Orono, Maine — An article by ASCC researchers Lu Wang, Cong Chen, Sunil Bhandari, M. Ozgur Seydibeyoglu, Elif Alyamac-Seydibeyoglu, William Gramlich, Mehdi Tajvidi, and Douglas Gardner was published in Matter. Other authors include researchers from the University of Maine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The review paper is intended to promote the pilot-scale study and […]
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Orono, Maine — The Maine Governor’s Energy Office and the Maine International Trade Center are sponsoring two Floating Offshore Wind Ready trainings in February. The trainings, hosted by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, are one-day educational programs designed for businesses who want to learn more about specific business opportunities in the growing U.S. floating […]
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Orono, Maine — Senator Angus King recently visited the Advanced Structures and Composites Center to tour BioHome3D with representatives from Penquis, a regional community action agency, and the Key Bank Foundation. In November 2022, the ASCC unveiled BioHome3D, the world’s first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. The ASCC is now collaborating with Penquis […]
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ASCC Expands Faculty Network with Dr. Li Hire Orono, ME — At the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), we conduct research in a diverse set of areas to discover greener solutions for industries such as civil infrastructure, renewable energy, and housing. Our varied research efforts are led by a staff with assorted expertise. This […]
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Orono, Maine — An article by ASCC researchers Lu Wang and Doug Gardner on the acetylation of cellulose fibers was recently published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials. The paper was co-authored with researchers from the Department of Forest BioMaterials at North Carolina University. Finding alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics will help reduce CO2 emissions in the […]
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Roberto Lopez-Anido featured on Composites Weekly Podcast Orono, Maine – ASCC researcher Roberto Lopez-Anido was recently featured on the Composites Weekly podcast, a news and information podcast designed for the composites and advanced materials industry. Podcast host Jonathan Taylor interviewed Lopez-Anido for an episode titled “Developing the Next Generation of Environmentally Sustainable Structural Thermoplastic Composites.” […]
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Douglas Gardner featured on Composites Weekly Podcast Orono, Maine – ASCC researcher Douglas Gardner was recently featured on the Composites Weekly podcast, a news and information podcast designed for the composites and advanced materials industry. Douglas Gardner joined host Jonathan Taylor for an episode titled “Discussing Opportunities and Applications of Cellulose Nanocomposites.” Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) […]
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ASCC students present during Fall 2022 Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted a series of weekly seminar talks during the Fall 2022 semester. Six of the nine speakers in the series were ASCC graduate student researchers. The talks were held live and in-person, and fulfilled […]
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Orono, Maine — An article by ASCC researcher Mehdi Tajvidi, other School of Forest Resources researchers Islam Hafez and Mohammad Tauhiduzzaman, and Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering researcher Douglas Bousfield, was published in Materials & Design. The paper is titled “Multiscale Modeling of Lignocellulosic Foams under Compression.” Foam products from non-renewable and non-biodegradable plastics […]
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Orono, Maine – The University of Maine System was awarded $7.6 million from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for Phase 3 of the Hub and Spoke Program. This phase will focus on continuing the development of sustainable structurally reinforced materials while expanding into functionally modified bio-based materials using a wider range of material systems, and […]
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