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UMaine Research Earns CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) continues to cement its reputation as a leader in cutting-edge research with the recent recognition of its paper, Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites, as a winner of the 2024 CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award for Best in Track: Manufacturing & Processing Technologies. This…
ASCC affiliates Gayton & Lapp published research on continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates
Research by University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center researchers, James T. Gayton and Dr. Justin L. Lapp has been published in the International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. The research follows the evaluation of theoretical models for anisotropic effective thermal conductivity in continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates. Read the full…
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…
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.
Dagher to be Recognized as 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change
To view the award ceremony from October, 13, 2015, click here. Contact: Meghan Collins (207) 581-2117 mc@maine.edu — On October 13, 2015, Dr. Habib Dagher, founding…
Fall Seminar Series: Dr. Ghasan Doudak 10/16
FALL SEMINAR SERIES: “Connections Design Philosophy in Timber Structures” Dr. Ghasan Doudak, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering University of Ottawa. Click here to download a printable…
Paper by Warren, Lopez-Anido, Vel, and Bayraktar Published in Composites Part B: Engineering
A paper titled, “Progressive failure analysis of three-dimensional woven carbon composites in single-bolt, double-shear bearing” has been published in the 2016 Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 84….
Paper by Viselli, Goupee, Dagher, and Allen Published in Wind Energy
A paper titled, “Design and Model Confirmation of the Intermediate Scale VolturnUS Floating Wind Turbine Subjected to its Extreme Design Conditions Offshore Maine,” has been published…
Seminar on Monday 9/28: Dr. Lech Muszynski on Cross-Laminated Timber
Dr. Lech Muszyński, Assistant Professor, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University SEMINAR: “Making CLT: The Whos, the Wheres, and…
Dissertation Defense: Behzad Nazari-Nasrabad
NEW APPLICATIONS FOR CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS: RHEOLOGICAL CHALLENGES By Behzad Nazari-Nasrabad An Abstract of the Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Douglas…