2017-18 MSGC Academic Year Undergraduate Award Recipients

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 18, 2018 MSGC Undergraduate award Recipients Academic Year

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the MSGC Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award Recipients for the Academic Year 2017-2018. Graduate application are still accepted until Dec 1, 2017. Each proposal was reviewed by three reviewers and scored on clarity, research goals and objectives, importance to the field, timeline, budget and faculty commitment letters. The applications were jointly reviewed by the CUGR and MSGC grant review panels and selected projects are awarded at $1000 each. The purpose of the MSGC fellowship and scholarship programs at UMaine is to provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace technology, space science, Earth science, human exploration/space development, and other science- or engineering-related fields. More information about the fellowship and MSGC is on the CUGR website or email cugr@maine.edu.

2017-18 MSGC Undergraduate Award Recipients

(Student Name, Academic Discipline, Project Title, Faculty Mentor)

Daniel Adams, Chemistry, “Detection of Hazard Chemicals using Novel Mixed Copper-Lead Nanoparticles. Applications of Vapochromic Sensing Behavior,” advised by Howard Patterson

Chayton Boucher, Chemistry, “Determination of Catalyst Mechanism Using NMR Spectroscopy,” advised by Brian Frederick

Rebeka Bullard, Biology, “Enhancement of Metallophilic Copper(I)-Platinum(II) Emission by Cationic Substitution in Solid Crystals,” advised by Howard Patterson

Jason Alexander Dignan, New Media, “Huskeh Tech – Mobile Makerspace,” advised by Gene Felice

Emma Lueders, Chemistry , “Synthesis of Copper-doped Bismuth Oxyhalide for Photocatalysis of Harmful Herbicides,” advised by Howard Patterson

Stanley Small, Computer Science, “Counting Peaks in Ice-Core Data,” advised by Sudarshan Chawathe

Abigail Weigang, Biological engineering, “Selective surface modification of paper substrates for controlled-adhesion diagnostic devices,” advised by Caitlin Howell