College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Tiny Satellite Built by UNH Students Blasts Off to Space
When the Falcon 9 rocket blasted off the day after Thanksgiving, it carried with it years of hard work — and the hopes and dreams — of 26 UNH undergraduate students who built a miniature satellite to study the sun and its effects on space weather. A UNH-led student collaboration with NASA’s... Read More
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11/21/25American Institute of Chemical Engineers Honor Two UNH Researchers
Two UNH researchers, Professor Harish Vashisth and postdoctoral research scholar Lev Levintov, in the Department of Chemical Engineering and... -
11/20/25UNH’s Dementia Care Robot Project Enters Home Testing
UNH researchers have begun real-world testing of AI-enabled robot in the homes of families caring for loved ones with dementia, exploring how the... -
11/10/25Faculty Excellence Celebration Recognizes Outstanding UNH Educators
Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their... -
11/03/25UNH Researchers Harness AI to Discover Magnetic Materials
Study authors Suman Itani, a PH.D. student in physics (left) and postdoctoral researcher Yibo Zhang. Photo by Jiadong Zang. Magnets are at the core...
Recent Stories
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08/11/25 - UNH Researchers Help Find WWII Shipwrecks in Solomon IslandsResearchers from UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping helped find more than a dozen World War II shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands. Read More -
07/23/25 - Closing the Gap in a Global Space Weather Monitoring SystemUNH students and researchers help bring neutron monitor back online in Maui, filling a crucial gap in the global space weather monitoring system. Read More -
07/18/25 - UNH Faculty Members Secure a Record Six NSF CAREER AwardsSix early-career faculty members have received prestigious Faculty Early Development, or CAREER, awards from the National Science Foundation. Read More -
07/07/25 - Corals Seeking Colder Waters Might Not Outrace Ocean WarmingCorals are migrating into colder waters, but the ocean will likely warm faster than the reefs can relocate, according to new research. Read More -
07/07/25 - N.H. Space Grant Trains Next Generation of ScientistsWith $800,000 in funding for the first year of its four-year grant cycle, N.H. Space Grant continues its commitment to STEM education and workforce development. Read More -
06/25/25 - How Would Reduced Indirect Costs Affect UNH Research?What are indirect costs, and how does the government's proposal of reducing them affect research at UNH? Read More -
06/12/25 - UNH Ocean Engineering Student Earns Prestigious DOD SMART ScholarshipEthan Hickey ’26, an ocean engineering major, has been awarded a prestigious Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART ) Scholarship, a... Read More -
05/27/25 - Student Research Project Engineers Better CPR TrainingUNH Ph.D. student Prashant Purohit developed a CPR training mannequin for newborn care, using real-time feedback to improve technique and reduce fatigue. His research, combining... Read More -
05/20/25 - Weekend of Commencement Festivities Celebrates 2025 GraduatesThe University of New Hampshire celebrated commencement weekend with three ceremonies on the Durham campus and one at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law May 16 and 17, bringing... Read More -
05/16/25 - UNH Helps Feed Seacoast By Donating Locally Grown Fish to Gather Food PantryThe Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems at the University of New Hampshire has donated close to 60 pounds of smoked steelhead trout to Gather, a nonprofit that helps feed those... Read More