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UMaine Research Earns CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) continues to cement its reputation as a leader in cutting-edge research with the recent recognition of its paper, Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites, as a winner of the 2024 CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award for Best in Track: Manufacturing & Processing Technologies. This…
ASCC affiliates Gayton & Lapp published research on continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates
Research by University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center researchers, James T. Gayton and Dr. Justin L. Lapp has been published in the International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. The research follows the evaluation of theoretical models for anisotropic effective thermal conductivity in continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic laminates. Read the full…
Tenth Annual Windstorm Challenge OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
The 10th Annual Matthew R. Simmons 2025 Windstorm Challenge on MAY 9th, 2025 at THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE is officially OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Hosted on the University of Maine campus, this completely free event provides students with hands-on STEM experience and introduces them to UMaine’s research facilities and academic programs. The Windstorm Challenge helps inspire…
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 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,…
On its 1-year anniversary, UMaine’s BioHome3D meets sustainability, strength, and durability goals, setting the stage for future development
Orono, Maine — BioHome3D, the first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in the world, proves to be a viable solution to the growing housing crisis after one…
ASCC expertise informs Senator King’s request for mass timber adoption
The Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Wood Composites Manager Russell Edgar and ASCC Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher featured in Maine Public article discussing Senator…
ASCC researcher discovers environmentally favorable applications for nanocomposite materials
An article by Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) researcher Eric Landis has been published in Environmental Science & Technology. The publication titled “Harmonized Life-Cycle Inventories…
ASCC researchers developing a more efficient modeling method for 3D Printing design and manufacturing
An article by Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Sunil Bhandari and Roberto A. Lopez-Anido has been published in the Proceedings of the American Society…