Ocean Engineering

Ocean engineering buoy deployment

Explore Ocean Engineering

As an Ocean Engineering student at UNH, you'll be immersed in exploration and utilization of the marine environment. You'll study an interdisciplinary field rooted in a variety of engineering and physical science disciplines. Awaiting you is hands-on research in our large research tanks, on our vessels, in our estuaries and on the coastal ocean, using emerging technologies to interrogate the ocean environment, map the ocean floor, design ocean structures and address the dynamic forces that lead to coastal erosion.

  • Meet a Wildcat: Ocean Engineering
    Kelsea Carmichael is a senior ocean engineering major here at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Read more to learn about why she loves being a student in her department.
    Meet a Wildcat: Ocean Engineering
    Kelsea Carmichael is a senior ocean engineering major here at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Read more to learn about why she loves being a student in her department.
  • Ph.D. Student Mentoring Undergraduates as they Research Undersea Robotics
    As an ocean engineering Ph.D. student, Hannah Arnholt's program prioritizes helping undergraduate students as they study unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). 
    Ph.D. Student Mentoring Undergraduates as they Research Undersea Robotics
    As an ocean engineering Ph.D. student, Hannah Arnholt's program prioritizes helping undergraduate students as they study unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). 
  • Meet a Wildcat in Ocean Engineering
    Watch Rose Walker discuss her favorite things about attending the University of New Hampshire and advice for those considering attending UNH.
    Meet a Wildcat in Ocean Engineering
    Watch Rose Walker discuss her favorite things about attending the University of New Hampshire and advice for those considering attending UNH.
  • Natalie Cook '23 shares internship experience with NOAA
    Natalie Cook ’23, an ocean engineering major from Brookline, New Hampshire, secured an at-sea internship with the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration and is documenting her experience.
    Natalie Cook '23 shares internship experience with NOAA
    Natalie Cook ’23, an ocean engineering major from Brookline, New Hampshire, secured an at-sea internship with the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration and is documenting her experience.
  • Engineer gives back to program that inspired her
    Angela Hampson, who completed an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and graduate degree in ocean engineering, mentors with STEM outreach program she attended as a teen.
    Engineer gives back to program that inspired her
    Angela Hampson, who completed an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and graduate degree in ocean engineering, mentors with STEM outreach program she attended as a teen.