The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is a world-leading, interdisciplinary center for research, education, and economic development encompassing material sciences, manufacturing, and engineering of composites and structures. The Center is housed in a 100,000 square-foot ISO 17025-accredited testing laboratory with more than 260 full and part time personnel. Since 1996, we have: – Financially supported more than 2,600 positions for undergraduate and graduate students – Served more than 500 industrial and governmental clients including 150 Maine companies – Formed 14 spinoff companies through licensing agreements of patents or trade secrets – Received more than 40 national and international awards