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Outstanding Graduating Graduate Students (May 2024)

Congratulations to our Outstanding Graduating Graduate Students in May 2024: Overall, we awarded 35 graduate degrees in the 2023/24 academic year to the students in the Information Systems , Spatial Informatics, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Information Science and Engineering, and Data Science and Engineering graduate programs. The outstanding graduating students in these programs are: PhD […]

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Meetha James successfully defends SIE PhD thesis

On April 12 2024, Meetha Nesam James Ravindran Santhakumar successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “”TOWARDS A PLEASURABLE FOOD EXPERIENCE: INFLUENCING PEOPLE’S LIKING, TASTE PERCEPTIONS, AND MEDIATED EMOTIONS USING AUGMENTED FLAVOR EXPERIENCES”. She was advised by Dr. Nimesha Ranasinghe.  Drs. Kate Beard, Nick Giudice, Silvia Nittel and Mary Camire served on her committee. Dissertation Abstract: […]

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University of Maine Awarded NSF ITEST Grant for Semiconductor Education Project

The University of Maine has been granted a significant award from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. This $1.2 million grant signifies a crucial step in the university’s efforts to advance STEM education, particularly in the field of semiconductor science and technology. Led by Principal Investigator (PI) […]

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Prof. Caitlin Howell gets spotlighted during Maine Bioscience Day

Prof. Caitlin Howell gets spotlighted during Maine Bioscience Day, put on by BIOME (Bioscience Association of Maine) for middle school kids around our state. “We are all so excited about the work that we do, it’s wonderful to be able to share that excitement with the next generation of scientists and engineers.”

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NSF CAREER AWARD RECIPIENTS

University of Maine Faculty Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards, Garnering over $1.8 Million in 2023

The University of Maine (UMaine) continues its impressive streak of securing National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards. In 2023, the NSF granted three awards to faculty members Evan Wujcik, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), Seth Campbell, Associate Professor at the School of Earth and Climate […]

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Invitation to SIE PhD Defense by David Almeida, Oct 13 2023

David Almeida, candidate for PhD in Spatial Information Science and Engineering, will be defending his dissertation on Friday October 13 starting at 1 PM in 336 Boardman Hall.  All are invited to the public portion. The title of his dissertation is  A Map-Algebra-Inspired Approach for Interacting with Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber-Physical Systems or Internet of Things Dissertation […]

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Dr. Manuel Woersdoerfer’s paper published in the Springer journal ‘AI and Ethics.’

Dr. Manuel Woersdoerfer’s paper ‘The E.U.’s Artificial Intelligence Act – An Ordoliberal Assessment’ has been published in the Springer journal ‘AI and Ethics.’ Abstract of the paper: In light of the rise of generative AI and recent debates about the socio-political implications of large-language models and chatbots, this article investigates the E.U.’s Artificial Intelligence Act […]

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2023 Distinguished Engineers

The 2023 Francis Crowe Induction ceremony occured on Saturday May 6th and featured some of the college’s most distinguished alumni. Francis Trenholm Crowe (October 12, 1882 – February 26, 1946) was the chief engineer of the Hoover Dam. During that time, he was the superintendent of ‘Six Companies’, the construction company that oversaw the construction […]

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New UMaine CBE Article Alert in Advanced Materials

Prof. Evan K. Wujcik has recently published a collaborative article in Advanced Materials entitled “Life Cycle Assessment of Ti3C2Tx MXene Synthesis.” Read the open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202300422 Abstract: MXenes, two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, have been investigated for diverse applications since their discovery, however, their life cycle analysis (LCA) has not been studied. […]

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Prof. Howell receives 2023 Gilbreth Lectureship from National Academy of Engineering

Caitlin Howell, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, was awarded a 2023 Gilbreth Lectureship from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). NAE established the Gilbreth Lectures in 2001 in honor of Lillian Gilbreth, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1965. The lectureship recognizes outstanding young American […]

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