Faculty Excellence
A look at those who have received honors and awards
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Extraordinary Outreach
UNH has been selected as one of four finalists for the 2017 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, presented by the Association of... Read More -
Researchers Honored at EPA Awards Ceremony
John Aber and Gregg Moore of the University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture received honors at the Environmental Protection... Read More -
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CAREER Boost
Two UNH assistant professors, Marko Knezevic of mechanical engineering and Qiaoyan Yu of electrical and computer engineering, have received... Read More -
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Long-Time COLSA Researcher Honored
Long-time NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher William McDowell has been named UNH's 2017 Distinguished Professor, an award that aims to "... Read More -
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COLA Faculty Awarded Professorships
Five faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts have received professorship awards, effective July 2017. University professorships are supported... Read More -
CEPS Faculty Awarded Professorships
Phil Hatcher Two faculty members in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences have received professorship awards.... Read More -
Hall of Fame
Larry Mayer, director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, was inducted into the... Read More -
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Getting Students Excited About Science
Ruth Varner, associate professor in the Institute of Earth, Oceans and Space and the department of Earth sciences, has received the 2016 Outstanding... Read More -
Making Decision Sciences Relevant
Tevfik Aktekin, associate professor of decision sciences at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, has received an Excellence in... Read More -
Among the Best of Books
Daniel Chávez When Daniel Chávez began the process of researching and writing “Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia,” he... Read More -
A Scientist’s Cause
Elena Long Courtesy photo Elena Long is well known at UNH for her efforts to make a difference. Now, many more people across... Read More -
The Binding Thread of Forestry
Karen P. Bennett, of UNH Cooperative Extension and the department of natural resources and the environment in the UNH College of Life Sciences and... Read More -
Helping Students Find Their Way
Michael D. Goldberg, professor of economics at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, has received the 2016 Graduate Faculty Mentor... Read More -
A Career Built on Curiosity
Rick Cote, professor of biochemistry, has received the Faculty Excellence Distinguished Professor Award for 2016. Chair of the molecular,... Read More -
A Measure of Success
Judy Sharkey has received the Excellence in International Engagement Award for 2016. In this video, Sharkey, associate professor of education, talks... Read More -
Teaching Students To Think
Gregory McMahon has received the Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2016. McMahon, who is an associate professor of classics,... Read More -
Pushing Past the Limits
World-renowned scientist Stacia Sower, a UNH professor and the director of the Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, received the... Read More -
Mohr Receives Paul College Excellence in Teaching Award
Economic concepts can be hard for students to grasp. For Robert Mohr, an associate professor of economics, this challenge provides an opportunity to... Read More -
UCAR Board
Harlan Spence, director of UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space. Space physics professor Harlan Spence... Read More -
Excellence in Research
Two faculty members from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) have received recognition from the Geological Society of America.... Read More -
Twenty-Four Years of Teaching Science Has its Rewards
Robin Ellwood '85 '93G '13G was among a select group of K-12 teachers nationwide to receive a prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in... Read More -
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Estuarine Expertise
David Burdick This National Estuaries Week is a fitting time to shine a light on the work of estuary champion David Burdick... Read More -
Social Work Professor Receives Distinguished Researcher Award
Anita Tucker Anita Tucker, associate professor of social work, has received the 2016 Distinguished Researcher Award from the... Read More -
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Brad Kinsey Named 2016 Society of Manufacturing Engineers Fellow
Brad Kinsey Brad Kinsey, chair of the mechanical engineering department, has been elected as a Society of Manufacturing... Read More -
Union Fellow
UNH physics professor Lynn Kistler has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the largest single organization dedicated to the... Read More -
Engaged Dialogue
Sarah Sherman received both the 2015 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Graduate Faculty Mentor Award. She says her teaching... Read More -
Finkelhor’s Fineness
David Finkelhor says one of the achievements of social science is that it has helped increase awareness about the different kinds of threats to... Read More -
Psych Success
Katie Edwards received the 2015 Outstanding Assistant Professor Award at the annual faculty excellence ceremony recently. Edwards is director of the... Read More -
The Public Service Privilege
Joanne Curran Celentano received the 2015 Award for Excellence in Public Service at the annual faculty excellence ceremony on Oct. 15. Curran... Read More -
Public Health Prowess
Rosemary Caron received the 2015 Outstanding Associate Professor Award at the annual faculty excellence ceremony on Oct.15. The award recognizes... Read More -
Ruth Varner Honored by American Geophysical Union for Student Mentoring
Ruth Varner has been awarded the American Geophysical Union’s 2015 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring. Varner ‘93G ‘00G is... Read More -
Devoted to the Nth Degree
To say Yitang “Tom” Zhang is a math whiz might be the understatement of the century. His 2014 breakthrough on the twin prime conjecture caught the... Read More -
Global Communicator
Sheila McNamee brings a global perspective to her work as professor of communication at UNH. Over the course of her career so far she has held... Read More -
Philosophy Opens Up New Dimensions for View of World, Says UNH Professor
Willem deVries says he first got excited about philosophy in part for the wrong reasons — “I sort of liked arguing.” The passion turned into a... Read More -
Potter’s Public Service
Sharyn Potter has been involved in efforts to prevent sexual violence since she was a freshman in college. For the past decade, as associate... Read More -
Father of Mathematics
His teaching style? Spontaneous. His advising style? Fatherly. Professor of mathematics Don Hadwin received the 2014 Graduate Faculty Mentor Award... Read More -
Bringing Up Biologists
David Townson says what excites him about research is new discoveries and the chance to witness something that hasn’t been reported before. Townson,... Read More -
Designing Woman
Szu-Feng Chen received the 2014 Outstanding Assistant Professor award at the annual faculty excellence ceremony recently. The award recognizes... Read More -
Teaching Excellence
Barry Fussell received the 2014 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching at the annual faculty excellence ceremony on Nov. 13. The award... Read More
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