Supporting
SPACE EDUCATION
and Inspiring
FUTURE
SCIENTISTS

Our Affiliates …

• BAE Systems of
  North America
• McAuliffe-Shepard
  Discovery Center
• Dartmouth College
• FIRST
• Community College
  System of NH
• Plymouth State
  University
• Mount Washington
  Observatory
• The Rey Center
• University of
  New Hampshire


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About UNH

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At UNH, most space-related research takes place in the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS). Many institute researchers also teach in UNH departments of Physics, Earth Sciences, Natural Resources, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

New Hampshire's major public research university, The University of New Hampshire has more than 10,000 undergraduate and 2000 graduate students.Within its seven schools, the University offers 2,000 courses in over 100 majors and has degree programs spanning a wide variety of fields in the arts, sciences, business, and engineering.

 

New Hampshire Space Grant Affiliates:
The University of New Hampshire

UNH Student Programs
Space Grant Programs at UNH include fellowship awards to graduate students in science, engineering, and science education, as well as support for undergraduate research in these fields provided through the UNH Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).

UNH Students have participated in NASA Summer Academies at NASA Research Centers. The programs offer advanced students (junior and above) a summer residential research experience in a NASA environment.

Community Programs for K-12
GIS Day and the Forest Watch program bring science programs to the community. Forest Watch, originated by the NHSGC, has received EPA and NSF support for curriculum and materials development.

Three Space Grant affiliates, UNH, FIRST Place, and Dartmouth College, are collaborating to develop a series of three science courses that incorporate concepts and processes that cut across scientific disciplines, and are designed specifically for elementary teachers.

UNH Coopertive Extension projects
NH Space Grant partially supports Cooperative Extension projects relating to science education. Recent projects:

NH Landcover Assessment
A two-year project for generating a digital data set of land cover/land use for the state of New Hampshire.

Environmental Education Institute: Community Mapping
A 13-day course exploring local natural resources using GIS technology. NHSGC funds subsidized class costs, making it more affordable to participants.

FACMAP
Workforce development funds are used to develop and deliver the Faculty Mapping Access Project (FACMAP), a geospatial technology training program for higher education faculty.