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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 Featured in Made in America Clean Energy Special!
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) was featured on Made in America’s Clean Energy Special! This special, exhibiting a variety of clean…
Please join Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s Maine APEX Accelerator team’s 2nd Small and Diverse Business Virtual Industry Day will be hosted through Zoom on November 14th!
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) receives tens of millions of dollars in research grants and contracts each year, much of which…
ASCC researcher Reed Miller hosting ACLCA Webinar!
Join Assistant Professor at the University of Maine’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Reed Miller, to learn about how Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) can be…
BioHome3D Featured in Maine Public for its proven weatherability
Nicole Ogrysko of Maine Public, wrote an article for Maine Public’s Business and Economy column titled “UMaine’s bio-based 3D printed house has passed a crucial first…
UMaine research to make stronger cellulose nanofibrils and use less energy while doing it
A publication by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center and School of Forest Resources researchers Sungjun Hwang, Yousoo Han, and Douglas J. Gardner, in collaboration with…
UMaine MET students modified a wheelchair for shooting competitions
The University of Maine’s Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program took on a challenge presented by athlete and activist Enock Glidden. Glidden sought assistance from the MET…