{"id":1801,"date":"2021-05-03T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/?page_id=1801"},"modified":"2024-12-19T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:58:30","slug":"message-from-the-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/message-from-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Message from the Director<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<p>Greetings from the Frontier Institute for Research for Sensor Technologies (FIRST).<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1538 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/498\/2020\/01\/Mukhopadhyay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"139\" \/>Our Vision<\/u><\/strong> is to provide a world-class resource for the realization of cutting-edge sensor systems in providing solutions for societal advancement and economic wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Our Mission<\/u><\/strong> is to develop and implement innovative research and education programs for addressing grand challenges in energy, health, and environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Our Core Strength<\/u><\/strong> lies in our team of internationally recognized experts, coupled with world-class facilities and scientific personnel, dedicated to basic and applied research, industry-specific solutions and education in the fields of advanced materials, devices and sensor technologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Our Faculty<\/u><\/strong> represents a mix of academic departments: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical &amp; Biomedical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry, and have a long history of collaboration across different universities, federal laboratories, industry and international organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Our Strategic Goals<\/u><\/strong> include expansion of interdisciplinary collaboration and convergent team-building to address societal challenges of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century. We are therefore open to new partnerships with groups and organizations who can benefit from our core strengths and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>We welcome<\/u><\/strong> the opportunity to connect with prospective students, industry partners, and colleagues through this website.\u00a0 Please contact us for further discussions or site visits.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay<br \/>Director<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/people\/sharmila-m-mukhopadhyay\/\">https:\/\/umaine.edu\/first\/people\/sharmila-m-mukhopadhyay\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.wright.edu\/sharmila.mukhopadhyay\">https:\/\/people.wright.edu\/sharmila.mukhopadhyay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/Jefferson\/PGA_169847\">https:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/Jefferson\/PGA_169847<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message from the Director Greetings from the Frontier Institute for Research for Sensor Technologies (FIRST). Our Vision is to provide a world-class resource for the realization of cutting-edge sensor systems in providing solutions for societal advancement and economic wellbeing. 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