Page 6. MAINE COASTAL NEWS February 2014
Waterfront News M A I N E M A R I T I M E A C A D E M Y N E W S
Maine Maritime Academy Begins Con- struction of ABS Center for Engineer- ing, Science & Research
Bangor Contractor Nickerson & O’Day Awarded Construction Contract CASTINE—Maine Maritime Academy has begun construction of the fi rst academic facility to be built on the college campus in 30 years: the ABS Center for Engineering, Science and Research. The construction process is estimated to be complete in 12 months, with occupancy planned for Jan- uary, 2015. When complete, the 3-story, 30,000-square-foot building will provide state-of-the-art teaching and research labo- ratories, classrooms, student study spaces, faculty offi ces and workrooms in the heart of the campus. In November, Maine voters approved $4.5 million in state funding to support the public-private partnership to build a new facility. The remainder of the funding need- ed to accomplish the estimated $14 million project is being raised through generous gifts, pledges and challenge grants from alumni, friends of the college, businesses and foundations. “With the successful passage of the bond issue and ongoing fundraising efforts we are nearing our funding goals for the project,” said Maine Maritime Academy President, Dr. William J. Brennan. “We are also fortunate to have an experienced construction team from Nickerson & O’Day who are determined, even with the extreme weather since December, to stay on sched- ule.”
“We are very happy to have a chance to work with Maine Maritime Academy again,” said Karl Ward, President of Nick- erson & O’Day, citing student housing construction and renovation projects the company has completed on campus over the past 20 years. “We’re also excited to be a part of advancing the college’s work in engineering and research.”
The new
building will be home to renewable energy and ocean energy labs, as well as the new Marine Engine Testing and Emissions
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Laboratory (METEL), for which the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Academy $1.4 million to focus on research and development of emissions reductions technologies and engine effi ciency technol- ogies for marine and related power plants.
Maine Maritime Academy Receives $93,605 Grant to Conduct Rockweed Research
Maine Maritime Academy has received a research grant in the amount of $93,605 from the Maine Economic Improvement Fund Small Campus Initiative to conduct rockweed research. Dr. Jessica Muhlin, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, will direct the project to conduct fi eld and labo- ratory research on two types of seaweed: the commercially harvested Ascophyllum nodo- sum and the prevalent Fucus vesiculosus in order to understand their contributions to the near-shore food web and ecosystem. “We know these two foundational spe- cies are important and utilized resources in near-shore environments,” said Dr. Muhlin, “but we want to learn more about their role in the food web. These seaweeds are so constantly under our feet we barely notice them, but they are vitally important to the intertidal ecosystem.”
Field research will focus on character-
izing the near-shore food web to understand which organisms feed on rockweed repro- ductive material. This research will include collaboration with Dr. Kenneth H. Dunton of the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Dun- ton is one of the world’s leading specialists in stable isotope ecology. Dr. Brian Beal, Professor of Marine Ecology at the Univer- sity of Maine at Machias, will collaborate on lab research to learn the importance of the two rockweeds’ reproductive material to the Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) diet. The 18-month research project will involve students from Maine Maritime Academy and the University of Maine at Machias. Proposed locations for fi eld research include Holbrook Island, Schoodic Point and Great Wass Island.
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scientifi c community and policy managers, such as the Maine Department of Marine Resources, of the contribution of surplus reproductive material for commercial- ly-harvested rockweed; provide insight into rearing M. edulis in shellfi sh hatcheries; and provide substantial preliminary data for a competitive submission for federal funds. “Maine Maritime Academy’s Ocean Studies program has offered faculty and stu- dents the opportunity to conduct intertidal research over the past 25 years,” said Dr. John Barlow, Vice President for Academic Affairs. “We are excited to lead this project, which could have signifi cant impact on the
knowledge base and on marine management locally and regionally.”
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Porter & Starck Named Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year
PORTSMOUTH, RI – From a deep fi eld of contenders, Brian Porter of Fontana, WI and Jody Starck of Amherst, NY have been named US Sailing’s 2013 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. The two sailors topped a shortlist of nine men and six women who were nominated by members of US Sailing and then evaluated by a panel of sailing journalists to determine who was most worthy of America’s highest sailing distinction for the calendar year. Porter, a fi rst-time nominee, skippered to win the Sperry-Top Sider Melges 24 World Champi- onship, and Starck (nee Swanson), already a two-time winner of the Rolex honor, won the Lightning World Championship as crew and the Lightning Atlantic Coast Championship as skipper. Porter and Starck will be formally recognized on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, during a luncheon at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco where they will be presented with specially engraved Rolex timepieces.
“The sport needs heroes, and this is our way to certify heroes and inspire others to follow in their footsteps,” said US Sailing President Tom Hubbell. 2013 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year:
On Thursday, February 13, The Ap- prenticeshop will host local author, Renny Stackpole, who will read from his recent book, Sea Letters.
As the title implies, the book is a com- pilation of letters of the Andrew Pinkham family, a seafaring family from Nantucket. Set against the backdrop of the war of 1812, the Pinkham letters are a glimpse into the lives of Pinkham and his two sons Alexander and Reuben. The chronicle tells the often harrowing tales of life at sea, both in times
Brian Porter
Brian Porter (Fontana, WI), age 55, was named US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for 2013 after being evaluated against six other one-design world cham- pions, a developmental class (Moth) world champion and a North American kiteboard champion. Porter topped 58 boats at the Sperry Top-Sider Melges 24 World Cham- pionship in San Francisco, CA, in what was described by one panel member as “white- hot competition at an incredibly diffi cult venue.” Another member noted that Porter’s impressive win was in a fl eet comprised of the “who’s who” of sailing. He scored an additional Melges 24 victory at Quantum Key West 2013 (23 boats) and fi nished third at both the Rolex Big Boat Series (35 boats) in San Francisco and the E Scow National Championship (84 boats) in Lake Geneva, WI.
“I was so thrilled to be nominated, but to actually win it…it’s hard to describe how I feel,” said Porter about being chosen from among so many sailors with stellar performances this year. “This award was
Continued on Page 24. Renny Stackpole to Speak at Apprenticeshop
of war and peace. A native of Nantucket, Stackpole taught history and served as curator at the Nan- tucket Historical Association. He moved to Maine in 1985, helped with the restoration of the schooner Bowdoin, and was the Di- rector of the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport.
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