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...
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08/11/20 - Reaching for a Galaxy Far, Far AwayAfter her first semester at UNH, Morgan Saidel was miserable. It took a course in astronomy for her to realize it was because she had ignored her instincts to reach for the stars... Read More -
07/22/20 - Improving STEM EducationUNH will lead a master teacher program to support STEM education in Manchester, Nashua and Rochester schools. Read More -
07/21/20 - New Pathways That Could Help Treat RNA Viruses DiscoveredUNH researchers have identified new pathways in an RNA-based virus where inhibitors, like medical treatments, unbind. The finding could be beneficial in understanding how these... Read More -
07/13/20 - Voices of Wildcats: Olivia Dube '20UNH ocean engineering student Olivia Dube '20 worked on a research project that looked at coastal erosion in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Read More -
06/30/20 - Smoke on the WaterUNH researchers will study Amazonia's wildfire history from thousands of years ago to understand how fire might affect the region in the future. Read More -
06/15/20 - Scientists condemn racism in #StrikeforBlackLives action worldwidScientists condemn racism in #StrikeforBlackLives action worldwide Read More -
06/15/20 - Mind the (Data) GapsGaps in available data impede our understanding of heavy metals in Alaskan soils that can harm human health, a team of UNH researchers have found. Read More -
06/03/20 - Chasing What He LovesCharlie Nitschelm ’20 has turned his hand at building rockets with UNH’s SED into a job at SpaceX, where he is working on the rocket Starship, being built with the goal of one day... Read More -
05/27/20 - Education, Textbooks and RecyclingAn app designed for educators to help them use experiential and social-emotional learning activities in their classrooms took first place in the 32nd Holloway Competition held... Read More -
05/26/20 - Solar FocusScientists from the UNH Space Science Center are gearing up to offer students a new hands-on research experience that's out of this world. Read More