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Notice to Mariners – May 2nd, 2025
This notice is to inform you that the University of Maine will be towing a research floating wind turbine weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 111ft tall. The barge will be towed about 5.5 nautical miles from Mack Point in Searsport, Maine to just off of Dyce Head in Castine, Maine. For public…
NOTICE TO MARINERS
UMaine will be towing a research floating barge weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 32ft tall. The barge will be towed about 60 miles from Desert Narrows off Trenton, Maine to Mack Point in Searsport, Maine. The date of the tow is highly dependent on weather and vessel traffic at Mack Point but…
ASCC Researcher Joins ACMA Emerging Leaders Program
Cody Sheltra, ASCC Senior Research Manager, has been accepted into the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) Emerging Leaders Program. This inaugural group will learn how to advocate for the composites industry; advancing a new generation of thinkers and leaders. Sheltra’s research focuses on projects related to the manufacturing and testing of large-scale thermoset composites and…
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.
Recipients of 2017 Director’s Awards Announced
We celebrated the hard work and dedication of students, faculty, and staff on April 27th during our annual Director’s Award ceremony. These awards, given by Executive Director…
Madeline Wehrle: Researching structural thermoplastics for use in medical field
Madeline Wehrle was interested in medicine from an early age. After being introduced to isometric drawing and computer-aided design, or CAD, modeling in high school, she…
Two UMaine Composites Center Student Employees Recognized as 2017 Outstanding Graduating Student
Two student employees associated with the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center were named as 2017 Outstanding Graduating Students by the University of Maine. Click here…
Dagher Recognized As 2016 Top 25 Newsmaker by Engineering-News Record (ENR)
Dr. Habib Dagher, executive director of the UMaine Composites Center, was recognized as one of 2016 Top 25 Newsmakers by Engineering-News Record (ENR), the premier US publication covering the…
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation Provides $3,500 to Support the 2017 Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge
On April 5, 2017, representatives from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation presented $3,500 to Dr. Habib Dagher and Josh Plourde in support of the 2017 Kleinschmidt…
UMaine Composites Center To Receive “Innovator of the Year” Award by the Maine International Trade Center
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center will receive the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) “Innovator of the Year” award during Maine International Trade Day on May 25,…