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GEM: Green Energy & Materials

The ASCC’s strategic plan, called GEM, focuses the Center’s work on Green Energy and Materials development. Through GEM, the Center is at the forefront of significant new sustainability industries in the nation. Our eight major research areas are Civil Infrastructure Durability, Advanced Wood Composites, Large-scale Bio-based Additive Manufacturing, Cellulose Nanocomposites, Advanced Structural Concepts, Structural Thermoplastics & Smart Materials, Ocean Engineering & Energy, and Structural, Material, & Wind Blade Testing. Innovations in GEM research and development position the Center to critically support the state’s ambitious efforts to be carbon neutral by 2045 and usher in a low-carbon economy.

RESEARCH AREAS

Ocean Engineering & Energy

Large-scale & Bio-based Additive Manufacturing

Civil Infrastructure Durability

Cellulose Nanocomposites

Wood Composites

Structural Thermoplastics & Smart Materials

Advanced Structural Concepts

Structural, Material, and Wind Blade Testing

Core Values

STUDENTS FIRST

NONE OF US IS AS
SMART AS ALL OF US

Mission Statement

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is a world-leading, interdisciplinary center for research, education, and economic development encompassing material sciences, manufacturing, and the engineering of composites and structures. The Center is housed in a 100,000 ft2 ISO 17025-accredited testing laboratory with more than 260 full and part-time personnel. 

BELOW IS THE MOBILE SITE

Mission Statement

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is a world-leading, interdisciplinary center for research, education, and economic development encompassing material sciences, manufacturing, and the engineering of composites and structures. The Center is housed in a 100,000 ft2 ISO 17025-accredited testing laboratory with more than 260 full and part-time personnel. 

Value Statement

To deliver cutting-edge Green Energy and Materials solutions to solve our climate crisis and train the next generation of GEM champions