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Forecasting the Future: Rudy Alkarem’s Award-Winning Research on Predictive Digital Twins in Renewable Energy
Yuksel “Rudy” Alkarem, a doctoral candidate and research assistant at the ASCC, has won the Best Poster award at WindEurope’s Annual Event for his research; “On Building Predictive Digital Twin Incorporating Wave Predicting Capabilities: Case Study on UMaine Experimental Campaign – FOCAL,”. Alkarem, as well as researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology,…
Three articles by ASCC researchers were published in March
Ahmad & Gramlich publication on refining energy use in CNF production An article by ASCC researchers Dr. Ahmad A. L. Ahmad and Dr. William Gramlich was published in Cellulose on March 4, 2024. This paper shares methodology on pre-treatment to pulp in cellulose nanofibril (CNF) production. The goal of this research is to understand the…
New England Rail on track for a bright future!
The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), housed within the ASCC, held its annual New England Railroad Symposium virtually on February 21st featuring presentations from a wide range of rail industry professionals including representatives from academia, industry, and government. This event received significant support and participation from the Maine Department of Transportation’s (MaineDOT) rail development &…
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 and NREL researchers experiment on turbine control strategies
A publication by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Matthew Fowler, Eben Lenfest, Anthony Viselli, Andrew Goupee, and Richard Kimball, along with National Renewable…
ASCC BioHome3D Wins CAMX Combined Strength Award
The UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D won the Combined Strength Award of the 2023 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), as featured in…
ASCC & ORNL research on the conditions of spray-dried nanomaterials and their applications
An article by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Sungjun Hwang, Colleen C. Walker, Yousoo Han & Douglas J. Gardner, with Oak Ridge National…
AIT Composites Maine infrastructure company using ASCC licensed tech, acquired by C Change Group & Alaska Capital
The UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) technology and Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher has been featured in EINPresswire. The ASCC licenses extensive innovative technologies…
ASCC COO Peter Drown presenting in ORD Professional Development Workshop Series ‘Program Management’
The Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Chief Operating Officer, Peter Drown, is a featured presenter in the University of Maine Office of Research Development’s Professional…
ASCC’s Offshore Wind Program highlighted in Bangor Daily News
A recent Bangor Daily News Article explores some of the biggest challenges facing the global Offshore Wind and the Floating Offshore Wind Industry in Maine. Annually,…