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Sep 12, 2012
NSF Awards $450,000 to UNH and Conductive Compounds Inc. for Solar Panel Innovation
UNH researchers Dale Barkey (chemical engineering) and Xiaowei Teng (chemical engineering) and their partner Don Banfield (CEO) of Conductive Compounds Inc. in Hudson, NH, recently received $450,000 from the National Science Foundation to help produce more conductive and cost-effective solar panels. The three-year grant, under the GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry)... Read more
Aug 20, 2012
UNH Professor and Oyster River Middle School Teacher Share Research in the Netherlands with Students
This summer, students at Oyster River Middle School in Durham got a close-up look at real-world research when their intern, Berkley Sadana, accompanied Diane Foster, UNH associate professor of mechanical engineering, on a trip to the Netherlands to study how waves cause beach erosion. Read more
Aug 01, 2012
NSF Seeking Engineering Community Input for Topic Ideas for FY 2014 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites the engineering research community to submit suggestions for topic ideas to be considered for the FY 2014 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program Solicitation. The deadline for submission is September 14, 2012.Suggestions for EFRI Topic Ideas are solicited and vetted every two years. Selected Topics become the foci of EFRI-... Read more
Jun 26, 2012
UNH Geologists Placing Seismometers Across Northern New England
Margaret Boettcher, assistant professor of Earth sciences at UNH, along with graduate students Evangelos Korkolis and Ian Honsberger, will place seismometers – instruments that record earthquakes – at 24 sites across northern New England as part of a nationwide effort that’s been described as a telescope into the Earth’s interior. They are just 3 of the many scientists helping to place... Read more- Next Posts
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Oct 03, 2012
UNH Researchers to Create Sustainability Science-Based Afterschool Program for Rural and Indigenous Youth of New England
A multidisciplinary team led by UNH researchers will engage over 2000 rural and indigenous youth in afterschool programs across New England in which they will map sustainable practices (MSP) within their communities. The goals of the project are to (1) strengthen the connection for youth between science and their home and community lives, and (2) research whether the program improves science... Read morePosted in: Health, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Sustainability & the Environment, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
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