College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | University of New Hampshire

Welcome to the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS)

The University of New Hampshire College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) empowers creative thinkers, innovative problem solvers and leaders to make a difference. With world-class programs and faculty mentors, students actively engage in rigorous academics and hands on learning and research opportunities to have an impact in their profession, their community and the world.

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Innovation Scholars

Innovation Scholars gives first-year students hands-on research experience from day one. Watch More.
Meet Our Wildcats

Get to know our students here at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and learn about their hands-on research in our world-class facilities.
Take a Tour

Visit our state-of-the-art facilities and meet current UNH students on a CEPS Facility Tour or tour the UNH campus virtually.

Career Ready

The college's Career and Professional Services office is dedicated to helpng students secure meaningful internship opportunities that launch their careers, such as the recently established internship/scholarship program with Eversource. Matt Hamilton, an electrical engineering student, recieved a paid summer internship and annual scholarships of $2,500 as a participant.

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Hands-on Day One

The Innovation Scholars program is a research driven introduction to UNH for first-year students under the direction of a faculty member. Students will develop skills that open doors of opportunity at UNH and connect them to the scholarly activity with UNH Innovation and UNH Career and Professional Success. There are multiple research areas to choose from.

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Faculty Excellence

Faculty and researchers in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences continue to contribute to UNH's strong research portfolio, which has risen to the top echelon of research universities as designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UNH is now among the 130 doctoral-granting universities in the “very high research activity,” or R1, category.

Pedro Doukas '26

Day in the Life as a Mechanical Engineering Student

Read Pedro Doukas' "Day in the Life" as a Mechanical Engineering student presenting the research he did through the UNH John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the UCLA McNair Conference.
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Tatum Vansickle '25

Mechanical Engineering Student Interns at the Mount Washington Cog Railway

Tatum Vansickle is a senior Mechanical Engineering student who gained valuable, hands-on experience as an intern at the Mount Washington Cog Railway this summer.
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Ashley Baker

Mathematics student takes her passion for teaching to the classroom

Ashley Baker, who completed her undergraduate degree in Mathematics at UNH, is now completing her internship in a high school classroom in the area as she completes her accelerated master's program. Below, she speaks about her decision to pursue teaching and the benefits of being a student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UNH.
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Milica Letić

Ph.D. Student's Research Aims to Improve the Quality of Crystal Plasticity Methods Without Changing their Functionality

Milica Letić is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Applied Mathematics department here at UNH. She specializes in numerical analysis/optimization theory and continuum mechanics. Letić is originally from Serbia, and graduated from the Faculty of Sciences in Novi Sad, Serbia with a degree in Applied Mathematics. 1. Why did you choose UNH for your graduate program? …
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Chelsea Kimball

Ph.D. Student's Research Strives to Increase Kelp Productivity as a Sustainable Option for Biofuel

Chelsea Kimball is an Ocean Engineering Ph.D. student specializing in wave energy. Her hometown is Auburn, NH and she received a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering here at UNH. 1. Why did you choose UNH for your graduate program? When applying for graduate school, I knew that Professors Rob Swift and Martin Wosnik were making advances in wave and renewable energy…
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