UMaine Composites Center to receive ‘Innovator of the Year’ award

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 6, 2017 In the News, School of Forest Resources

The Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine has been selected by the Maine International Trade Center to receive the “Innovator of the Year” award. Center personnel include School of Forest Resources faculty Doug Gardner, Mehdi Tajvidi, and Stephen Shaler.

The 2017 International Trade and Investment Awards will be presented May 25 during Maine International Trade Day at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The company winners of this year’s awards have all made a commitment to growing their business in Europe, according to an MITC news release.

The “Innovator of the Year” award is given to a company or organization in Maine that has accessed international markets through new and innovative processes or products, the release states.

“It’s a great honor for the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center to be recognized for working with more than 500 international and national companies, including more than 150 Maine companies, to develop new products, reach new markets, and expand their international reach. This award truly goes to our world-leading students, faculty, and staff for their incredible work, as well as the more than 2,000 students who have worked at our lab since opening in 2000,” said Habib Dagher, executive director of the UMaine Composites Center.

More information, including the full MITC news release, is online.