On Saturday, February 26, over 50 of Maine’s top engineering firms, engineering schools, government agencies, and industries set up exhibits throughout the Fieldhouse and shared their ideas and knowledge of engineering and technology. In addition to the demonstrations and exhibits, there were activity tables set up by engineers and educators for kids, parents, and the […]

UMaine Today – January/February 2005 A new $16 million Engineering and Science Research Building on campus is now the home of the University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology. A highlight of the facility is a 3,500-square-foot clean room for research and development in the […]

UMaine News Release – January 2005 Writing in the Jan. 26 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, R. Dean Astumian of the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy proposes a model for a molecular motor that can generate controlled force. To read a copy of the article, click here (PDF format). He […]

Michael C. Wittmann led a workshop on using Activity-Based Tutorials (introductory and modern physics) at the 130th meeting of the American Association of Physics, Albuquerque, NM, January 8-12. Wittmann also hosted a session on physics education research that has been carried out on the topic of Einstein’s “annus mirabilis” in 1905.

And in other Physics Department news: Jace Cohen, a senior Physics major, was the Department’s selection to present his research at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Research Conference, April 26, 2003. Jeffrey Morgan, a Ph.D. candidate in Physics, working with Assistant Professor Michael Wittmann, was chosen to receive the American Association of Physics […]

Received over $6.5 million dollars in externally funded research grants in FY2000-2003. Professor C. Thomas Hess – winner of the 1999 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. Professor Neil Comins – coauthor of the world’s leading introductory astronomy textbook. Professor William Unertl – winner of the 1993 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. Professor R. […]

HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS: Valedictorian 1992; Salutatorian 1994; Tri-Valedictorian 1997; Valedictorian 2001. Goldwater Scholar 1997-2000. Over 60 undergraduate majors, more than twice the average for a university our size. 100% of Engineering Physics graduates since 1993 have passed the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) Exam, the first step toward becoming a licensed professional engineer. Twenty current students qualified […]

Student Focus: Home is where the radon is – Michael Tripp (2003 Honors Graduate)

The Department held a Reception for Graduates, Families and Friends on Saturday, May 17th, at 12:30 p.m. in 114 Bennett Hall. Graduating Students Undergraduates: Robert Bovill, B.S. in Physics Shea Brown, B.A. in Physics Crystal Carr, B.S. in Engineering Physics James Cohen, B.A. in Physics Tyson Machado, B.S. in Engineering Physics Joel Ngue Mba, B.S. […]

Inductees: Dr. John Thompson, Assistant Professor in Physics Dr. Michael Wittmann, Assistant Professor in Physics Charles Wallace, EPS 1965 (Physics Department Alumnus) Ceara McNally, EPS 2003 (Physics Department Graduating Senior)