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Notice to Mariners – May 2nd, 2025
This notice is to inform you that the University of Maine will be towing a research floating wind turbine weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 111ft tall. The barge will be towed about 5.5 nautical miles from Mack Point in Searsport, Maine to just off of Dyce Head in Castine, Maine. For public…
NOTICE TO MARINERS
UMaine will be towing a research floating barge weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 32ft tall. The barge will be towed about 60 miles from Desert Narrows off Trenton, Maine to Mack Point in Searsport, Maine. The date of the tow is highly dependent on weather and vessel traffic at Mack Point but…
ASCC Researcher Joins ACMA Emerging Leaders Program
Cody Sheltra, ASCC Senior Research Manager, has been accepted into the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) Emerging Leaders Program. This inaugural group will learn how to advocate for the composites industry; advancing a new generation of thinkers and leaders. Sheltra’s research focuses on projects related to the manufacturing and testing of large-scale thermoset composites and…


Designed to address labor shortages and supply chain issues that are driving high costs and constricting the supply of affordable housing, BioHome3D is the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based, recyclable materials

The American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat) brings together industry, academia, academiarnment floating offshore wind experts from around the world to chart a course for floating offshore wind in the US.




ASCC researchers & UMaine Dept. of Mechanical Engineering share case study on teaching engineering capstone
A publication by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and University of Maine Mechanical Engineering researchers Justin L. Lapp, Andrew Goupee, and Wilhelm….

ASCC Graduate Assistants present at UMaine Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
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…

ASCC & UMaine researchers perform experimental tests of grouted post-tensioned anchor rods
Christopher M. Abela, Robert Lindyberg, and Eric Landis have earned an article publication in the Journal of Structural Engineering. The results of the publication titled “Experimental…

ASCC BioHome3D mentioned in ASCC’s S.M.A.R.T. partner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s News
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) news article shares research expanding the possibilities of 3D printing with composite materials. “One partnership resulted in ORNL and University of…

Save the date for AFloat 2024!
The Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) has announced the 2024 dates for the American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat 2024)! AFloat 2024 is scheduled…

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…