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June Safety Student of the Month, Rohan Thapa

June Safety Student of the Month: Rohan Thapa

We are proud to recognize Rohan Thapa, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as the ASCC’s Safety Student of the Month for the month of June. Selected by the ASCC Safety Committee and nominated by Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido whom he works with at the center, Rohan is praised for consistently […]

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Watch the Windstorm Challenge Live Stream!

JOIN THE FUN! The Matthew R. Simmons Windstorm Challenge, hosted at the Harold Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Laboratory by the University of Maine, asks teams of students to design and construct a floating platform for a scale model wind turbine, and then deliver a presentation to a panel of expert judges. The event is designed […]

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Two articles authored by ASCC researchers were published in March!

Article by Kimball published for the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference An article authored by ASCC researcher Dr. Richard Kimball was published in preparation for the 33rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. The paper focuses on the development and validation of a control system to counteract the effects of wave-induced forces and movements […]

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TIDC expands team with O’Berin and Schanck hire

ASCC Updates TIDC expands team with O’Berin and Schanck hire  ORONO, Maine ? Orono, Maine – The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), housed at the advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) continues its expansion with the recent hires of Aaron Schanck as a Communications Specialist and Genna O’Berin as an Administrative Specialist.  Originally from Pittsfield, […]

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Work done through the Hub & Spoke program covered in Composites World

Work done through the Hub & Spoke program covered in Composites World Orono, Maine — For years the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) has worked with bio-based additive manufacturing technology and materials to create more sustainable feedstocks for small and large-scale additive manufacturing.  Through the Hub & Spoke program, the ASCC has closely worked […]

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ASCC Research poises Maine to Lead Mass Timber Revolution

Press Release NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 2, 2022 Contact: Taylor Ward Communications207.581.2230taylor.ward@maine.edu UMAINE’S ADVANCED STRUCTURES AND COMPOSITES CENTER IS POSITIONING MAINE TO LEAD A MASS TIMBER REVOLUTION The qualification of two new grades of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) using Maine lumber seeks to open new markets for Maine’s forest products industry. ORONO, Maine ? The […]

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