Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
Could microplastics impact the ocean's carbon storage?
UNH researchers have received an NSF grant to study the impacts of microplastics on the ocean's microbial food web. Read More-
04/07/25
Land. Sea. Space.
What does it mean to be a Land, Sea and Space Grant university?ÌıThe triple designation signifies a collaboration between the U.S. government partners... -
04/07/25
Mapping the Deep
In December 2023, thanks to UNH, the United States grew by one million square kilometers.ÌıThe U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical... -
04/04/25
A Career Written in the Stars
Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur... -
Recent Stories
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11/24/15 - Changsheng Li (1941 – 2015)UNH research professor Changsheng Li of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in... Read More
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11/10/15 - Not Rocket ScienceUNH’s first-ever Aerospace and Defense Technology Day on Nov. 4 was part open house, part show-and-tell, part speed dating — and, according to the organizers, full success. The... Read More
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09/08/15 - Ruth Varner Honored by American Geophysical Union for Student MentoringRuth Varner has been awarded the American Geophysical Union’s 2015 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring. Varner ‘93G ‘00G is associate professor of... Read More
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07/23/15 - Riding HighProject SMART high school students steady their scientific balloon as it fills with helium prior to launch. (Photo: Devin Thomas, University of British Columbia) Near space is... Read More
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06/26/15 - The Winds of (Climate) ChangeOn Thursday, June 18, 2015, Pope Francis made history in an encyclical — a papal letter that is distributed to all bishops in the Roman Catholic Church — entitled “Laudato Si,†in... Read More
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04/08/15 - Sun ScreeningIt could be the subject of a science fiction B movie: Space travelers to Mars bombarded by cosmic rays.ÌıBut it’s science fact, the primary finding of major research out of... Read More
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04/01/15 - Mr. Spence Goes to WashingtonUNH astrophysicist Harlan E. Spence was one of four panelists at a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday, March 24, on “super storms†that can have profound effects on America's economy,... Read More
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03/05/15 - Space QuartetTen years ago, UNH physics professor Roy Torbert knew that when the university’s Space Science Center (SSC) was awarded a very large role in NASA’s ambitious, four-spacecraft... Read More
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02/18/15 - A Radiation Belt TwoferThis illustration shows the FIREBIRD-II CubeSats in low-Earth orbit and the Van Allen Probes further out in the heart of the radiation belt region. (Background illustration... Read More
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01/29/15 - A River Runs Through It: Ph.D. Candidate Studies the Hydrologic-Human CycleUNH Ph.D. candidate Danielle Grogan's scientific career was cemented by her undergraduate research experience at Smith College, where she majored in mathematics and minored in... Read More