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Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido courtesy of UMaine Alumni Association

TIDC Researcher, Dr. Lopez-Anido, Named 2023 Distinguished Maine Professor

Header Image Courtesy of UMaine Alumni Association Orono, ME – Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E. has been named the 2023 Distinguished Maine Professor by the UMaine Alumni Association. “The annual Distinguished Maine Professor Award honors a UMaine professor who exemplifies the highest qualities of teaching, research and public service. It is sponsored by the UMaine classes […]

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TIDC Researcher Introduces Engineering to Millinocket & Medway Students

Millinocket & Medway, ME – On a snowy January morning during a normal school day, Professor Aaron Gallant and his graduate research assistant, Temitope Omokinde, made the trip up I-95 from the University of Maine to Medway Middle School & Schenck High School. There, they introduced elementary through high school students to the world of […]

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The Maine Better Transportation Association on a tour of the ASCC lab

Maine Better Transportation Association Board Visits ASCC Lab

Orono, ME – During their recent annual meeting, contractors and engineers from the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) Board visited UMaine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center, and the newly completed Ferland Engineering Center. At the ASCC they were shown through the various labs by Richard Fredricks, a senior member of the Additive Manufacturing team. Here […]

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2022 TIDC Student Recognition Night Announcement

UMaine’s Transportation Center Hosts the 2022 Annual TIDC Student Recognition Night

Orono, ME – The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) recognized 28 students from their six member universities at the Annual TIDC Student Recognition Night virtually on November 30th, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. In accordance with TIDC’s motto of “Students First,” the event highlighted the accomplishments and contributions of their students from the past year. The […]

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TIDC Partners with MSTI at UMaine

Posted on 7/16/2019 TIDC partnered with MSTI (Maine Summer Transportation Institute) at the University of Maine to conduct a bridge building activity with 18 middle school students. Teams of students built bridges using straws and scotch tape. The bridges were weight tested with rolls of pennies. The winning bridge held $7.00 (14 rolls).

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Bill to Support UMaine’s Development of Innovative Infrastructure Materials—and Similar Research across the Nation—Introduced by Senators Collins, Whitehouse, and Alexander

Posted on 2/11/2019 A bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost research and investments in cutting-edge materials to improve public works nationwide In: Press Releases Posted Mon, 02/11/2019 – 09:14 on www.collins.senate.gov Washington, D.C. –Around the country, communities face an urgent need to invest in more resilient roads, bridges, water systems, and other public works.  In recent years, civil engineers […]

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Schanck named a University Transportation Center Outstanding Student of the Year

Posted on 1/29/2020 University of Maine Ph.D. student Andrew Schanck, left, is pictured with Habib Dagher, director of the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center, at the 29th Annual University Transportation Center Conference in Washington, D.C. Schanck named a University Transportation Center Outstanding Student of the Year Bangor resident one of 34 nationwide recognized by U.S. DOT […]

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TIDC Research Team from UMaine Composites Center, UMaine Civil & Environmental Engineering and MaineDOT receive award for Best Paper by the Society of Plastics Engineers

Posted on 12/14/2021 Researchers from the University of Maine and Maine Department of Transportation received a Best Paper Award for research conducted in 3D printing thermoplastic polymer culvert diffuser for use in highway culvert rehabilitation. The award was presented to the group by the Society of Plastics Engineers Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Chapter at the 2021 […]

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