/research University of Maine Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:35:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /research/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2016/12/cropped-MAINE_crest_4c-32x32.jpg /research 32 32 /research/2025/07/03/irja-hepler-tackling-thermal-stress-in-3d-printing/ /research/2025/07/03/irja-hepler-tackling-thermal-stress-in-3d-printing/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:13:22 +0000 /research/?p=50991 Irja Hepler wants to crack the code on the additive manufacturing cooling process to make 3D printing faster, stronger and more precise.  91���� Ph.D. student in structural engineering is developing code to improve her model that predicts how thermal stress created during 3D printing could change what is being printed. Once developed, […]]]> /research/2025/07/03/irja-hepler-tackling-thermal-stress-in-3d-printing/feed/ 0 /research/2025/07/03/chyanne-yoder-turning-the-tide-on-disposable-food-containers/ /research/2025/07/03/chyanne-yoder-turning-the-tide-on-disposable-food-containers/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:05:23 +0000 /research/?p=50980 Chyanne Yoder seeks to prevent plastic pollution at its source by piloting systems for reusable food containers in Maine coastal communities, reducing the need for single-use foodware. The Ph.D. student in anthropology and environmental policy at the University of Maine is championing this cause through the Marine Debris Project alongside her adviser, University of Maine […]]]> /research/2025/07/03/chyanne-yoder-turning-the-tide-on-disposable-food-containers/feed/ 0 /research/2025/04/18/sara-delaney-sows-farmer-resilience-through-outreach-optimization/ /research/2025/04/18/sara-delaney-sows-farmer-resilience-through-outreach-optimization/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:03:01 +0000 /research/?p=50681 Sara Delaney, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine, is fine-tuning how scientists help farmers prepare for — and thrive in — the face of uncertainty. Her work builds on more than a decade spent advancing food security around the globe, from Mali to Latin America. Now, she’s using […]]]> /research/2025/04/18/sara-delaney-sows-farmer-resilience-through-outreach-optimization/feed/ 0 /research/2024/10/10/nih-award-to-strengthen-neuromuscular-disease-research-at-umaine/ /research/2024/10/10/nih-award-to-strengthen-neuromuscular-disease-research-at-umaine/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:27:25 +0000 /research/?p=49622 The National Institutes of Health awarded University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Amanda Ignacz the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award. This nationally competitive award honors and invests in pre-doctoral students by helping them obtain research training while conducting their dissertation research.  Enrolled in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering’s […]]]> /research/2024/10/10/nih-award-to-strengthen-neuromuscular-disease-research-at-umaine/feed/ 0 /research/2024/10/10/amplified-experience-grad-students-join-umaine-dna-labs/ /research/2024/10/10/amplified-experience-grad-students-join-umaine-dna-labs/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:12:41 +0000 /research/?p=49641 /research/2024/10/10/amplified-experience-grad-students-join-umaine-dna-labs/feed/ 0 /research/2021/07/30/bock-uses-virtual-reality-to-improve-mathematics-education/ /research/2021/07/30/bock-uses-virtual-reality-to-improve-mathematics-education/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:26:53 +0000 /research/?p=45142 Camden Bock is a Ph.D. candidate in the STEM Education program at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Bock looks at how technologies, like virtual reality, can be used to analyze three-dimensional objects and researches how these technologies can be used to help students understand three-dimensional mathematical objects in three-dimensional space. […]]]> /research/2021/07/30/bock-uses-virtual-reality-to-improve-mathematics-education/feed/ 0 /research/2021/07/06/landazuri-helps-translate-the-first-recorded-accounts-of-el-nino/ /research/2021/07/06/landazuri-helps-translate-the-first-recorded-accounts-of-el-nino/#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:13:23 +0000 /research/?p=45025 Examining history can reveal some of the same problems faced today, along with how to cope with them. On the northern coast of Peru, a hot spot for El Niño events, Andean indigenous groups adapted for thousands of years through methods like cycling farming to higher ground. Some of these agricultural methods were previously revealed […]]]> /research/2021/07/06/landazuri-helps-translate-the-first-recorded-accounts-of-el-nino/feed/ 0 /research/2021/06/01/darling-marine-centers-tom-kiffney-helps-potential-aquaculturists-choose-the-best-site-for-their-farm/ /research/2021/06/01/darling-marine-centers-tom-kiffney-helps-potential-aquaculturists-choose-the-best-site-for-their-farm/#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:20:07 +0000 /research/?p=44954 Tom Kiffney is a marine science Ph.D. student based at the Darling Marine Center. His Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) project focuses on how to help potential aquaculturists choose the best site for their farm. The goal is to reduce the site selection risk for oyster and other shellfish farmers by using high-resolution satellite products […]]]> /research/2021/06/01/darling-marine-centers-tom-kiffney-helps-potential-aquaculturists-choose-the-best-site-for-their-farm/feed/ 0 /research/2021/03/01/perera-discovers-potential-coating-agent-for-textiles-that-decomposes-sweat/ /research/2021/03/01/perera-discovers-potential-coating-agent-for-textiles-that-decomposes-sweat/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:10:33 +0000 /research/?p=44753 Duwage Charitha Perera is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry. Her key research interest is to study the catalytic behavior of small metal clusters using density functional theory or DFT. She is originally from Sri Lanka. Most graduate students embark on a single research project, but Perera decided to finish the work she […]]]> /research/2021/03/01/perera-discovers-potential-coating-agent-for-textiles-that-decomposes-sweat/feed/ 0 /research/2020/11/02/drinking-water-mysterious-kidney-disease/ /research/2020/11/02/drinking-water-mysterious-kidney-disease/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:00:45 +0000 /research/?p=44478 91���� researchers contributed to a March 2020 article that studies the effects of chemicals found in drinking water – and how the combination of certain chemicals could be the cause of a mysterious, chronic kidney disease impacting millions of people around the world. Assistant Professor of Environmental Physiology, Nishad Jayasundara, and doctoral candidate Remy Babich, […]]]> /research/2020/11/02/drinking-water-mysterious-kidney-disease/feed/ 0 /research/2019/12/16/elementary-students-clamming-research/ /research/2019/12/16/elementary-students-clamming-research/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:54:37 +0000 /research/?p=43794 Gabrielle Hillyer, a Master’s student in oceanography and marine policy, is putting her marine science education into practice by researching water quality issues within the Gulf of Maine in the hopes to improve the solvency of the soft-shell clamming industry. Hillyer studies the impact of bacteria in mudflats on the Medomak River in Waldoboro, Maine […]]]> /research/2019/12/16/elementary-students-clamming-research/feed/ 0 /research/2019/05/06/how-much-can-you-do-with-cranberry/ /research/2019/05/06/how-much-can-you-do-with-cranberry/#respond Mon, 06 May 2019 12:05:12 +0000 /research/?p=42548 Alumni Spotlight: Brianna Hughes “How much can you really do with a cranberry?” University of Maine alumna Brianna Hughes answers this question every day as an Innovation R&D Manager for Ocean Spray Cranberries. Finding ways to develop new products from cranberries could be daunting – but it’s a fun challenge for Hughes, who earned her […]]]> /research/2019/05/06/how-much-can-you-do-with-cranberry/feed/ 0 /research/2019/05/06/hillyer-studies-medomak-river-estuary-impacts-clamming-community/ /research/2019/05/06/hillyer-studies-medomak-river-estuary-impacts-clamming-community/#respond Mon, 06 May 2019 12:02:29 +0000 /research/?p=42538 Graduate Student Spotlight: Gabrielle Hillyer, Diana Davis Spencer Scholar Gabrielle Hillyer is a duel-degree major in oceanography and marine policy. With support from the UMS Research Reinvestment Fund she has focused her research on the Medomak river estuary and its multiple impacts on local clamming. Her innovative research aims to understand the ability of the […]]]> /research/2019/05/06/hillyer-studies-medomak-river-estuary-impacts-clamming-community/feed/ 0 /research/2019/05/01/umaine-alum-pitches-product-on-abcs-shark-tank/ /research/2019/05/01/umaine-alum-pitches-product-on-abcs-shark-tank/#respond Wed, 01 May 2019 12:17:18 +0000 /research/?p=42551 Eric Roy graduated from 91���� in 2009 with a Ph.D. in oceanography. Roy is the founder of Hydroviv, a company that makes custom water filters. He recently appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank to pitch his product to the sharks — and won a $400,000 investment from Mark Cuban. Season 10, Episode 19: “Hydroviv is a Washington, […]]]> /research/2019/05/01/umaine-alum-pitches-product-on-abcs-shark-tank/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/29/graduate-students-wow-crowd-with-3mt-presentations/ /research/2019/03/29/graduate-students-wow-crowd-with-3mt-presentations/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:02:09 +0000 /research/?p=42411 “An 80,000 word Ph.D. thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit… 3 minutes.” Graduate students at the University of Maine competed in the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) event on March 25. Participants follow guidelines set by the University of Queensland, the founders of the competition. The rules are simple: present research […]]]> /research/2019/03/29/graduate-students-wow-crowd-with-3mt-presentations/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/04/umaine-research-goes-global-with-support-from-oip/ /research/2019/03/04/umaine-research-goes-global-with-support-from-oip/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:34:34 +0000 /research/?p=42132 International students at the University of Maine add diversity and enrich the learning experience for all students. They come from a multitude of backgrounds and are some of the best resources in campus to understand a foreign land and its culture. International researchers also richly contribute towards the growing global impact of 91���� research. Anwesha […]]]> /research/2019/03/04/umaine-research-goes-global-with-support-from-oip/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/01/blaszkiewicz-ceo-biotech-startup/ /research/2019/03/01/blaszkiewicz-ceo-biotech-startup/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:55:20 +0000 /research/?p=42204 Neuropathy research leads to cutting-edge medical device development Neuropathy (or the dying-back of nerve fibers) affects roughly 20 million people in the United States. Unfortunately, most people do not realize they have the disease until they experience symptoms such as pain, numbness and loss of limb control. In many cases, amputation can result. Current methods […]]]> /research/2019/03/01/blaszkiewicz-ceo-biotech-startup/feed/ 0 /research/2019/02/04/jon-bomar-puts-his-heart-into-cardiac-research/ /research/2019/02/04/jon-bomar-puts-his-heart-into-cardiac-research/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:42:55 +0000 /research/?p=41950 Putting heart into cardiac research Jonathan Bomar joined the University of Maine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (GSBSE) in the fall of 2014 after earning undergraduate degrees in geological sciences and psychology at Michigan State University. From Geological Sciences to Psychology to Biomedical Engineering – it’s safe to say Bomar’s curiosity is vast and diverse. […]]]> /research/2019/02/04/jon-bomar-puts-his-heart-into-cardiac-research/feed/ 0 /research/2018/12/03/nanocellulose-to-heal-peripheral-nerve-injury/ /research/2018/12/03/nanocellulose-to-heal-peripheral-nerve-injury/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 20:10:04 +0000 /research/?p=41515 Nicklaus Carter has a lot of experience with tubes and pipes from his days working in construction. Now, he creates a different kind of pipe – a nanocellulose conduit – for use in the medical field. Carter, from Franklin, Maine, is a doctoral student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering. His love […]]]> /research/2018/12/03/nanocellulose-to-heal-peripheral-nerve-injury/feed/ 0 /research/2018/11/05/james-elliott/ /research/2018/11/05/james-elliott/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:24:30 +0000 /research/?p=41405 James Elliott, a second-year Master of Science student in the School of Forest Resources from Danvers, Massachusetts, enjoys scuba-diving and collecting insects in his free time. “It’s like Pokémon but real,” said Elliott, who worked in the biotech industry before coming to 91����. Elliott enjoys getting out of his comfort zone. When he had the […]]]> /research/2018/11/05/james-elliott/feed/ 0 /research/2018/08/31/umaine-alum-puts-his-research-into-practice-at-old-town-high-school/ /research/2018/08/31/umaine-alum-puts-his-research-into-practice-at-old-town-high-school/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:46:29 +0000 /research/?p=40996 Ken Akiha researched effective teaching styles for his thesis work at the University of Maine to determine how teachers engage their students for entire class periods. Now, as an Earth science and computer science teacher at Old Town High School, he can apply his findings to his own teaching style. Akiha’s research had an important […]]]> /research/2018/08/31/umaine-alum-puts-his-research-into-practice-at-old-town-high-school/feed/ 0 /research/2018/08/06/pause-learn-angelosante-uses-virtual-students-prepare-educators-reality/ /research/2018/08/06/pause-learn-angelosante-uses-virtual-students-prepare-educators-reality/#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:04:34 +0000 /research/?p=40784 Courtney Angelosante prepares Education majors with virtual classrooms and a wealth of expertise Stepping into a classroom to teach for the first time can be exciting and overwhelming. Education majors at the University of Maine have the unique opportunity to practice teaching in a lab space that provides the ability to pause and receive instant […]]]> /research/2018/08/06/pause-learn-angelosante-uses-virtual-students-prepare-educators-reality/feed/ 0 /research/2018/05/07/umaine-research-student-spotlight-robert-boenish/ /research/2018/05/07/umaine-research-student-spotlight-robert-boenish/#respond Mon, 07 May 2018 09:10:49 +0000 /research/?p=39818 Robert Boenish believes now is the time for fisheries and marine conservation efforts to become more sophisticated – and his research work at the University of Maine will contribute to the future of how we interact with the ocean. Growing up on a small island off the coast of Washington state, Boenish says his marine-related interests […]]]> /research/2018/05/07/umaine-research-student-spotlight-robert-boenish/feed/ 0