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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…
UMaine Collaboration with U.S. DOT
The University of Maine & US DOT ARPA-I (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Infrastructure) have embarked on a collaborative research project: X-BRIDGE (eXceptional Bridges through Innovative Design and Groundbreaking Engineering). This project – focused on designing corrosion free bridges that can be deployed in half the time, at half the cost, and lasts twice as long –…
ASCC Technology Earns Patent for Advanced Multi-Axis 3D Printing Technology
Technology from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) has been awarded a patent for advanced 3D printing system that expands how large and complex components can be manufactured. The patented technology was developed by researchers James Anderson and Matt Ireland and introduces a novel approach to additive manufacturing that overcomes long-standing…
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.
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…
Fowler, Goupee Awarded OMAE 2014 Best Paper of Ocean Renewable Energy Symposium
UMaine graduate student Matthew Fowler. A paper titled, “Hydrodynamic Module Coupling in the Offshore Wind Energy Simulation (OWENS) Toolkit,” co-authored graduate student…
Composite Arch Bridge System Featured Cover Story of Plastics Engineering Magazine May 2015
The University of Maine’s Composites Arch Bridge System, commonly known as “Bridge-In-A-BackpackTM,” was featured in the cover story of Plastics Engineering May 2015. The article titled,…