Recent News

Aegir takes a deep dive into the ASCC’s global offshore wind contributions

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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Three takeaways from AFloat 2023 highlighted in Workboat article

A recent article from Workboat discussed the American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat), and the three largest takeaways from the 2023 AFloat conference. AFloat is the annual conference where offshore wind developers, researchers and industry leaders come together to discuss the future of floating offshore wind technology and applications.  View the complete 2023 AFloat […]

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Windstorm Challenge students join ASCC staff as students interns!

Participants of the 2023 Windstorm Challenge have joined UMaine and the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) as interns as first year undergraduates in UMaine’s engineering program. The Windstorm Challenge is an opportunity for middle and high school students to work on a fun, hands-on engineering project. After completing a renewable energy and floating offshore […]

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ASCC Exec. Director Dr. Dagher presenting at Marietta College’s E3 Conference

The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Executive Director, Dr. Habib Dagher, will be co-presenting a virtual panel discussion at the third annual Student Conference and Exhibition on Earth Energy and Environment (E3) by Marietta College. The panel titled “Harnessing the Power of Wind, Sun, and Geothermal” will be held online via […]

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ASCC collaborates with ARCSIM in innovation into the “digital twin”

“Creating a Digital Twin with Prahuddha Chkraborty and Ben Grooms” by Stefania Irene Marthakis was featured in the UMaine ARCSIM Newsletter.  The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and Advanced Research Computing, Security and Information Management (ARCSIM) are collaborating to create integral technology and contemporary innovations to the digital twin.  A digital […]

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ASCC Featured in Made in America Clean Energy Special!

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) was featured on Made in America’s Clean Energy Special! This special, exhibiting a variety of clean energy solutions. Specifically focusing on our Floating Offshore Wind technology and Ocean Energy Engineering program, Made in America highlights the University of Maine’s ASCC as a leader in climate […]

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Please join Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s Maine APEX Accelerator team’s 2nd Small and Diverse Business Virtual Industry Day will be hosted through Zoom on November 14th!

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) receives tens of millions of dollars in research grants and contracts each year, much of which has federal requirements for outreach and solicitation to small and diverse business enterprises. In addition to these requirements, the University of Maine System Strategic Procurement office has increased their […]

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ASCC researcher Reed Miller hosting ACLCA Webinar!

Join Assistant Professor at the University of Maine’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Reed Miller, to learn about how Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) can be an informative tool to help combat the ongoing global climate crisis. Miller’s webinar titled “The future of the planet is frightening! Using LCA to help keep Earth safe” will […]

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