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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.
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”…
Senator Susan Collins, UMaine President Ferrini-Mundy and Maine DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt Celebrate the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center and Bridge Test
During a press event on August 8, 2018, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt and the…