Research articles describe research and creative projects in all the disciplines and are authored by UNH undergraduates or recent graduates in collaboration with Inquiry student and staff editors. They should not exceed 2500 words (excluding bibliography). These articles are based on research reports or essays written for a course or independent study. Because of the relatively short length and general audience of research articles, their authors often choose to narrow or refocus their original text. The research experience is held to be as important as research results.
Hamanasi Eco-Resort: Examining the Profit, Planet, and People Bottom Lines of Sustainability
—Kate Early (Mentors: Udo Schlentrich and Dana Krauskopf)
Kate Early provides a look at the business side of paradise through her research into sustainability practices at an eco-resort in Belize. Read article >>
Using Nanoindentation to Investigate the Effect of Manufacturing Pressure on the Microstructure and Stiffness of Pyrolytic Carbon
—Nicholas Landry (Mentor: Todd Gross)
His part in an international research collaboration taught Nicholas Landry about nanoindentation and the research process itself. Read article >>
A Community Approach: Improving the Health and Wellness of People with Learning Disabilities in Northern Ireland
—Kristen Manning (Mentors: Joan Earle Hahn and Owen Barr)
A summer’s research in the country of her ancestors confirmed Kristen Manning’s resolve to work to improve the access to health care for persons with learning disabilities. Read article >>
Using Mathematics to Gain Insights into Biology: An Application in Respiratory Mechanics
—William Matern (Mentor: Gregory Chini)
The field of mathematical biology is an exciting one, Will Matern feels, with many promising future applications. Read article >>
Refuge from Communism: A Monastery in New York Preserves Russian Orthodoxy
—Cory McKenzie (Mentor: Cathy A. Frierson)
Cory McKenzie visited Holy Trinity Monastery in upstate New York to investigate the traditions that kept the Russian Orthodox Church alive during communist persecution in the twentieth century. Read article >>
The 1754 Excise on Spirituous Liquors: Taxes, Political Rhetoric, and the English Concept of Liberty in Eighteenth-century Colonial Massachusetts
—Lowell Mower (Mentor: John Resch)
Lowell Mower let his research with primary documents lead him to discoveries about the early development of potentially revolutionary concepts in the American colonies. Read article >>
Coaching Education and a Survey of Youth Sport Coaches’ Perceptions of their Coaching Efficacy
—Matthew Richards (Mentor: Karen Collins)
McNair scholar Matthew Richards participated in a survey of high school coaches aimed at assessing the effects of a UNH coaching education program on their perceptions of their coaching efficacy. Read article >>
