Earth Sciences

  • Three UNH AGU Winners
    Three UNH graduate students received Outstanding Student Paper Awards at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in December.
  • Students examing rocks
    Students in ESCI 652 (Paleontology) examining the rocks and looking for fossils at Crown Point State Historic Park on the shores of Lake Champlain.
  • Students straighten out the deformed rocks
    Students in ESCI 631 (Structural Geology) straighten out the deformed rocks of the Maine Coast.
  • ESci 400 students at Bald Head Cliff in Maine
    UNH Earth Sciences students in ESCI 400 (Freshman Field Seminar) at Bald Head Cliff in Cape Neddick, Maine.
  • UNH Earth Sciences students in Grand Teton National Park during a field trip to the northern Rocky Mountains
    UNH Earth Sciences students in Grand Teton National Park during a field trip to the northern Rocky Mountains

Welcome!

The Department of Earth Sciences at UNH aims to improve our understanding of the Earth, and the processes that affect it, through excellence in teaching, research, and service. We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees encompassing a broad spectrum of disciplines including geology, hydrology, oceanography, ocean mapping, geochemistry, climate science, and geophysics. Our location on the Great Bay Estuary near the White Mountains provides an ideal backdrop for hands-on learning opportunities. Join us in our journey of discovery!

What's New

CIRES Post-Doc Researcher Ryan Cassotto, PhD UNH NRESS '17, Co-Authors New Study Uncovering Giant-Scale Iceberg Interactions, "Physics of a Glacial ‘Slushy’ Reveal Granular Forces on a Massive Scale"
Wed, 05/02/2018
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Johannesson, BS Geology '85, presented with the Outstanding Researcher Award by the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering.
Fri, 04/13/2018
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