OpenFieldUNH · Durham, New Hampshire, United States
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is New Hampshire's flagship public land-, sea-, and space-grant research university, established in 1866 in picturesque Durham, New Hampshire. A designated Carnegie R1 institution, UNH is internationally celebrated for space physics instrumentation on NASA missions, ocean mapping at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), sustainability, and interdisciplinary marine science.
UNH encompasses six colleges and schools including the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA), College of Liberal Arts, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, and the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. Key research centers include the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) and the InterOperability Laboratory (IOL).
Admissions are holistic for undergraduates. Graduate applicants must hold an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, provide three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and meet English language proficiency requirements (TOEFL 80+ or IELTS 6.5+).
The world's foremost ocean mapping doctorate, operated with NOAA at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), researching multibeam sonar acoustics, autonomous surface vessel bathymetry, and seabed habitat mapping.
Elite astrophysical training designing flight instruments for NASA missions (MMS, Solar Probe, IBEX) to study magnetic reconnection, solar wind turbulence, and magnetospheric dynamics.
Doctoral research conducted through the EOS Institute investigating Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet radar sounding, temperate forest carbon flux towers, and groundwater watershed nitrogen dynamics.
Doctoral training connected to the world-renowned UNH InterOperability Laboratory (IOL), focusing on high-speed Ethernet protocol conformance, 5G wireless networking, and distributed machine learning.
A top-ranked national pioneer in intellectual property education for over 30 years, training attorneys in patent prosecution, trademark licensing, biotechnology patent law, and global digital copyright protection.
Field-based marine biology master's utilizing the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory and Judd Gregg Marine Complex to research oyster reef aquaculture, eelgrass habitat restoration, and lobster thermal stress physiology.
Director & Professor of Ocean Engineering
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM/JHC)
Dr. Mayer is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, pioneering 3D seafloor visualization, multibeam sonar acoustic processing, and mapping the Arctic ...
View researcher profile ↗Director & Professor of Physics
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
Dr. Spence investigates energetic particle radiation in planetary magnetospheres, cosmic ray physics, space weather effects on spacecraft microelectronics, and ...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Biogeochemistry
Earth Systems Research Center & EOS
Dr. Varner investigates trace gas emissions from peatland and arctic permafrost ecosystems, methane bubbling dynamics from thermokarst lakes, and climate feedba...
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