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June Safety Student of the Month: Rohan Thapa
We are proud to recognize Rohan Thapa, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, as the ASCC’s Safety Student of the Month for the month of June. Selected by the ASCC Safety Committee and nominated by Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido whom he works with at the center, Rohan is praised for consistently…
Notice to Mariners – May 2nd, 2025
This notice is to inform you that the University of Maine will be towing a research floating wind turbine weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 111ft tall. The barge will be towed about 5.5 nautical miles from Mack Point in Searsport, Maine to just off of Dyce Head in Castine, Maine. For public…
NOTICE TO MARINERS
UMaine will be towing a research floating barge weighing 375 tons and is 56ft wide x 32ft tall. The barge will be towed about 60 miles from Desert Narrows off Trenton, Maine to Mack Point in Searsport, Maine. The date of the tow is highly dependent on weather and vessel traffic at Mack Point but…
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’s Mike Olsen presents at Floating Wind USA
Mike Olsen, The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Business Development & Commercialization Manager of Floating Offshore Wind, presented “Floating Wind in the…
ASCC spin-off company Compotech featured in News Center Maine for its rapid growth and high-tech business
Compotech, a spin-off from the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC), has been featured in News Center Maine for its rapid growth in business and national…
ASCC’s BioHome3D featured in CompositesWorld for its proven sustainability, strength, and durability
CompositesWorld features the 1-year anniversary of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D, the world’s first 100% bio-based 3D-printed house. The article explores the tests…
UMaine, ASCC, and Oscilla Power deploy 1:6th scale Triton Wave Energy Converter
Offshore Energy and Yahoo Finance highlight collaboration between the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and Maine Maritime Academy in the successful deployment of a 1/6th…
Registration is OPEN for the Windstorm Challenge held on May 10, 2024!
Are you ready for the 2024 Windstorm Challenge? If you aren’t, then gear up! The Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Windstorm Challenge engages middle and…
ASCC R&D Program Manager attends Bridging Arctic Gateways workshop co-hosted by UMaine, UAF & ARCUS 
The UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) R&D Program Manager Cody Sheltra attended the Bridging Arctic Gateways workshop co-hosted by the University of Maine, the…