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SM²ART Alliance Brings Cutting-Edge Composite Research to CAMX 2025
The Specialized Materials & Manufacturing Alliance for Resilient Technologies (SM²ART), a partnership between UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), will be featured at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX). CAMX is the largest composites and advanced materials event in North America, and is the premier event…
Wearable Sensors and the Future of Biodegradable Polymers
There is a significant increase in the use of wearable polymer-based sensors for healthcare, real-time data collection, and reducing human error. Their application lies in detecting and measuring stimuli like pressure, strain, and in monitoring human movement, prosthetics, soft robotics, and electronic skin, or for monitoring glucose levels, pH, or for earlier disease detection. Wearable…
June Safety Student of the Month: Rohan Thapa
We are proud to recognize Rohan Thapa, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as the ASCC’s Safety Student of the Month for the month of June. Selected by the ASCC Safety Committee and nominated by Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido whom he works with at the center, Rohan is praised for consistently…


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.




Roberto Lopez-Anido featured on Composites Weekly Podcast
Roberto Lopez-Anido featured on Composites Weekly Podcast Orono, Maine – ASCC researcher Roberto Lopez-Anido was recently featured on the Composites Weekly podcast, a news and information…

Douglas Gardner featured on Composites Weekly Podcast
Douglas Gardner featured on Composites Weekly Podcast Orono, Maine – ASCC researcher Douglas Gardner was recently featured on the Composites Weekly podcast, a news and information…

ASCC students present during Fall 2022 Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
ASCC students present during Fall 2022 Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted a series of weekly…

Article by Tajvidi on multiscale modeling of lignocellulosic foams published in Materials & Design
Orono, Maine — An article by ASCC researcher Mehdi Tajvidi, other School of Forest Resources researchers Islam Hafez and Mohammad Tauhiduzzaman, and Department of Chemical and…

UMaine Awarded $7.6 million for Hub and Spoke Program with Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Orono, Maine – The University of Maine System was awarded $7.6 million from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for Phase 3 of the Hub and Spoke…

Registration open for TIDC New England Railroad Symposium
Registration open for TIDC New England Railroad Symposium Orono, Maine – The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) announced that registration is now open for the 2023…