Spotlight

The Olson Center is fostering collaborative work across Universities. Desmond Mensah, a graduate research assistant is utilizing the Olson Center’s ability to work with researchers from other schools. He’s collaborating with 2 other students, Elizabeth Mamros, a graduate student at UNH, and Lenard…

Louis Gitelman, an engineering intern, is working on testing a variety of fiberglass to determine their strength and bending modulus when being exposed to ocean environments! He is hoping to find a suitable material for ocean mooring lines. Especially ones that won't entangle a North Atlantic Right…

The Olson Center recently collaborated with Northeast Passage to design and create a trophy called the Homer Cup for their annual sled hockey tournament. Each year, Northeast Passage holds a tournament for individuals with disabilities to participate in this popular winter sport. The winning team’s…

Shawna Hollen, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy, was recently awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create and study new two-dimensional materials that could produce a breakthrough in memory and computing technologies.

UNH faculty member Nathan Schwadron has been elected to the 2022 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) — a prestigious international award that honors exceptional scientific contributions to Earth and space sciences.

Matt Hamilton '24 was part of the first cohort of students participating in the Eversource internship/scholarship program, which offers a paid internship and $2,500 annual scholarship for two years from Eversource.

University of New Hampshire alum Denise Richard '14 is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020.The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries…

The NH Business Review profiles UNH's Tech Camp, which has been inspiring the K-12 community with summer STEM camps since 2007.

Marek Petrik was recognized as the 2022 CEPS Outstanding Research Award winner in the Non-Tenured-Track Instructor category.

Matt D'Amico was recently recognized as CEPS' Outstanding Teaching Award winner in the Graduate Teaching Assistant category.