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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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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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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“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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On January 29, 2016, Prof. Habib Dagher, Executive Director at the UMaine Composites Center, will present an update on the Maine Aqua Ventus project, a 12MW floating offshore wind pilot farm. The project recently received a U.S. Department of Energy award for $3.7 million that will allow the Aqua Ventus team to complete project planning, […]
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FALL SEMINAR SERIES: “Connections Design Philosophy in Timber Structures” Dr. Ghasan Doudak, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering University of Ottawa. Click here to download a printable flyer. Friday Oct. 16, 1:10pm Room 258, UMaine Composites Center The presentation will provide an overview on connection design methodologies in timber structures with emphasis on ductility in connections. […]
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SEMINAR: “Making CLT: The Whos, the Wheres, and the Hows” Dr. Lech Muszyński, Department of Wood Science and Engineering at Oregon State University UMaine Composites Center Monday, September 28, 2015 All visitors must register with the UMaine Composites Center front office. Dr. Lech Muszyński is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science and Engineering at […]
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NEW APPLICATIONS FOR CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS: RHEOLOGICAL CHALLENGES By Behzad Nazari-Nasrabad An Abstract of the Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Douglas W. Bousfield Defense date and location: Monday, September 28th, 2015 at 7:00 am EST at Soderberg Lecture Hall, Jenness Hall, UMaine Campus. Abstract: Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) are an exciting […]
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Multiscale Toughening and Strengthening Mechanisms: Lessons from Nacre and Bamboo By Prof. Nima Rahbar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Structural Mechanics Seminar Sponsored by the Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Structures and Composites Center Friday September 11, 2015, 3:10 pm St. John Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Click here to download a printable flyer. Seminar Description: This talk […]
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