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Tenth Annual Windstorm Challenge OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
The 10th Annual Matthew R. Simmons 2025 Windstorm Challenge on MAY 9th, 2025 at THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE is officially OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Hosted on the University of Maine campus, this completely free event provides students with hands-on STEM experience and introduces them to UMaine’s research facilities and academic programs. The Windstorm Challenge helps inspire…
Five Articles Published by ASCC affiliates in October
UMaine Darling Marine Center study on lobsters & climate change in coastal Maine spanning over 35 years A publication by UMaine Darling Marine Center researchers, Robert N. Jarrett II, Damian C. Brady, Richard R. Wahle, and Robert S. Steneck has been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. This article shares findings on American lobsters in…
Three Articles by ASCC researchers published in August
Davis, Verma, Viselli & Allen research on floating offshore wind towing methodology An article by UMaine ASCC researchers, Samuel Davis, Dr. Amrit Verma, Dr. Anthony Viselli and Christopher Allen was published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanical and Arctic Engineering in August. The paper researches towing operations in commercial floating offshore wind….
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.
ASCC’s Dr. Habib Dagher Discusses Offshore Wind Plans in AJOT
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Founding Executive Director, Dr. Habib Dagher, and Offshore Wind Technologies have been featured in a 2-…
BioHome3D featured in CompositesWorld for infrastructure using biomaterials and 3D printing
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D has been featured in a CompositesWorld article sharing remarkable innovations using composites in infrastructure and…
ASCC and ORNL SM2ART collaboration featured in Plastics Technology for Sustainable Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
The SM2ART program collaboration1 between the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been featured on…
Habib Dagher, ASCC founding executive director named Innovator of Year
Dr. Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) was recently named Innovated of the Year in April,…
ASCC researchers find novel way to detect corrosion in steel bridges
An article by University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Zahra Ameli and Eric Landis was published in a special issue of Structural…
BioHome3D highlighted as a sustainable housing solution
The ASCC’s BioHome3D, the world’s largest bio-based 3D printed house printed on the world’s largest 3D printer, was highlighted in articles by MaineBiz, JEC, and the…