School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Urban Coast Institute Honors Mayer
Larry Mayer, professor and director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the National Champion of the Ocean Award from the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) of Monmouth University in New Jersey. The award was established in 2005 to honor individuals who have undertaken actions and... Read More
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09/23/25UNH Contributes to Two Teams Chosen as Finalists for NSF Innovation Program
Two teams featuring University of New Hampshire participants — one focused on sustainable seafood and another on precision forest management — are... -
09/02/25Take a Video Tour of Shoals Marine Laboratory
Take a tour of the Shoals Marine Laboratory, located on the rugged, beautiful Appledore Island off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Aimee... -
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. -
08/11/25UNH 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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09/03/14 - There’s a Mount on the Bottom of the SeaWhere on Earth could a 3,000-foot mountain hide? On the bottom of the sea – an area about which we know less than the surface of the Moon. That’s where UNH scientists on a... Read More -
06/03/14 - UNH Scientist’s Image Appearing in New Godzilla MovieAn image of the Mariana Trench has been licensed by Warner Bros. and is being used within a quick-cut-montage sequence in the new Godzilla movie. It was mapped and developed by... Read More -
02/03/14 - Ocean InterconnectionsPhoto: Lisa Nugent/UNH Photographic Services In the ocean, everything is connected, from water columns and currents to geological formations and marine life. At UNH’s new School... Read More -
09/19/13 - Ocean Discovery DaySaturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Learn hands on about ocean science from researchers, students and UNH Marine Docents. Visit our state-of-the art laboratories and hear about... Read More -
09/12/13 - UNH Launches School of Marine Science and Ocean EngineeringLarry Mayer is the director of the University of New Hampshire’s new School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering. Mayer, a professor of Earth science and ocean engineering, is... Read More -
06/13/13 - The Yin and Yang of Coastal CarbonUNH carbon dioxide sentinel buoy off Appledore Island after January 2013 Nor'easter. Photo by Shawn Shellito, UNH-EOS. Back in the spring of 2004, when the Center for Coastal... Read More -
06/13/13 - One Potato, Two Potato, Sea PotatoUniversity of New Hampshire graduate student Hannah Traggis holds Colpomenia peregrina found at Fort Stark in New Castle in April 2012. Credit: Hannah Traggis There’s a new... Read More -
05/30/13 - Featured VideoMarine biology major Sarah VanHorn '13, who created a blog called Fishues to promote local fishing in the state, is the most recent UNH student to be featured in the University's... Read More -
01/17/13 - Scientists Develop New Use for Sonar Technology During Deepwater Horizon SpillResearchers from the university's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping used seafloor mapping technology to spot gas leaking in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More -
10/18/12 - Know the CoastGet to know New Hampshire’s coast – the creatures that inhabit it and the researchers who explore it – at UNH’s third annual Know the Coast Day Saturday, Oct. 20. LEARN MORE >... Read More