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UMaine Research Earns CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) continues to cement its reputation as a leader in cutting-edge research with the recent recognition of its paper, Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites, as a winner of the 2024 CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award for Best in Track: Manufacturing & Processing Technologies. This…
ASCC affiliates Gayton & Lapp published research on continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates
Research by University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center researchers, James T. Gayton and Dr. Justin L. Lapp has been published in the International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. The research follows the evaluation of theoretical models for anisotropic effective thermal conductivity in continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates. Read the full…
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…
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.
Article by Bhandari, Lopez-Anido Published in Progress in Additive Manufacturing Journal
An article by graduate student Sunil Bhandari and Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido has been published on the Progress in Additive Manufacturing journal’s website. The article is titled, “Finite…
Gardner Receives the Distinguished Educator Award from the Society of Wood Science and Technology
Dr. Douglas Gardner has received the Distinguished Educator Award from the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST). Gardner received the award at the SWST Convention…
Advanced Structures and Composites Center receives $500,000 to help boat builders incorporate 3D printing technology
Contact: Meghan Collins, Communications Manager (207) 581-2117 or (207) 852-8414 mc@maine.edu Advanced Structures and Composites Center receives $500,000 to help boat builders incorporate 3D…
UMaine Students Spent the Summer Interning at NASA
Eben Lenfest and William Ramsay, mechanical engineering students from the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, interned at NASA over this past summer. They acted as the…
Maine Mass Timber Event Offers Insight into Opportunities for the State’s Forest Products Industry
The Maine Mass Timber Event, a daylong conference focused on established and emerging cost-effective mass timber construction technologies that are growing in popularity nationwide and around…
Article by Tomlinson and Lopez-Anido Published in Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials
An article by Ph.D. Candidate Scott Tomlinson and Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido titled, “Scale and manufacturing effects on tensile strength of marine grade sandwich composite panel joints”…