UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Scott Collins

Education

Chemistry/Biochemistry (Ph.D., Brigham Young, 1980)

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Research Interests

Professor Collins research follows the general trajectory of MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems), electronic materials, and of photonic. fluidic, and electronic components into compact analytical instrumentation. He is currently working on a miniature Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS), a microfabricated optical trap for the capture, manipulation and control of biological cells, cell organelles, and dielectric microparticles, and optical waveguide sensors and detection microsystems. Other research interests include the electrochemistry and mechanism of silicon anisotropic etching, fractal phase transitions, mechanism, and applications of porous silicon.

Selected Publications

2010 R.L. Smith, C. J. Demers, and S.D. Collins, Microfluidic device for the combinatorial application and maintenance of dynamically imposed diffusional gradients, Journal Microfluidics and Nanofluidics ISSN 1613-4982 (Print) 1613-4990 (Online)

Dissertation Students

Jonathan Bomar