Habib Dagher (Civil Engineering & Composites)

<p><a href="https://composites.umaine.edu/people/dr-habib-j-dagher-p-e/">Habib Dagher</a> is the founding Executive Director of the <a href="https://composites.umaine.edu/">Advanced Structures & Composites Center</a>, a National Science Foundation funded research center housed in an 100,000 square foot laboratory with over 180 full and part-time personnel. Habib and his team have been responsible for some remarkable innovations in composites, off-shore wind, and bridge technology - to name just a few. The center has worked with over 500 clients world-wide, including 150 Maine-based companies, and has received top national awards for its research. In October 2015, Habib was recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change as the primary inventor of the composite arch bridge system. He holds 25 U.S. and international patents with 8 additional patents pending.</p><p>More information about the Bridge in  Backpack: https://www.kleinfelder.com/project/bridge-in-a-backpack-technology/</p><p>Habib was part of the 2021 online forums, in a session about "Off Shore Wind from the UK to Maine." The video of that forum is on the MSF YouTube page: https://youtu.be/hI4lECVXCKI.</p><p>Our conversation was recorded August 2022.</p><p>~~~~~~</p><p>The Maine Science Podcast is a production of the Maine Science Festival. It was recorded at Discovery Studios, at the Maine Discovery Museum, in Bangor, ME. Hosted by Kate Dickerson; edited and produced by Scott Loiselle; financial support from Central Maine Power; production support by Maranda Bouchard; and social media support from Next Media.</p><p>The <i>Discover Maine</i> theme was composed and performed by Nick Parker.</p><p>If you want to support the Maine Science Podcast and/or the Maine Science Festival, you can do so at our website <a href="https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/" target="_blank">mainesciencefestival.org</a> at our <a href="https://www.mainesciencefestival.org/about-4" target="_blank">donation page.</a></p><p> </p><p>Find us online:</p><p>Website