College of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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  • 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
  • UNH/Nasa Launch Mission March 2015
    - Inquiring Minds
        The Big Burp Theory Geologists drill for climate clues About 55 million years ago, the Earth burped up a massive release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — an amount... Read More
  • UNH graduate Ian Gagnon
    - Alternative Energy
    Ian Gagnon Last November, the presidents of China and the U.S. forged a commitment to reduce fossil fuel emissions. Other governments across the world are investing billions in... Read More
  • Adam Wong
    - From Pokémon to the Real Deal
    Adam Wong’s very first pair of dog tags had Pokémon on them. He doesn’t remember how old he was, just that he wanted to be a soldier someday. That was always the game he and his... Read More
  • A (Nuclear) Force To Be Reckoned With
    - A (Nuclear) Force To Be Reckoned With
    UNH physicist Patricia Solvignon has received a prestigious Early Career Research Program grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Solvignon, an assistant professor of physics,... Read More