executive Director, Dr. Habib Dagher, in the Alfond W2 Wind/Wave Tank. “The floating offshore […]
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Compotech, a spin-off from the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC), has been featured in News Center Maine for its rapid growth in business and national attention around the composites industry and business world. “The company has become the kind of business success story Maine has been trying for years to encourage,” (News Center Maine). […]
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CompositesWorld features the 1-year anniversary of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D, the world’s first 100% bio-based 3D-printed house. The article explores the tests we have performed in one year and how it will impact the future of affordable housing in the state of Maine. “Data collected after 1 year of outdoor testing […]
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Offshore Energy and Yahoo Finance highlight collaboration between the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and Maine Maritime Academy in the successful deployment of a 1/6th scale Oscilla Triton wave energy converter. This 12-week test, deployed off the coast of Castine, Maine, will test how the Triton will respond to extreme weather conditions off the […]
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