Physics
Testing a Fundamental Force
UNH PhD candidate DAvid Ruth, lead author on a recent Nature Physics article. Photo by Sydney Staples.New research from a team of physicists led by UNH significantly advances our understanding of how protons, which comprise 95% of the universe, interact with each other. The results, published... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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10/14/22Understanding the Nucleus, and Everything
Karl Slifer, professor of physics. PHoto by Sydney Stapes.Though the science is aimed at matter not seen by the naked eye, the research of UNH’s... -
10/12/22Excellence in Science Communication
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women’s and gender studies, is a top award winner of the... -
09/08/22Quantum Leap
Shawna Hollen, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy, was recently awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Science... -
06/28/22Particle Physics Progress
UNH physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein will serve on the National Academies' Committee on Elementary Particle Physics.
Recent Stories
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03/01/22 - Magnetism in Three DimensionsNew research from associate professor of physics Jiadong Zang has mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions for the first time. Read More -
02/02/22 - From the Sea to the StarsResearchers Atsushi Matsuoka and Fabian Kislet will explore carbon cycling in the ocean and X-rays in space with two National Science Foundation grants. Read More -
12/15/21 - Origins of Heavy MetalsResearch published in part by UNH’s Francois Foucart, associate professor of physics, shed more light on where heavy elements such as gold, platinum and silver found on Earth may... Read More -
10/20/21 - TrailblazerSteven Arias ‘16, a doctoral candidate in the department of physics and astronomy, has become the first UNH student to receive an award from the Department of Energy’s Office of... Read More -
09/29/21 - Opportunities AboundMechanical engineering student Cornelius Plomp '22 and engineering physics student Trevor Cox '22 each participated in a competitive internship experience at DEKA, working on an... Read More -
07/08/21 - Research Snapshot: Eerie QuietStanley Ellis, a research engineer with UNH’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, tests a detector inside Morse Hall’s anechoic chamber, a room lined with pyramid... Read More -
04/22/21 - Three Students Awarded SMART ScholarshipThree UNH students were recently awarded Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships through the Department of Defense (DoD), cementing the... Read More -
04/16/21 - A Simple Instrument for Outer SpaceUNH researchers have been awarded $50,000 to design a compact, relatively simple space instrument to measure protons in the solar wind. Read More -
01/25/21 - Excellence in CitationsForty-one current and emeritus UNH researchers are among the world's 100,000 most cited, according to a new study. Read More -
12/15/20 - A Force in PhysicsNature magazine has selected assistant professor of physics Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to its "Nature's 10" list of 10 people who helped shape science in 2020. Read More