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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With the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester, the School of Computing and Information Science is pleased to announce that we have welcomed 4 new colleagues to our faculty. Dr. Penny Rheingans joins us from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and assumes the role of Director of the School of Computing and Information Science. She […]
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Welcome New Engineering Students! Maine Hello volunteers are ready to welcome you and to help you with your move in experience. Here is a link to information for first year students that will help answer your questions. Maine Hello is a campus-wide event wherein returning students, faculty and staff members from across the university volunteer […]
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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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Invitation to Masters Project defense: Kaitlyn Haase When: Friday, Aug 17, 10:00 in Boardman rm 336 Title: Immersive Virtual Haptics for Nonvisual Shape Recognition Abstract: Geometry curricula are typically taught in a visuospatial manner (i.e., students learn spatial properties of shapes through visual information rendered via 2D diagrams). This approach imposes significant barriers for students […]
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Dr. Ranasinghe’s first publication as a faculty member of the School of Computing and Information Science was featured in the IEEE Spectrum magazine in August 2018. The article provides a great introduction to his new lab, the Spatial Informatics MIM Lab (Multisensory Interactive Media Lab)
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Coding and understanding of basic programming techniques are essential for students regardless of their field of studies. This course is tailored for graduate students with little to no previous programming experience that have a need for practical programming skills. Firstly, this course will introduce basic programming concepts (variables, conditions, loops, data structures, etc.), and the […]
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A home-based sleep monitoring invention developed by University of Maine researchers that has the potential to help detect early symptoms of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in elders has received a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research Award from the National Institute of Health’s Institute on Aging. The two-year NIH Phase II award to […]
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The Black Bear Robotics club competed in the 2018 NASA Robotic Mining Challenge May 15, 2018 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Team members William Bessette, Alison Bessette, Quinn Campbell, Drew Bennett, Collin Averill and Stewart Doe were accompanied by ECE Professor Rick Eason. (William and Collin are Electrical Engineering majors, and Stewart is a […]
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Mauricio Pereira da Cunha, professor of electrical and computer engineering is a co-PI for a $2.5 million grant from the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) through the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. The project focuses on improving sensor technologies in coal-based power plants. The UMaine project, “Technology Maturation of Wireless Harsh-Environment Sensors for Improved Condition-Based Monitoring,” […]
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