Graham Van Goffrier was selected as the University of Maine class of 2018 Valedictorian. Graham received a bachelor’s degree in Physics, minors in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Nanotechnology, and a masters degree in Electrical Engineering (all earned in his four years at UMaine). Van Goffrier is a 2017–18 Goldwater Scholar. In 2017, he received one […]
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For the Aug. 21 2017 eclipse, a team of 18 University of Maine electrical and computer engineering students packed up their high-altitude balloons and headed to Clemson, South Carolina to participate in the first-ever NASA “Great American Eclipse” project. The mission entailed students from 55 teams nationwide launching unpiloted high-altitude balloons to live stream aerial […]
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Joshua Patnaude of Sanford was named the Salutatorian for the UMaine graduating class of 2017. Joshua received two Bachelor of Science degrees satisfying the requirements for both the Electrical Engineering and the Computer Engineering degrees. Valedictorian and salutatorian are the highest honors that recognize students for outstanding academic achievements, and for contributions to UMaine and […]
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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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Graduating senior in Mechanical Engineering, Matthew Ireland was awarded the J. Morris Weinberg Student Innovation Ward. The purpose of this award is to encourage the efforts and achievements of outstanding science student undergraduates who undertake novel and entrepreneurial initiatives in a multidisciplinary environment. Ireland was nominated for the award by Dr. Habib Dagher, Dr. Masoud Rais-Rohani, and James Anderson. […]
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Yi Peng, a graduate student in Civil Engineering who conducts research at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has received a 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The Fellowship provides a three-year annual stipend and tuition assistance. Peng, from Old Town, Maine, is among the 2,000 Fellows selected from more than 12,000 applicants. Peng […]
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Sheila Pendse, project development associate in the Dean’s Office of the University of Maine College of Engineering, and Eliza Hosford, a chemical engineering major at UMaine, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to speak about the Maine Summer Transportation Institute. For the 11th year, the UMaine summer camp will allow middle school students to learn about […]
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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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