Murtada Alrubaie is a Ph.D. candidate working on his dissertation at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). Originally from a city south of Baghdad in Iraq, he obtained two engineering degrees before coming to UMaine. Alrubaie received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Basrah in 2005, and his master’s degree […]
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ORONO, Maine — More than 400 Maine middle and high school students participated in the 7th Annual Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge on May 17 in the Harold Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Laboratory at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. In the Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge, teams of middle and high school students collaborate to […]
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An article by PhD student Elliott Sanders, titled Electrospinning of Cellulose Nanocrystal-Filled Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Solutions: Material Property Assessment, has been published on the website of the Nanomaterials journal by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. The article was coauthored by Yousoo Han, Todd Rushing, and Doctor Douglas Gardner. The following is the abstract for the article: Poly […]
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Dr. Douglas Gardner has been awarded the Peirce Webber Award for Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Research. The award for Outstanding Teaching recognizes him for his work as a professor of Forest Operations, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts at the University of Maine. His award for Outstanding Researcher gives recognition for the effort and enthusiasm he has put […]
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For the past several years, the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (the Center) has been working with the students and teachers of Orono High School (OHS) on multiple projects. These projects have allowed students opportunities to work alongside Center staff in a world-class laboratory. Recently, the Center has been helping the OHS Canoe Racing Team […]
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We celebrated the hard work and dedication of students, faculty, and staff during our annual Director’s Award ceremony. These awards, given by Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher, recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the work of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and who enhance our ongoing mission of research, education, […]
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A new research collaboration between the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will advance efforts to 3D print with wood products, creating a new market for Maine’s forest products industry. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, Lamar Alexander and Angus King joined Daniel Simmons, assistant […]
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Anthony Verzoni, a graduate student advised by Dr. Masoud Rais-Rohani, received an award for Initiative, Collaboration, and Creative Problem Solving at the UMaine 2019 Student Symposium. Verzoni’s work was presented in the Engineering and Information Sciences category. Verzoni’s presentation was titled, “Origami-Inspired Design of Rapidly Deployable Structures” and it focused on the application of origami-inspired design […]
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During an Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins discussed the importance of offshore wind energy and extolled UMaine’s leadership in developing technology to efficiently harness this critical energy source. Collins said the following about the potential of offshore wind, as well as how UMaine is leading the development of offshore wind […]
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A second article by Ph.D student Murtada Alrubaie, titled Experimental investigation of the hygrothermal creep strain of wood–plastic composite lumber made from thermally modified wood, has been published on the website of the Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. The article was co-authored by Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, Dr. David Gardner, Dr. Mehdi Tajvidi, and Dr. Yousoo Han. The following is […]
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