The Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Alliance for Renewable Technologies (or SM²ART) REU program is designed to provide an opportunity for up to twelve, highly qualified undergraduate students to participate in a ten-week research experience at Oak Ridge National Laboratory or The University of Maine. Students will be granted access to state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment, […]
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Mike Olsen, The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Business Development & Commercialization Manager of Floating Offshore Wind, presented “Floating Wind in the Gulf of Maine” at Floating Wind USA 2023 on November 30, 2023 in San Diego, California. Read more about the ASCC’s groundbreaking work in Floating Offshore Wind. Contact: Amy […]
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The Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Chief Operating Officer, Peter Drown, is a featured presenter in the University of Maine Office of Research Development’s Professional Development Workshop Series. The presentation, titled “Project Management”, will take place on December 20, 2023, at 12 pm over Zoom. Other “Project Management” presenters will be UMaine Assistant Professor […]
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Orono, Maine — BioHome3D, the first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in the world, proves to be a viable solution to the growing housing crisis after one year of outdoor testing. Printed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the prototype is poised to set new standards for structural integrity, carbon footprint […]
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In a recent press release, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (ME) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) introduced the Innovative Materials for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded (IMAGINE) Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at promoting the research and deployment of innovative construction materials in transportation and water infrastructure projects nationwide. Senator Collins emphasized the importance of leveraging […]
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A publication by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and University of Maine Mechanical Engineering researchers Justin L. Lapp, Andrew Goupee, and Wilhelm. A Friess has been published in Education Sciences. The article “A Case Study on the Administrative Impacts of Different Engineering Capstone Teaching Modalities”, presents the benefits and challenges of […]
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Three graduate research assistants at the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) presented in the University of Maine Fall 2023 Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series hosted by the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. Ian Ammerman, master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, presented “State-space FOWT model for use as a digital twin” on September 29, 2023. At […]
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) news article shares research expanding the possibilities of 3D printing with composite materials. “One partnership resulted in ORNL and University of Maine researchers creating the nation’s first additively manufactured home made entirely from biobased materials,” said ORNL News. “The properties of the printed home, including recyclability, are similar to those […]
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The Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) has announced the 2024 dates for the American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat 2024)! AFloat 2024 is scheduled for September 24-25, 2024, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine. Join us for the special event where floating offshore wind researchers, specialists, engineers, and leaders […]
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Aegir Insights took a deep dive into the University of Maine’s involvement in developing the floating offshore wind industry in their latest article, highlighting the Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s (ASCC) offshore engineering research and VolturnUS technology. This Aegir article dives into the future commercialization of floating offshore wind, what that may look like, the […]
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