The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), Mainebiz and WLBZ (Channel 2) Reports on the new Biomass to Bioproducts Pilot Plant at the University of Maine’s Technology Research Center in Old Town. UMaine to launch 100-hour continuous operation campaign of new Biomass to Bioproducts Pilot Plant May 1, 2017 A pilot plant […]
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Hall of Fame Engineer George P. Sakellaris, P.E. was Inducted May 9, 2017 Mr. Sakellaris is the President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company headquartered in Framingham, MA. A public company, Ameresco employs over 1,000 […]
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One team representing University of Maine, participated in the biggest annual computer programming contest in the world. They finished with the second highest ranking of all teams in the north-eastern part of the U.S., including Maine, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. This UMaine team, named RedZeppelin, consists of Graham Van Goffrier […]
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Mohamed Makhlouf (Electrical Engineering, class of 1975) will be inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Francis Crowe Society at the fall induction on December 9, 4:30pm in the Hill Auditorium. The Francis Crowe Society recognizes new UMaine engineering graduates as well as distinguished alumni. Mohamed is originally from Palestine. His family moved to Egypt […]
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This December, a wireless leak detection system created by University of Maine researchers is scheduled to head to the International Space Station (ISS). The prototype, which was tested by NASA and in the inflatable lunar habitat and Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab) on campus, could lead to increased safety on ISS and in other space […]
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This December, Engineers Without Borders (EWB) UMaine embarks on a second assessment trip to the community of El Descanso, Ecuador! This trip lays the groundwork for the development of a sustainable water supply system. The 120-person community resides about 30 miles from the Ecuadorian coast, and has been lucky enough to miss most of the […]
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Dr. Thiagarajan will receive three awards from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) at the President’s Luncheon on Friday, November 5 in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Thiagarajan has been elected to the prestigious grade of SNAME Fellow, been named Faculty Advisor of the Year, and been recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation. Fellow […]
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IEEE UMaine student branch organized a series of talks today to celebrate IEEE Day which is a worldwide event being celebrated in all corners of earth. Please download the UMaine IEEE Day Flyer Events include the following presentations in the Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium: 11:30 Mark Ouellette of Axiom Technologies (lunch and learn) 4:00pm […]
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Congratulations go to Anin Maskay for his Best Paper Award at the 2016 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium held in Tours, France. Anin is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering advised by Dr. Mauricio Pereira da Cunha. Their paper is entitled “High Temperature Static Strain Microwave Acoustic Sensor”. The conference consists of over 1000 submitted papers, […]
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On May 3, 2016, the University of Maine unveiled the new Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory at Barrows Hall. The lab provides engineering students hardware and software development tools for hands-on experience: Kepware Lab
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