Mauricio Pereira Da Cunha, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, has been named an IEEE Fellow, one of the highest distinctions awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The honor recognizes his contributions to the commercialization of harsh-environment microwave acoustics materials, sensors and systems.
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Researchers at the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) are paving the way for improved performance monitoring in next-generation computer processors, addressing critical challenges posed by hybrid designs. Computer processors, often referred to as the “brains” of modern devices, are made up of cores—individual units capable of handling computing tasks. Traditionally, processors used identical […]
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A New Solution To Ultimate Privacy A team of UMaine innovators has taken on the challenge of addressing privacy concerns and the protection of user information during the app development process through the Maine Innovation, Research, and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program with their new app, PriGen: Automated Privacy Generator. PriGen is a tool designed to […]
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The Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) strives to solve some of the world’s most pressing coastal challenges, from rising sea levels to hazardous algae blooms. Nine researchers from the University of Maine attended the Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) conference in Bordeaux, France, presenting their research alongside top international scientists and […]
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Abedi, an associate vice president for research and director of Center for Undergraduate Research, has a nearly 30-year career in research and teaching. He joined the UMaine community in 2005 and founded the WiSe-Net Lab, dedicated to research on wireless communications and sensor networks for structural monitoring, space exploration and biomedical applications. Student researchers in […]
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An unexpected discovery by a student launched the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute pilot plant – to turn wood components in clean crude oil. OLD TOWN, Maine — Relinquished and run-down mill towns could soon breathe new life, following an unexpected discovery by a student at the University of Maine. Since 2012, […]
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New study shows furfural derivatives a way to make renewable fuel production financially appealing August 13, 2018 Sales of furfural derivatives could make renewable fuel production considerably more financially attractive, according to a new University of Maine study. The study, “Economics of biofuels: Market potential of furfural and its derivatives,” was led by Kaveh Dalvand, a […]
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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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The College of Engineering has been able to hire 17 new faculty in the last two years, with 59% of the new hires being women! Aaron Gallant, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering civil.umaine.edu/aaron-gallant Amber Killip Assistant Professor Construction Engineering Technology amber.killip@maine.edu Babak Hejrati Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering umaine.edu/mecheng/hejrati Masoud Rais-Rohani Chair & Richard […]
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