College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
UNH's Harish Vashisth Awarded $780K NSF Grant to Advance RNA Research and Train STEM Workforce
A UNH researcher will work to advance our understanding of chemical changes in RNA molecules and train STEM workforce in innovative RNA technologies, thanks to a major new grant from the National Science Foundation. Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at the... Read More
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08/26/25UNH Launches Initiative to Improve Outcomes for STEM Ph.D. Students
UNH is one of 10 graduate schools nationwide to partner in a National Science Foundation grant aimed at improving outcomes for STEM Ph.D. students. -
08/26/25In Memoriam: Eric Lund
Eric Lund, a UNH research scientist who recently passed away, is being remembered as a dedicated space scientist and valued colleague. -
08/19/25UNH Researcher Joins $152M Project to Advance AI for Scientific Research
Samuel Carton, assistant professor of computer science, in a co-principal investigator on a $152 million partnership between the National Science... -
08/11/25UNH Researchers Help Find WWII Shipwrecks in Solomon Islands
Researchers from UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping helped find more than a dozen World War II shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands.
Recent Stories
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05/14/15 - Spreading Their Passion for STEMThe UNH chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers is on a mission to, among other ideals, promote its members’ involvement in the community. So when the nearby... Read More -
05/13/15 - Ph.D. Student Receives National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipMeagan Wengrove ‘10, a Ph.D. student in ocean engineering from Arvada, Colorado, has received a prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship... Read More -
05/13/15 - Five Undergrads Receive Coveted Gilman International ScholarshipFive University of New Hampshire students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which supports global internships or study abroad during the... Read More -
05/08/15 - Mathematics Professor Kevin Short Inducted as National Academy of Inventors FellowAcademic research leading to innovation with tangible health, economic or other quality of life benefits is seen as an ideal model for the College of Engineering and Physical... Read More -
05/07/15 - Mechanical Engineering Major Receives 2015 Goldwater ScholarshipJoseph Collins '16, a mechanical engineering major from Nashua, has received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate award for science,... Read More -
05/05/15 - #UNHforNepalIn the days since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake ravaged Nepal, the death toll has climbed to more than 7,500. Homes, businesses, schools and other buildings now lie in rubble — an... Read More -
04/29/15 - Engineering Her Way to AfricaThe first time Katerina Messologitis ’15 went to Costa Rica, in 2012, it was to learn about sustainable energy — wind, water, geothermal, solar. The second time, she served as a... Read More -
04/29/15 - Grad Students Receive Prestigious NSF FellowshipsThree UNH students have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, one of the nation’s premier national science, math, engineering and technology (STEM)... Read More -
04/22/15 - Making Things GlowKira Rasmussen '17 and Jacqueline Sullivan '17 are waiting for the chemical mixture they’ve just heated to 105 degrees to cool. Their test tubes are snug in ice baths to speed the... Read More -
04/16/15 - UNH Oil Spill Expert to Brief SenateNancy Kinner University of New Hampshire professor Nancy Kinner, sought after for her expertise in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will speak about advances in oil... Read More