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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.
Young Awarded NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship
Each year, NASA selects a group of graduate and doctoral students to become NASA Space Technology Research Fellows as a part of the NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship…
MaineBiz Article: Building bridges, Harbor Technologies challenges the supremacy of steel and concrete bridge beams
UMaine Composites Center’s collaboration with Harbor Technologies, MDOT highlighted in recent MaineBiz article titled, “Building bridges, Harbor Technologies challenges the supremacy of steel and concrete bridge…
Mechanical Engineering Senior Capstone Collaboration
https://youtu.be/FHjKab05nEU Ben Johnson A group of Mechanical Engineering students at the University of Maine used a unique machine – a filament…
Paper by Viselli, Forristall, Pearce, and Dagher Published in Ocean Engineering Vol. 104
A paper by Dr. Anthony Viselli, Dr. Habib Dagher, and Dr. Bryan Pearce of the University of Maine and Dr. George Forristall of Forristall Ocean Engineering,…
Article by Gardner, Han, Wang featured in June 2015 Current Forestry Reports
“This journal publishes in-depth review articles covering the most significant developments in the broad field of forestry. Presented in the form of…
Student Focus: Wang, Gardner Aim To Use Maine Nanocellulose To Strengthen 3D Printed Plastics
[caption id="attachment_904" align="alignright" width="201"] Lu Wang, a Ph.D. student currently researching ways to incorporate cellulose into 3D printed plastics. Lu Wang is pursuing his Ph.D. in Cellulose Nanofibril-Reinforced Plastics…