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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….
ASCC TIDC Presents at the U.S. Capital
The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) is the 2018 US DOT Region 1 (New England) University Transportation Center (UTC) located at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The TIDC’s focus is on extending the life and improving the durability of transportation assets. TIDC has six member Universities within the New England Region….
U.S Secretary of Agriculture visits ASCC’s BioHome3D
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, announced a USDA grant aimed at helping private forest landowners adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change, as well as retain working forestlands. This announcement was made at the Investing in America Town Hall at the University of Maine. During his visit, Secretary Vilsack visited…
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.
New England Rail on track for a bright future!
The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), housed within the ASCC, held its annual New England Railroad Symposium virtually on February 21st featuring presentations from a wide…
UMaine ASCC awarded $75,000 to recycle wind blades into 3D-printing material
Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) is one of 20 winners of the Phase One prize of the DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office to boost recycling…
Global Secure Shipping wins Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
Global Secure Shipping Inc. a spin-off company from the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC), was awarded the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award from…
Dr. Habib Dagher and ASCC Floating Wind Tech featured in Sierra Magazine
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Founding Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher and ASCC Floating Offshore Wind Technology has been featured in…
Watch this video featuring companies using innovative wood technologies to revitalize the Northern wood industry!
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Pilot-Scale Fiberboard Manufacturing Line and Wood Technologist Benjamin Herzog are featured among the creative projects using…
ASCC’s Tjvidi research published in Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
An article by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researcher Mehdi Tajvidi and Renewable Bioproducts Institute researcher Matthew J. Realff has been published…