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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.
TIDC expands team with O’Berin and Schanck hire
ASCC Updates TIDC expands team with O’Berin and Schanck hire ORONO, Maine ? Orono, Maine – The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), housed at the advanced…
Newly formed Maine Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group (OSWPAG) visits the ASCC
ASCC Updates Newly formed Maine Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group (OSWPAG) visits the ASCC July, 13, 2022ORONO, Maine ? The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and…
ASCC welcomes undergraduate student researcher as full-time hire to support bio-based housing initiative
ASCC Updates ASCC welcomes undergraduate student researcher as full-time hire to support bio-based housing initiative ORONO, Maine ? The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is…
ASCC Work Featured in Scientific American: How Indigenous Groups Are Using 3-D Technology to Preserve Ancient Practices
How Indigenous Groups Are Using 3-D Technology to Preserve Ancient PracticesTo safeguard fragile cultural objects, some groups are replicating them with digital models Scientific American |…
ASCC Researchers present at European Conference on Composite Materials
ASCC News ASCC Researchers present at European Conference on Composite Materials June 29, 2011 ORONO, Maine ? The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center…
ASCC expands ERDC Team with Gayton hire
ASCC Updates ASCC expands ERDC team with Gayton hire ORONO, Maine ? The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is pleased to announce the recent hire…