Name: Michael Maier Hometown: Sanbornton, New Hampshire Major: Bioengineering Year: Alumni – Graduated 2018 Why did you choose: -UMaine? I chose UMaine because it was a perfect fit for me. The location was great, but not completely alien to me as a New Englander. The school had a great reputation in engineering, and I was […]
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John Bapst teacher Mike Murphy has been inducted into the Francis Crowe Society by Associate Dean Mohamad Musavi on May 10th. Each year, we survey our incoming students to ask who has influenced them to study engineering and then we pick the two teachers who got the most votes. Congratulations Mike Murphy and thank you […]
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Packaging Corporation of America has pledged a $1 million gift to help construct the University of Maine Engineering Education and Design Center, according to UMaine Pulp & Paper Foundation President Carrie Enos. PCA is one of the largest producers of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the U.S. and a corporate member of UMPPF. Headquartered […]
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President Susan J. Hunter was inducted into the Francis Crowe Society on April 30, 2018. The induction took place at the President’s office at UMaine and was presented by Dana Humphrey, Dean of Engineering, joined by the Dean’s Advisory Council.
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The University of Maine’s 2018 valedictorian is Graham Van Goffrier of Norwell, Massachusetts and the salutatorian is Brianna DeGone of Turner, Maine. They will be honored at UMaine’s 216th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 12. Van Goffrier will receive a bachelor’s degree in physics, with minors in electrical engineering, mathematics and nanotechnology, and […]
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Peter Dumont is the Vice President, Global Strategic Projects for Pentair Thermal Management, a business unit of Pentair Ltd. This business unit generated approximately $700 million in revenue in 2016. Peter has been with the business for over 17 years, working in various roles both domestically and internationally. Pentair Thermal Management (PTM) specializes in providing […]
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Brewer engineering business Compotech Inc. was the focus of the Bangor Daily News feature, “Where the Bangor region’s future job growth will probably come from.” http://bangordailynews.com/…/where-the-bangor-regions-futu…/ The article argues economic development in the Bangor area is likely to look like Compotech Inc., a business with 10 employees that got its start at the University of […]
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Eastern Maine Community College and the University of Maine signed a Memorandum of Understanding Aug. 1, that confirms the commitment of both institutions to allow EMCC students in designated programs to easily transfer credits toward a UMaine bachelor’s degree. The MOU supports the creation of program agreements to streamline admission opportunities for academically qualified […]
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The Legendary Chuck Peddle, Inventor of The Personal Computer, UMaine Engineering Physics Class of 1959, was inducted into the Francis Crowe Society as a distinguished engineer on June 24th in the town of San Leandro, CA by Dana Humphrey, President Susan Hunter, and Patricia Cummings, Senior Director of Philanthropy, University of Maine Foundation. Charles Ingerham […]
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Jamie Bell is a science teacher at Caribou High School, an alum of UMaine Engineering with a degree in Engineering Physics (with a minor in mathematics), class of 2002, and is one of two teachers chosen by our first-year engineering students for work to inspire future engineers. Jamie started his professional career working as a […]
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