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2022 TIDC Student Recognition Night Announcement

The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center Recognizes Outstanding Student Achievements at Annual Awards Ceremony

Posted Wednesday, 12/8/2021 – Orono, ME – The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center recognized 28 students during the 2021 Annual TIDC Student Recognition Night on Dec.1. The Annual Student Recognition Night recognizes the Student of the Year and Student Poster Contest winners. Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation honors outstanding students from participating University Transportation Centers […]

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Senator Collins Announces More Than $2.5 Million for UMaine Transportation Research

Posted Friday, 10/1/2021 on Susan Collins’ Press Releases Page Dr. Jonathan Rubin of UMaine, Dr. Moochul Shin of WNEU, Dr. Susan Faraji of UMass Lowell, Senator Susan Collins, Dr. Changhoon Lee of WNEU, Former MaineDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt, and TIDC Center Director Dr. Habib Dagher of UMaine Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking […]

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TIDC Welcomes Dr. Aaron Bradshaw, P.E., to Their Team

Posted on 3/05/2021 TIDC is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Aaron Bradshaw, P.E., as the new Institutional Lead representing the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Bradshaw is an Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island in the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Originally hailing from Dartmouth, MA, he received his B.S. […]

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The Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine Now Open

Posted 2/24/2021 MaineDOT partnered with UMaine and UMass Lowell researchers to live-load test the innovative bridge system to obtain base-line measurements in the field. These measurements will help the researchers obtain data from the beginning of the bridges life, something that technology has not allowed for past bridge maintenance practices. TIDC researchers at the University […]

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2022 TIDC Student Recognition Night Announcement

TIDC Holds Student Recognition Night and Student Poster Contest

Posted on October 21, 2020 Orono, ME – Virtual The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) located at the University of Maine hosted their 1st Annual Student Recognition Night & 2nd Annual Student Poster Contest. During the Ceremony, students from TIDC’s member universities at the University of Maine, University of Connecticut, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University […]

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Seigel Named the 2020 TIDC Outstanding Student of the Year

Posted on October 21, 2020 Orono, ME – Virtual The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) located at the University of Maine announced the 2020 TIDC Outstanding Student of the Year at the TIDC Student Recognition Night held virtually on October 21. For the past 29 years, the U.S. Department of Transportation has honored an outstanding […]

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UMaine wins $14.2M DOT award to form Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center

Posted on 6/14/2018 The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has selected the University of Maine to lead the creation of a highly competitive University Transportation Center (UTC) called the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC). TIDC aims to save taxpayer dollars by extending the life of transportation assets, including bridges, roads and rail. The DOT […]

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