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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University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Amanda Ignacz has received the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health.
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Preston Spicer, Graduate Student in Civil & Environmental Engineering, holding an instrument called a Castaway CTD, which directly measures electrical conductivity, temperature, and depth. Conductivity is then used to calculate salinity. The CTD is tossed it in the water with a rope attached, once it hits the bottom, it gets pulled back up to take […]
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Name: Taylor Louise Bailey Hometown: Vassalboro, Maine Major: Civil Engineering Grad Year: First-year MS student (expected graduation date: May 2020, BS received in May 2018) Research Focus: Wave and turbulence mechanics Why did you choose UMaine to pursue a graduate degree in engineering? I currently hold a graduate research assistant position at the Advanced Structures […]
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