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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.
Dr. Susan MacKay featured on Composites Weekly Podcast
Dr. Susan MacKay featured on Composites Weekly Podcast Orono, Maine – ASCC researcher Dr. Susan MacKay was recently featured on the Composites Weekly podcast, a news…
ASCC Hires Lindemann as Safety and Training Manager
ASCC Hires Lindemann as Safety and Training Manager Orono, ME — The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is pleased to announce the recent hire of…
Where STEM meets the Humanities: the Smithsonian visits the ASCC to discuss tribal artifact repatriation and replication
Orono, Maine – In 2020, the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska requested that the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum return a…
Dr. Douglas Gardner featured on Wood Science Talks podcast
Dr. Douglas Gardner featured on Wood Science Talks podcast Orono, Maine – ASCC researcher Dr. Douglas Gardner was recently featured on an episode of Wood Science…
Article by Kimball published for the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Orono, Maine — An article authored by ASCC researcher Dr. Richard Kimball was published in preparation for the 33rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. The…
Article by Huguenard published in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Orono, Maine — An article by ASCC researcher and professor of civil and environmental engineering Kimberly Huguenard titled “Comparison of structure and turbulent mixing between lateral…