Advanced Structures & Composites Center

George Chappell Bangor Daily News BOOTHBAY – Navy SEALs are tough guys by nature but they take a beating from their patrol boats: bruises, bumps and sore backs, even sprained ankles and chipped teeth. An all-composite version of the aluminum Mark V patrol boat constructed by luxury boatbuilder Hodgdon Yachts is aimed at reducing the wear […]

ORONO – Two of the most prestigious awards in the wood products industry were presented Thursday to the University of Maine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center during a conference in Florida. “It’s really exciting for the university and for the state as a whole,” AEWC director Habib Dagher said Friday. “In our industry, this is […]

Bangor, ME – The Northeastern Loggers’ Association (NELA) recently honored the UMaine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center of Orono, ME as the recipient of its 2007 Outstanding Use of Wood award. NELA President John Caveney honored the AEWC Center at the Annual Loggers’ Banquet in Bangor, ME in a ceremony attended by over 300 members […]

In February, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud were at the University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center for a demonstration of a new product designed to protect American soldiers in combat. The Modular Ballistic Protection System panels developed at UMaine fit inside tents, protecting troops from mortar fragments and other […]

ORONO – A shipment of panels designed by researchers at the University of Maine to protect soldiers from explosions was on its way Thursday to a Maine National Guard unit in Afghanistan. To mark the milestone, Army officials, federal and local legislators and representatives from the university gathered at UM’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center […]

ORONO – The people who brought you Go Blue are trying to Go Green, too. University of Maine officials and others dedicated a plaque late last week that touts a $1.6 million addition to the university’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center as a certified “green” addition. Designed by WBRC Architects-Engineers, the 6,800-square-foot addition is the […]

Just when you may have thought the economy, as expressed through the stock market, would never again make sense, your investing skill and patience have paid off handsomely. Congratulations. In 1996, all of us as a state invested $1 million in a startup company that had no staff, no building and no capital. That money […]

By Ruth-Ellen Cohen, Bangor Daily News ORONO – The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center has received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to design and develop corrosion-resistant materials for waterfront construction projects.     The materials currently used in waterfront projects all have drawbacks, professor Habib Dagher,  AEWC’s director, said Monday. […]

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Press Release   ORONO, Maine– Maine’s boatbuilding, composites and marine industries received a financial boost from the federal government, Governor Baldacci announced today as he outlined the positive economic impact the $15 million federal Workforce Innovation Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant would have on the state.   “Maine’s […]

U.S. Navy SEAL teams often use Mark V Special Operations Crafts to quickly get in and out of sticky situations. But the aluminum insertion vessel’s speed, durability and maneuverability come at a cost: repeated impact strain and injuries caused when the lightweight craft skips across the waves. University of Maine mechanical engineering graduate student Kate Stephens […]