College of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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  • David Finkelhor
    - Professor David Finkelhor and Alumnus John “Jack” Smith Receive UNH’s Most Prestigious Awards
    An internationally known scholar and a generous benefactor recently received the University of New Hampshire’s most prestigious awards for their history of continued support and... Read More
  • UNH engineering students in Berlin, NH
    - A Festival of STEM
    It’s not often hundreds of students and dozens of teachers willingly choose to attend school on a weekend. But that was the case on a sunny September Saturday when hundreds... Read More
  • Island Time
    - Island Time
    Each summer, four college students spend the summer on Appledore Island as sustainable engineering interns for the UNH/Cornell University Shoals Marine Laboratory. It’s the... Read More
  • moon raker model
    - To the Moon and Back
    Tamir Blum ’16 is a mechanical engineering major who has thought about one day working with robots. Or maybe for a company whose focus is outer space. Either way, he’s got a... Read More
  • Ruth Varner and student working in the field
    - 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 associate professor of... Read More
  • UNH campus
    - UNH Welcomes New Faculty
    Members of the class of 2019 aren’t the only ones who began their UNH careers this month. The university is welcoming 87 new faculty members to the community. Here is a list of... Read More
  • UNH student interns at Fidelity
    - At Fidelity, UNH Interns Are a Wise Investment
    When one of the world’s leading investment firms goes looking for new talent, you can bet there’s a long line of eager college grads at hand, boasting high GPAs, polished resumes... Read More
  • Karen Jin and Brianna Smith lead students through a robotics activity
    - Filling the STEM Pipeline
    Three sessions of UNH Tech Camp provided the opportunity to build and launch model rockets at Boulder Field on the UNH campus. More than 150 students... Read More
  • UNH Project SMART participants launching scientific balloon
    - Riding High
    Project SMART high school students steady their scientific balloon as it fills with helium prior to launch. (Photo: Devin Thomas, University of British Columbia) Near space is... Read More
  • Peg Whittemore '46 - UNH chemistry alum
    - Strong Bonds
    Margaret “Peg” Whittemore found chemistry at Portsmouth High School. It was 1941, her senior year, and she had just moved to New Hampshire from Newton, Mass. Two things helped... Read More