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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.
UMaine awarded nearly $1.4 million for transformational floating offshore wind energy technology
The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (UMaine Composites Center) has been awarded nearly $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research…
Navatek’s Collaboration with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine and Navatek are working together in developing advanced boat hull designs using new materials. While…
WABI quotes Dr. Habib Dagher in report on new composite bridge girder designed at the ASCC
WABI (Channel 5) quoted Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, in a report on new…
Sens. Collins, King, state leaders welcome DOE assistant secretary to UMaine Composites Center
Orono, Maine — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King joined officials from the Maine governor’s office July 26 to in welcoming Daniel Simmons, Department of…
Eben Lenfest Named as UMaine’s 2019 Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering
Eben Lenfest of Smithfield, Maine, has been named as one of the ten 2019 Outstanding Graduating Students at UMaine. Specifically, Lenfest is the Outstanding Graduating Student…
2016 Windstorm Challenge Participants Find Engineering Industry Experience and Success as Interns
Donovan Savage, Chathu Karunasiri, and Michael Hunter, three students from Caribou High School, participated in the 2016 Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge, which asks teams of students to…