Business Research Partnerships 
From solar cells to Cisco Systems, businesses are working with UNH researchers to improve processes and develop new technologies -- often to the benefit of society at large as well as industry.
UNH and GT Solar awarded U.S. Air Force grant |
UNH Researchers Developing New Processes For Local CompanyRegal Sleeving and Tubing of Newmarket, N.H. is working with Chemical Engineering Professor P.T. Vasudevan to develop a new, more efficient and less costly chemical formulation and drying process for one of its key products, acrylic fiberglass sleeving. |
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"We seriously considered moving our company to Massachusetts.
But our relationship with (UNH chemist) Sterling Tomellini and the
university was a big factor in our decision to stay." -- Don
Trenholm, President, Custom Analytical Services |
N.H. Pollution Prevention Internship (P2I) programIn 2004 a UNH pollution prevention intern helped Trelleborg Sealing Solutions of Somersworth, N.H. devise and implement a process that separates black rubber waste containing lead from lead-free black rubber waste. The company is now saving $1,000-$2,000 each month in hazardous waste disposal fees. Since 1994, the P2I program has placed more than 100 interns at more than 50 facilities. The program is now saving participating companies an estimated $3.2 million per year. |
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In Gregg Hall, cornerstone of the Entrepreneurial
Campus, UNH researchers work side by side with industrial partners. |
N.H. Industrial
Research Center
The "Good
Samaritan of N.H. Industry" 