Publications

Chapter by Bhandari, Lopez-Anido, and Rojas published in Progress in Additive Manufacturing

Orono, Maine — A book chapter co-authored by postdoctoral research associate Dr. Sunil Bhandari, civil engineering professor Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, and graduate student Felipe Saavedra Rojas was recently published by ASTM in the book “Progress in Additive Manufacturing 2021”.  The chapter details a study investigating the manufacturing and postprocessing of large-scale 3D-printed formworks with bio-based polymer […]

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Article by West, Goupee, Hallowell, and Viselli published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Orono, Maine —  An article by ASCC offshore wind researchers William West, Spencer Hallowell, and Anthony Viselli, and UMaine mechanical engineering professor Andrew Goupee, was recently published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.  The floating offshore wind industry’s shift toward larger turbines adds complexity to the mooring system design process; turbine units are […]

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Article on polymer composite coatings with cellulose nanomaterials published in Matter

Orono, Maine —  An article by ASCC researchers Lu Wang, Cong Chen, Sunil Bhandari, M. Ozgur Seydibeyoglu, Elif Alyamac-Seydibeyoglu, William Gramlich, Mehdi Tajvidi, and Douglas Gardner was published in Matter. Other authors include researchers from the University of Maine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  The review paper is intended to promote the pilot-scale study and […]

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Article by Wang and Gardner published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Orono, Maine —  An article by ASCC researchers Lu Wang and Doug Gardner on the acetylation of cellulose fibers was recently published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials. The paper was co-authored with researchers from the Department of Forest BioMaterials at North Carolina University.  Finding alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics will help reduce CO2 emissions in the […]

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Article by Tajvidi on multiscale modeling of lignocellulosic foams published in Materials & Design

Orono, Maine —  An article by ASCC researcher Mehdi Tajvidi, other School of Forest Resources researchers Islam Hafez and Mohammad Tauhiduzzaman, and Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering researcher Douglas Bousfield, was published in Materials & Design. The paper is titled “Multiscale Modeling of Lignocellulosic Foams under Compression.” Foam products from non-renewable and non-biodegradable plastics […]

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Article by Christau, Alyamac-Seydibeyoglu, Thayer, and Gramlich on surface modifications to bleached softwood kraft pulp published in Cellulose

Orono, Maine —  An article by ASCC researchers Stephanie Christau, Elif Alyamac-Seydibeyoglu, Kayla Thayer, and William Gramlich was published in Cellulose. The paper is titled “Effects of an aqueous surface modification via a grafting-through polymerization approach on the fibrillation and drying of bleached softwood kraft pulp.” Cellulose nanofibrils, a component of wood pulp used in […]

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Article by Verzoni and Rais-Rohani evaluating the transition process of deployable shelter concepts published in “Engineering Structures”

Orono, Maine — An article by ASCC researchers Anthony Verzoni and Masoud Rais-Rohani was published in Engineering Structures. The paper, titled “Transition analysis of flat-foldable origami-inspired deployable shelter concepts,” offers mathematical analysis with computer modeling and motion analysis to verify the loading profile required to erect folded structures and to detail how the loading profile […]

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