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Tenth Annual Windstorm Challenge OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
The 10th Annual Matthew R. Simmons 2025 Windstorm Challenge on MAY 9th, 2025 at THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE is officially OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Hosted on the University of Maine campus, this completely free event provides students with hands-on STEM experience and introduces them to UMaine’s research facilities and academic programs. The Windstorm Challenge helps inspire…
Five Articles Published by ASCC affiliates in October
UMaine Darling Marine Center study on lobsters & climate change in coastal Maine spanning over 35 years A publication by UMaine Darling Marine Center researchers, Robert N. Jarrett II, Damian C. Brady, Richard R. Wahle, and Robert S. Steneck has been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. This article shares findings on American lobsters in…
Three Articles by ASCC researchers published in August
Davis, Verma, Viselli & Allen research on floating offshore wind towing methodology An article by UMaine ASCC researchers, Samuel Davis, Dr. Amrit Verma, Dr. Anthony Viselli and Christopher Allen was published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanical and Arctic Engineering in August. The paper researches towing operations in commercial floating offshore wind….
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.
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…
Habib Dagher at the Mechanics Hall on Innovating for Sustainability
On September 29th, Habib Dagher, Founding Executive Director at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), visited high schoolers in Portland, Maine to present ‘Unleashing the…
Article by ASCC and EPFL researchers on tunable biocomposite films for food packaging
An article by ASCC student researcher and Ph.D. student of the University of Maine School of Forest Resources Cong Chen, ASCC and University of Maine School…
ASCC & international research aims to calculate risk conditions for floating offshore wind
An article by Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Saravanan Bhaskaran, Amrit Shankar Verma, and Andrew J. Goupee, along with University of Surrey researcher, Subhamoy…
UMaine’s Offshore Floating Wind Research Showcased in the New York Times
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has emerged as a pivotal player in the global shift towards sustainable energy solutions. Their groundbreaking research…
ASCC’s founding executive director, Dr. Habib Dagher, featured in Reuters for floating offshore wind
The Reuters article outlines the dichotomy of floating offshore wind on the East and West Coasts of the United States. “Maine is taking a ‘deliberate’ approach…