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Innovation For The Air: A Brief History Of Worldwide Aviation, Lauren Plumley

Honors Theses

The purpose of this report is to present a brief but comprehensive overview of the variety of innovations related to aviation, and to discuss their impact on scientific progress over the course of human history. Relevant discoveries from the fields of physics and aerodynamics, and the numerous technologies built based upon these discoveries, are discussed over a period ranging from ancient times to the twenty-first century. The scope of this report is an overview of the development of powered and unpowered aircraft, including lighter-than-air, heavier-than-air, and aerospace technologies. Aviation developments were generally not limited to one specific country or person, …

Blog Post: How Do I Know Engineering Is For Me?, University Of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

Engineering has a reputation for being a difficult career choice. We disagree! At its most basic, engineering is applying science and mathematics principles in order to solve problems. We need engineers to improve systems, innovate new products and address the challenges that our world faces. Intrigued? We knew you would be.

Here at the University of Maine Pulp + Paper Foundation, students can choose a path from five different engineering branches: chemical, civil, computer, electrical and mechanical. As you might imagine, job opportunities are endless. Engineers enter fields such as sales, marketing, management, government/military, teaching, research and development, and industry—such …

Vemi Lab 2021, Virtual Environments And Multimodal Interaction Laboratory

General University of Maine Publications

The Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Lab embodies an inclusive, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary approach to hands-on research and education. By bringing together students and faculty from more than a dozen majors and disciplines, VEMI is uniquely positioned to advance computing and STEM initiatives both here at the university as well as in broader communities throughout Maine and nationwide.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Umaine Students Get Immersive Experience In Engineering Education, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine News press release regarding Asli Sezen-Barrie, associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development redesigning her class on Teaching Science in the Secondary School to provide more opportunities for preservice teachers at UMaine to learn about engineering concepts and meet with engineers.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Virtual Groundbreaking For Ferland Engineering Education And Design Center, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding the virtual groundbreaking for the University of Maine's Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center.

College Of Engineering_Pandemic Related Projects, Courses And Materials, University Of Maine College Of Engineering

College of Engineering

Report from the University of Maine College of Engineering chairs/faculty and center directors detailing projects directly relevant to COVID-19 and course materials/strategies/assignments/approaches to create infrastructures of support for students in the face of COVID-19.

Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent

Doctoral Dissertations

What do community interpreting for the Deaf in western societies, conference interpreting for the European Parliament, and language brokering in international management have in common? Academic research and professional training have historically emphasized the linguistic and cognitive challenges of interpreting, neglecting or ignoring the social aspects that structure communication. All forms of interpreting are inherently social; they involve relationships among at least three people and two languages. The contexts explored here, American Sign Language/English interpreting and spoken language interpreting within the European Parliament, show that simultaneous interpreting involves attitudes, norms and values about intercultural communication that overemphasize information and discount …

Maine Alumnus, Volume 47, Number 1, September 1965, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Engineering Pioneers --- New England Higher Education --- Inside a Growing University

Maine Alumnus, Volume 46, Number 1, August-September 1964, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Campus in Summertime --- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Holds Convention on Campus --- Maine Alumni in Washington --- Homecoming 1964

Maine Alumnus, Volume 37, Number 6, March 1956, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

History of the Class of 1906 --- Student production of television programming on campus --- The work of P. H. Mosher '02 on Boston's Sumner Tunnel

Maine Alumnus, Volume 37, Number 3, December 1955, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Black Bear Awards --- A Fulbright in New Zealand --- Maine Engineers Do Wonders

Maine Alumnus, Volume 28, Number 4, January 1947, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Classroom Buildings Needed --- Drydock Builders --- Union Building Plans --- Alumni Lawmakers --- Alumni Names in the News --- Campus News of the Month

Maine Alumnus, Volume 22, Number 6, March 1941, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Where Quality is the Watchword (University Press) --- They Said it Couldn't Be Done (about civil engineer George L. Freeman) --- Coach Fred Brice Honored

Maine Alumnus, Volume 18, Number 4, January 1937, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

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Fairer Fields and Happier Homes (by Fred Giffee, Director, Maine Agricultural Experiment Station) --- Banks '06 Builds Big Dams --- Vocations Week to Be Held Jan. 12-15

Maine Alumnus, Volume 15, Number 6, March 1934, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

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Mary Ellen Chase --- Francis T. Crowe, '05 Master Builder of Dams --- Trophy Room Committee Appointed by Corbett --- Deering Appoints Pool Requirements Committee

Maine Alumnus, Volume 14, Number 2, November 1932, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

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Alumni Service Emblems presented to Louis J. Brann and C. Parker Crowell --- F. E. Weymouth directing a "mammoth project," the Colorado River Aqueduct -- Proposed new wings for Stevens Hall

Maine Alumnus, Volume 13, Number 4, January 1932, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Training of engineers --- Waldo-Hancock Bridge design by Ray M. Boynton, Class of 1920