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Our Research Featured in PPH Editorial, “Our View: Don’t Lose Hope for Maine’s Wood Products Industry”

The Portland Press Herald Editorial Team published an article this morning, titled: “Our View: Don’t Lose Hope for Maine’s Wood Products Industry.” The article cited work being done at the UMaine Composites Center to help the wood products industry grow into the future. You can view the full article, visit: http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/03/our-view-dont-lose-hope-for-maines-wood-products-industry/ From the Portland Press Herald: Researchers […]

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Watch a live recording of 11/2 Norway Spruce press conference

View a live recording of the press conference hosted by NELMA and the University of Maine on November 2nd regarding Norway spruce. View the recording, here: https://www.facebook.com/UMaineComposites/videos/1140047419436313/ We are joined by representatives from NELMA, J.D. Irving, and Pleasant River today to discuss Norway spruce and its immediate positive economic impact for Maine. Posted by UMaine […]

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Norway spruce tested at UMaine approved for construction-grade lumber

Media release Contact: Meghan Collins, mc@maine.edu 207.852.8414 Note: A press conference and test demonstration with university and industry officials from J.D. Irving, Pleasant River Lumber and the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association will be held at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 2, at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The press conference will cover how […]

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UMaine DeepCLiDAR Successfully Completes Pre-deployment Validation Based on Carbon Trust Criteria, Now Available for Commercial Lease or Purchase

CONTACT: Meghan Collins, (207) 581-2117, mc@maine.edu; Dr. Anthony Viselli, PE, Manager, Offshore Model Testing and Structural Design, anthony.viselli@maine.edu, (207) 581-2828 DeepCLiDAR, a floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the UMaine Physical Oceanography Group, has successfully completed a new deployment performance test 12 miles […]

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Dagher cited in Press Herald article, a bright future for Maine’s lumber industry

Dr. Habib Dagher was cited in a recent Portland Press Herald Article called, “Maine’s wood innovators gathering to explore next-gen products.” Read the full article, here: http://www.pressherald.com/2016/10/20/conference-explore-next-generation-maine-wood-products/ Habib Dagher, director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine in Orono, oversees one of the world’s largest laboratories experimenting with nanocellulose composites, […]

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UMaine Offshore Wind Program Featured in New York Times

The New York Times featured the University of Maine’s offshore wind research program and its Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Lab on the front page of its Business Day section on September 29, 2016. The article, titled “Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float,” was written by NY Times’ Business Day Reporter Diane Cardwell. […]

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Seminar: “Advances That Support A New Paradigm for the Design of Concrete Structures” with Professor Dan Kuchma of Tufts University

“ADVANCES THAT SUPPORT A NEW PARADIGM FOR THE DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES” Professor Dan Kuchma, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tufts University Structural Mechanics Seminar Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Advanced Structures and Composites Center Friday September 30, 2016, 3:10 pm St. John Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall The dominant approach to the design of concrete structures is […]

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Call to support Windstorm Challenge 2017

Windstorm Challenge helps Maine youth consider a future career in STEM fields. We are seeking individual or corporate contributions at the $100, $250, or $500 level to help provide programming, transportation scholarships, and event-day needs for Windstorm Challenge 2017. Donate today Windstorm Challenge 2017 is a high school STEM competition that engages students with floating offshore […]

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