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Earth, Oceans, and Space
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At the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), we bring together high-level research expertise on convergent topics.

We are UNH's largest research enterprise. Here you'll find opportunities to work alongside distinguished faculty on projects to explore and study the most important and inaccessible places on our planet, in our solar system, and in our universe. From the seafloor to the stars, we're studying truly fascinating subjects and making an impact worldwide. 

Find out why we say that EOS is research excellence.

  

7.1k peer-reviewed journal articles published in EOS history

  

$78m in grant funding awarded to EOS scientists annually

  

129 new research grants awarded to EOS scientists annually

Recent News

Big waves and rough surf along the coast of southern Maine.

Mercury Stored in Coastal Sediments Is Making a Comeback

Mercury Stored in Coastal Sediments Is Making a Comeback

Frequent coastal storms, dredging, trawling are resuspending mercury into ocean waters

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A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center for the IMAP mission.

Two UNH Space Weather Instruments Blast Off Toward the Sun

Two UNH Space Weather Instruments Blast Off Toward the Sun

IMAP and SWFO-L1 missions will study space weather, safeguard our technology

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NASA's IMAP Launch to Feature Instrument Designed and Built at UNH

NASA's IMAP Launch to Feature Instrument Designed and Built at UNH

NASA's IMAP Launch to Feature Instrument Designed and Built at UNH

Team of 50 UNH researchers, students, and technicians contribute

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