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UMaine and ASCC Receive R&D 100 Award Recognition
The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) team have been announced as a winner of the 2026 R&D 100 Award. The winning technology, a Multiplexing Extrusion System (MExS or multiplexer), was developed at ORNL as part of the SM2ART research program – an ongoing alliance between…
UMaine Researchers Develop High-Performance Composite from Lobster Shell Waste
David J. Neivandt from the University of Maine and Greg Simms from the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) were recently featured on the Composites Weekly podcast for their research on developing biodegradable composite material made from waste lobster shells. “To take a waste material from the fishing industry, which is typically landfilled, and make…
UMaine’s ASCC Team Recognized with National Award for Nuclear Construction Breakthrough
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine was recognized as part of a nationally award-winning team advancing the future of nuclear energy construction through large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM). ASCC researchers were among the recipients of the 2026 SME Aubin Additive Manufacturing Case Study Award, which honors innovative, real-world applications of additive…
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 R&D Program Manager attends Bridging Arctic Gateways workshop co-hosted by UMaine, UAF & ARCUS 
The UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) R&D Program Manager Cody Sheltra attended the Bridging Arctic Gateways workshop co-hosted by the University of Maine, the…
ASCC and NREL researchers experiment on turbine control strategies
A publication by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Matthew Fowler, Eben Lenfest, Anthony Viselli, Andrew Goupee, and Richard Kimball, along with National Renewable…
ASCC BioHome3D Wins CAMX Combined Strength Award
The UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D won the Combined Strength Award of the 2023 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), as featured in…
ASCC & ORNL research on the conditions of spray-dried nanomaterials and their applications
An article by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Sungjun Hwang, Colleen C. Walker, Yousoo Han & Douglas J. Gardner, with Oak Ridge National…
AIT Composites Maine infrastructure company using ASCC licensed tech, acquired by C Change Group & Alaska Capital
The UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) technology and Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher has been featured in EINPresswire. The ASCC licenses extensive innovative technologies…
ASCC COO Peter Drown presenting in ORD Professional Development Workshop Series ‘Program Management’
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…