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Irja Hepler: Tackling thermal stress in 3D printing

Irja Hepler wants to crack the code on the additive manufacturing cooling process to make 3D printing faster, stronger and more precise. 91르적 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, […]

A portrait of Sara Delaney with some photos of farms she has helped in the background.

Sara Delaney sows farmer resilience through outreach optimization혻

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�셲 using […]

Peary studies changes in physical activity strategies in schools during the pandemic

Winning a fellowship award from the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) led to the “defining moment of my undergraduate career,” says Alexandra Peary, a senior nursing student at the University of Maine. Peary, a Cumberland, Maine native, is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle. She decided to use her fellowship to research how physical activity […]

Picture of Jillian Trujilo recording nature sounds

Trujillo explores intersection of art and climate change through CUGR fellowship

Growing up in a small town in California, Jillian Trujillo watched as it became larger and busier�봞nd with that came more human-made noise. Trujillo noted that eventually there was no time of day that she could find silence. Trujillo is a senior art history major and Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) fellowship recipient at the […]