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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…
UMaine Collaboration with U.S. DOT
The University of Maine & US DOT ARPA-I (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Infrastructure) have embarked on a collaborative research project: X-BRIDGE (eXceptional Bridges through Innovative Design and Groundbreaking Engineering). This project – focused on designing corrosion free bridges that can be deployed in half the time, at half the cost, and lasts twice as long –…
ASCC Technology Earns Patent for Advanced Multi-Axis 3D Printing Technology
Technology from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) has been awarded a patent for advanced 3D printing system that expands how large and complex components can be manufactured. The patented technology was developed by researchers James Anderson and Matt Ireland and introduces a novel approach to additive manufacturing that overcomes long-standing…


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.



Dr. Yousoo Han Promoted to Associate Research Professor
Dr. Yousoo Han is among twenty-one University of Maine faculty who received tenure and/or promotion earlier this week. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Susan…

Project Summary: Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite-Concrete Beam with Welded Shear Studs
Project Summary The Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at…

Dwyer featured in Journal of Light Construction
Mark Dwyer, a research engineer at the UMaine Composites Center, was recently featured in the Journal of Light Construction for a personal side project: designing and…

Paper by McDonald, Goupee, Berube, and Lopez-Anido published in book on Structural Health Monitoring
A paper titled, “Numerical Model for Predicting Carbon Fiber Composite Cable Forces in a Cable-Stayed Bridge,” was recently published in Structural Health Monitoring 2017: Proceedings of the…

Shaping the Future: Thermoplastics research focuses on advancing manufacturing
Roberto Lopez-Anido is the faculty lead for procurement and implementation in the Alfond Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory for Structural Thermoplastics, where the mission…

Justin Baron: from Madawaska to Paris, mechanical engineering technology’s a good fit
Justin Baron worked a couple of dead-end jobs after graduating high school. He knew he wanted more. The Madawaska, Maine native found what he was looking…



