Center for Acoustics Research and Education

Assistant Professor Michelle Fournet in Dresden, Germany at one of the Kavli Fellow symposia

UNH Scientist Named 2023 Kavli Fellow

Michelle Fournet, marine acoustic ecologist and assistant professor in the department of biological sciences, was recently named a 2023 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow. Read More

Recent Stories

  •  Laura Kloepper and her winged research assistant collect data on bat movement.
    - Hawks on the Hunt
    A study by UNH researcher Laura Kloepper recently published in Nature Communications aids our understanding of how predators select and track a target among thousands of potential... Read More
  • Listening to Marine Life
    - Listening to Marine Life
    Michelle Fournet still vividly recalls one of the first times she listened to humpback whales as a researcher. She was sitting in a small, 10-foot inflatable raft, bobbing on the... Read More
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    - Differentiating Dolphin Dialects
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    - Winds of Change
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    - Artist At Sea
    A new exhibition at the UNH Museum of Art focuses on ocean research and the collaboration between art and science. Read More
  • Class of 2018 UNH marine acoustics short course
    - Sound Waves of the Future
    The UNH Center for Acoustics Research and Education has received a $750,000 grant to build an ocean acoustics workforce training program. Read More
  • Colorful data image representing ocean soundscapes
    - A COVID Ocean Hush?
    New software developed by UNH will help researchers understand ocean soundscapes. Read More
  • Jennifer Miksis-Olds aboard an ocean-going research vessel.
    - Can You Hear Me Now?
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    - Collaborative to the CoRE
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    - A Research Record
    UNH closed FY20 with a record-breaking $129 million in new grants and contracts for research. Read More