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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.
Clapp Presents HIAD Paper at 23rd Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference
Josh Clapp recently presented a paper titled, “Structural Response of Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator Braided Tube Components and Elements” at the 23rd Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference…
Article by UMaine Researchers Young, Dagher, Viselli, Goupee To Be Published in Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE)
A paper by UMaine Composites Center researchers Andrew C. Young, Dr. Habib J. Dagher, Dr. Anthony M. Viselli, Dr. Andrew J. Goupee, and Steve Hettick of Ershigs,…
Andrew Young Awarded 2nd Place in 2015 UMaine Graduate Expo Physical Sciences & Technology Poster Competition
Andrew Young, a graduate student at the UMaine Composites Center, won 2nd place in the 2015 Grad Expo Physical Sciences & Technology Poster Competition for his poster…
Article Co-Authored by Landis Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 111, No. 52, 2014
A paper co-authored by UMaine Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and UMaine Composites Center faculty member Dr. Eric Landis, P.E., was published in the 111th volume of the Proceedings of…
Article by UMaine Researchers Warren, Lopez-Anido To Be Published in Composites Part A, Vol. 73 (June 2015)
A paper submitted by UMaine Composites Center Ph.D. Candidate Kyle Warren, faculty member Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., and Jonathan Goering of Albany Engineered Composites has been accepted…
Nadir Yildirim Awarded 2015 Edith Patch Award
Courtesy of: UMaine News Nadir Yildirim, a doctoral student in the Wood Science and Technology Program in the School of Forest Resources and housed at the…