Dartmouth to Participate in State-Wide NSF Grant

Dartmouth will benefit from a $6.67 million grant to the State of New Hampshire from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, from NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will support research infrastructure improvement at several sites around the state.

“We’re delighted to be part of New Hampshire’s EPSCoR program,” says Martin Wybourne, vice provost for research. “The improved facilities supported by this award, coupled with the ease of collaboration among partners around the state provide many opportunities for our faculty and students.”

The grant, titled “Enabling Technologies for Scientific Innovation through Sensor Development,” will be used to buy instruments and create testing facilities at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth to support research in nanotechnology, space satellite systems, and atmospheric and aquatic environments. A portion of the grant will augment state support for the New Hampshire Innovation Research Center, which underwrites research collaborations  with universities and colleges to benefit companies.

“This grant is another step in our efforts to make New Hampshire a  place of innovation, where we are creating the jobs of tomorrow  today,” Governor John Lynch said in a statement. “It will allow our  institutions, our companies and our state to foster innovation which  will further strengthen our economic future here in New Hampshire.”

Since 2005, more than $12.46 million in EPSCoR grants has been awarded to UNH, Dartmouth College, Plymouth State University, the NH Community College at Berlin, Colby-Sawyer College, the NH Innovation Research Center, and three small companies.

By SUSAN KNAPP

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