Beginnings: Experiential Learning in Digital Twin Technologies for the Blue Economy — NSF Award to University of Maine (ME, $1,196
The Blue Economy, which includes sectors like fisheries and marine production, offshore transport and engineering, and offshore energy, contributed about $397 billion to the nation's GDP in 2019 and supported 2.4 million jobs. Maine and the New England region are vital to this sector but face challenges such as workfor
| Award title | Beginnings: Experiential Learning in Digital Twin Technologies for the Blue Economy |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2526219 |
| Awardee | University of Maine |
| City | ORONO |
| State | ME |
| Amount obligated | $1,196,834 |
| Principal investigator | Amrit Verma |
| Program | S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math, IUSE, ExLENT |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | The Blue Economy, which includes sectors like fisheries and marine production, offshore transport and engineering, and offshore energy, contributed about $397 billion to the nation's GDP in 2019 and supported 2.4 million jobs. Maine and the New England region are vital to this sector but face challenges such as workforce shortages, declining natural resources, and infrastructure limitations. Digital Twin (DT) technology, which builds real-time virtual models of physical systems, is a transformat |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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