Nicholas LaJoie, a Computer Engineering student graduating in May 2018, was a 2018 UMaine Business Challenge winner. The UMaine Business Challenge is the largest business-plan competition for college students in the state. Business Challenge finalists are first selected and paired with mentors and have two weeks to prepare for a live-pitch event to present their […]
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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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The Black Bear Robotics Team is in FL now getting ready to compete! They had an eventful Day 1 at the RMC. The night before they rebuilt their robot (they shipped it in pieces in their suitcases) in their hotel. They did a time lapse of it, which can be seen on the College of […]
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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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As every year, the school year commences with the graduation of the computer science seniors and the Spatial Information Science and Engineering graduate students, a joyful and proud occasion for students, faculty and families. Congratulations to all our graduates 2018! Here is a selection of photos of students and families that attended the School’s graduation […]
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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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Today, the Computer Science Senior class presented their capstone projects. Out of 33 students, 12 students presented their project with 10-minute talks and demo. In the afternoon session, all students presented with posters and demonstrations. The program can be found here. Featured Projects: Andrew Cramer (Advisor: Silvia Nittel) Natural Disaster Mapping Application. A crowd-sourced […]
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