Physics
UNH researchers shed light on better understanding building blocks of the universe
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have published a groundbreaking study in Physics Letters B, a leading journal in nuclear physics. Led by postdoctoral researcher David Ruth and co-authored by UNH professor Karl Slifer and others, the paper provides new insights into the hyperfine... Read More
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12/27/24UNH's Connell Recognized for his U.S. Patent
In the 1980s while visiting the USS Pampanito in San Francisco as a graduate student, Jim Connell wondered if the concept of submarines’ opposed-... -
08/19/24Physicist Hollen Honored as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
Physics professor Shawna Hollen has received a major honor from the Moore Foundation. -
07/16/24Neutron Star Insights Move from Theoretical to Data-Driven
Neutron stars — dead stars with a mass of up to two times our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of New Hampshire’s coastline — are among the densest... -
03/20/24Predicting Solar Weather With Machine Learning
New grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation further UNH research into magnetospheric processes.
Recent Stories
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02/25/20 - 10 Weeks with DOEThe expression “a cast of thousands” could be applied to the volume of applicants the Department of Energy (DOE) receives each year for internships at one of its 17 laboratories. Read More -
01/27/20 - Learning What She Didn’t KnowBefore Lihy Buchbinder ’21 arrived at UNH, she had a cultural experience that few students have: In 2014, after finishing her last two years of high school, she returned to her... Read More -
12/04/19 - Space Weather EditorNoé Lugaz, research associate professor of physics and astronomy, is the new editor-in-chief of the journal Space Weather,. Read More -
08/30/19 - NASA Lands at UNHNASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen meet with faculty members and students working on space science projects. Read More -
08/09/19 - When Stars CollideSometimes in order to better understand the law of physics on Earth, you need to reach into outer space. Very far into outer space. Read More -
03/11/19 - New to the FacultyChanda Prescod-Weinstein is a theoretical cosmologist whose scholarship breaks down intellectual and disciplinary barriers. Read More -
11/15/18 - UNH Scientists Capture Space Energy ExplosionThe journal Science has published results from the MMS satellite mission. Read More -
10/11/18 - Blazing the TrailMargaret "Peggy" Ann Shea honored with CEPS Distinguished Alumni Award. Read More -
09/18/18 - Faculty HonorsSix members of the faculty from CEPS, COLA, COLSA and UNH Law have received Presidential Chairs and Professorship Awards. Read More -
04/12/18 - Computing on the Head of a PinPhysics professor Jiadong Zang has discovered a materials combination that could lead to tiny computers. Read More