University of Maine Research

• Advanced Computing Research Lab  - Engages in computing research to provide advanced educational opportunities, promote and initiate research efforts, and facilitate High Performance Computing (HPC) for the University of Maine System.
• Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center  - Facility devoted to research, education, and economic development with particular emphasis on material science and structural application of hybrid composites.
• Advanced Manufacturing Center  - Bridges traditional University of Maine education and research with active industrial support and economic development programs.
• Canadian-American Center  - Engages in Canadian-related faculty and graduate student research in subject areas such as languages, anthropology, history, and political science.
• Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research  - Describes the research center's projects, facilities, and activities. Includes an interactive map and brochure in .pdf format.
• The Center for Literacy  - Training, research, professional development and intervention strategies center for reading recovery and literacy collaborative.
• Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research  - Aims to reevaluate and reform introductory level science and mathematics courses, establish new practices for K-12 science teacher preparation, and build infrastructure with teachers, schools, and administrators through out the state.
• Center for Tourism Research and Outreach  - Serves as the center for coordinating research, outreach, and educational programs related to recreation and tourism within the state of Maine.
• Center on Aging  - Interdisciplinary and university-wide center that engages in aging education, training, research, evaluation, consultation, and community service.
• Chemical and Biological Engineering Research  - Provides a directory of research specifics along with contacts and information on facilities.
• Community Inclusion and Disability Studies  - University facility that focuses on developmental disabilities education, research, and service.
• Cooperative Extension  - Introducing the largest outreach unit of the University of Maine. With information on programs, events, offices, and resources.
• Cooperative Forestry Research Unit  - Voluntarily operated research facility conducts studies to develop applied information that can be used to improve forestland management.
• DNA Sequencing Facility  - University facility provides Electrophoresis,DNA Sequencing, Editing, Fragment Analysis, and Primer Walking services.
• Early Language Project  - Research study conducted to explore the ways by which young children learn language. Also aims to develop a computerized test of early language.
• ECE Research  - Presents a directory of research groups and activities within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of University of Maine's College of Engineering.
• Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)  - National Science Foundation funded research facility that particularly deals with science and engineering projects that have the potential to contribute to economic growth.
• Forest Bioproducts Research Project  - Research initiative that aims to address material, chemical, and fuel needs through studies and the development of bioproducts from forest resources.
• The Holt Research Forest  - Long-term ecosystem research in a mid-coast Maine oak-pine forest. Information on research concentration, administration, and some results presented.
• Institute for Molecular Biophysics  - Collaborative interdisciplinary research center of the University of Maine (UM), The Jackson Laboratory (TJL) and the Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI). Aims to apply biophysical approaches to basic biological problems.
• Institute for the Study of Students At Risk  - Official website presents information on programs, research and resources, events, services, faculty and staff.
• Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology  - Interdisciplinary research unit comprised of faculty, research staff, postdoctoral scientists, graduate students, and undergraduates from various Science and Engineering departments.
• Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit  - Provides scientific information on fish and wildlife as well as graduate-level training in fish and wildlife ecology and management.
• MaineSAIL  - Center for University of Maine's artificial intelligence and multiagent systems research.
• Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center  - Nonpartisan, independent research and public University of Maine service unit dedicated to improving and promoting the quality of public dialogue about state, regional, and national policy issues.
• Office of Research and Economic Development  - University research facility facilitates the creation of new ideas and products to advance Maine's economy.
• Physics Education Research Laboratory  - Facility that focuses on the which by ways students learn physics, models of human reasoning, teacher training and development, and curriculum dissemination.
• Process Development Center  - Educational research facility with a research capability that engages in the studies of sensor technology, wet pressing, coating, and papermaking and pulping technology are typical areas.
• Target Technology Incubator  - Aims to provide information technology firms with resources that foster information technology development, commercialization and successful business management practices.
• Wabaniki Studies  - Collection of lesson plans on Maine Native American studies searchable by grade plan, subject area, group size or keywords.
• Water Quality  - Division of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension (UMCE) aims to disseminate public information on protecting Maine's water resources.