Civil Infrastructure Durability

Hampden bridge event celebrates UMaine’s groundbreaking research in sustainable, low-cost transportation solutions 

Hampden, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine today to celebrate the groundbreaking research that is leading the country toward a sustainable, low-cost transportation system of the future. The 75-foot […]

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Schanck named a University Transportation Center Outstanding Student of the Year

Bangor resident one of 34 nationwide recognized by U.S. DOT ORONO, Maine — Andrew Schanck of Bangor, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering at the University of Maine, was recognized with an Outstanding Student of the Year award by the U.S. Department of Transportation for his exceptional research efforts with the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center […]

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Dr. Habib J. Dagher Recognized as 2019 Transportation Champion by the Maine Better Transportation Association

Dr. Habib Dagher, Executive Director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (UMaine Composites Center), was recognized as the 2019 Transportation Champion by the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) during an award ceremony on Friday, October 4th in Freeport, Maine. The MBTA is the largest transportation organization in the state with 700 members.  The […]

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Senator Susan Collins, UMaine President Ferrini-Mundy and Maine DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt Celebrate the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center and Bridge Test

During a press event on August 8, 2018, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt and the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) Executive Director Habib Dagher announced plans for the highly competitive $14.2 million, five-year grant recently awarded to the University of Maine […]

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