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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.
Paper by Clapp, Young, Davids, and Goupee published in Thin-Walled Structures
Joshua D. Clapp, Andrew C. Young, William G. Davids, and Andrew J. Goupee have published an article in Thin-Walled Structures Vol 107. The paper’s title is: “Bending…
Lu Wang wins Graduate Poster Competition at Northeast Agriculture and Biological Engineering Conference
PhD Candidate Lu Wang received first place in the graduate poster competition at the Northeast Agriculture and Biological Engineering Conference held in Orono, Maine. The poster was…
Sherwood’s “Wave Cloud II” kinetic sculpture installed at UMaine Composites Center
A stainless steel kinetic sculpture has been installed outside the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. “Wave Cloud II” was created by award-winning American sculptor George…
Ph.D. Candidate Lu Wang Awarded 2016 SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) Graduate Scholarship
Ph.D. Candidate Lu Wang was awarded the SPE Engineers Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) Graduate Scholarship from the Society of Plastics Engineers for the 2016-2017…
Portland Press Herald: Risky choices paying off for UMaine’s wind project
On Sunday, July 10, 2016, Tux Turkel of the Portland Press Herald published an article titled: “Risky choices paying off for UMaine’s wind project: using unconventional…
Dagher featured by Maine Magazine, “50 Mainers Charting the State’s Future”
Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., was recently featured by Maine Magazine in their article, “50 Mainers Charting the State’s Future.” From Maine Magazine: “‘Whether it is an…