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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.
Press Herald: Effort to Build Offshore Wind Industry in Maine may Hinge on 73 Cents
Tux Turkel at the Portland Press Herald recently authored a news article titled, “Effort to build offshore wind industry in Maine may hinge on 73 cents,”…
Peng Awarded Prestigious 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Yi Peng, a graduate student in civil engineering who conducts research at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has received a 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate…
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…