About UNH
At UNH, most space-related research takes place in the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS). Many of 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.
The University of New Hampshire
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).
Students at UNH are eligible for participation in NASA Summer Academies offered at NASA Research Centers. These programs offer advanced students (junior and above) a summer residential experience, combining research with general education in the NASA environment.
Space Grant supports several successful programs for the K-12 community, including Forest Watch, GIS Day, Project SMART , and Gaia Crossroads. These programs bring aspects of field science, satellite observations, and image analysis into the classroom. Forest Watch, originated by the NHSGC, has received EPA and NSF support for curriculum and materials development. Gaia Crossroads, originated by the Maine Space Grant Program and currently directed by a UNH faculty member, and has received NOAA and NASA support for developing a teachers' curriculum guide.
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.
Five UNH Cooperative Extension projects are also partially supported by NH Space Grant:
NH Landcover Assessment
A two-year project for generating a digital data set of
land cover/land use for the state of New Hampshire.
Geospatial Technology Extension Specialist Program
This newly-developed program is intended to expand access
to geospatial technologies. NHSGC funds helped to leverage
funds from the NH Charitable Foundation to support a new
full-time Extension Specialist in Geospatial Technologies.
Environmental Education Institute: Community Mapping
A 13-day course is designed for educators interested in
exploring local natural resources using GIS technology.
NHSGC funds subsidized class costs, making it more affordable
to participants.
Workshop
Development: Using a Handheld GPS for Navigation and Mapping
NH Space Grant funds seeded the development of a workshop
on how to use a handheld GPS unit for navigating and creating
simple maps.
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.
This program provides an opportunity to understand geospatial
technologies, to acquire hands-on skills in their application,
and to integrate these technologies into the classroom.