Physics
UNH researchers shed light on better understanding building blocks of the universe
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have published a groundbreaking study in Physics Letters B, a leading journal in nuclear physics. Led by postdoctoral researcher David Ruth and co-authored by UNH professor Karl Slifer and others, the paper provides new insights into the hyperfine... Read More
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12/27/24UNH's Connell Recognized for his U.S. Patent
In the 1980s while visiting the USS Pampanito in San Francisco as a graduate student, Jim Connell wondered if the concept of submarines’ opposed-... -
08/19/24Physicist Hollen Honored as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
Physics professor Shawna Hollen has received a major honor from the Moore Foundation. -
07/16/24Neutron Star Insights Move from Theoretical to Data-Driven
Neutron stars — dead stars with a mass of up to two times our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of New Hampshire’s coastline — are among the densest... -
03/20/24Predicting Solar Weather With Machine Learning
New grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation further UNH research into magnetospheric processes.
Recent Stories
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02/13/23 - Prescod-Weinstein Honored with Cottrell Scholar AwardUNH's Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is among 25 recipients of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Read More -
10/24/22 - Testing a Fundamental ForceUNH PhD candidate DAvid Ruth, lead author on a recent Nature Physics article. Photo by Sydney Staples. New research from a team of physicists led by UNH significantly advances... Read More -
10/14/22 - Understanding the Nucleus, and EverythingKarl Slifer, professor of physics. PHoto by Sydney Stapes. Though the science is aimed at matter not seen by the naked eye, the research of UNH’s Nuclear and Particle Physics... Read More -
10/12/22 - Excellence in Science CommunicationChanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women’s and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural Eric and Wendy... Read More -
09/08/22 - Quantum LeapShawna 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... Read More -
06/28/22 - Particle Physics ProgressUNH physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein will serve on the National Academies' Committee on Elementary Particle Physics. Read More -
03/01/22 - Magnetism in Three DimensionsNew research from associate professor of physics Jiadong Zang has mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions for the first time. Read More -
02/02/22 - From the Sea to the StarsResearchers Atsushi Matsuoka and Fabian Kislet will explore carbon cycling in the ocean and X-rays in space with two National Science Foundation grants. Read More -
12/15/21 - Origins of Heavy MetalsResearch published in part by UNH’s Francois Foucart, associate professor of physics, shed more light on where heavy elements such as gold, platinum and silver found on Earth may... Read More -
10/20/21 - TrailblazerSteven Arias ‘16, a doctoral candidate in the department of physics and astronomy, has become the first UNH student to receive an award from the Department of Energy’s Office of... Read More