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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01/23/15 - Carbon Bomb with a Long Fuse: Ph.D. Student Makes Key Finding in the Climate Change PuzzleClaire Treat funded the bulk of her Ph.D. work by winning a graduate fellowship from the Department of Energy Office of Science for her proposal titled "Future of soil carbon in... Read More -
11/19/14 - Good, Clean (Safe) Fun: Professor Showers for Lab SafetyLab safety took a zany, soggy turn Tuesday, when the Environmental Research Group tapped Nancy Kinner, professor of civil and environmental engineering, for a hands-on... Read More -
11/18/14 - Research professor, paleoceanographer...Hollywood collaborator?James Gardner of the UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and the Joint Hydrographic Center added an unusual credential to his CV this summer when he signed over rights to... Read More -
11/17/14 - Teaching ExcellenceBarry Fussell received the 2014 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching at the annual faculty excellence ceremony on Nov. 13. The award recognizes excellence in teaching... Read More -
11/05/14 - CAREER Builder: Three UNH Faculty Members Receive Prestigious AwardsThree UNH faculty members have received prestigious National Science Foundation awards to support their work predicting earthquakes, recycling carbon dioxide into fuel and... Read More -
10/08/14 - It’s Alive!A new project led by UNH engineers will transform the Memorial Bridge over the Piscataqua River into a “living” bridge that could change the way we look at bridges and... Read More -
10/01/14 - UNH Welcomes New Faculty MembersFirst year students aren’t the only ones who began their UNH careers in September. Thirty-two new faculty members have joined the staff. Below is a list of the new members by... Read More -
09/17/14 - A Genius Among UsUNH math professor Yitang “Tom” Zhang has been named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow. Read More -
08/05/14 - Glacial RaceCourtesy Photo It only sounds like a joke: When the world’s fastest-moving glacier sped up in the summer of 2012 – suddenly surging from Greenland’s west coast at four times its... Read More -
07/31/14 - Scientific SojournThey found it at the edge of a Maine forest near a cornfield off a path called Potato Road. A distinctive orange hull, intact. Before it fell to the ground, it traveled along the... Read More