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Yixin Liu Associate Professor Of Finance Travels To Greece, Yixin Liu

Faculty Travel Reports

Thanks to the assistance of a CIE travel grant, I was able to visit Hellenic American Education Center in Greece in the fall of 2013. HAEC is a relatively young university that promotes college education in English. It features a very internationalized student body and faculty as well. During my visit, I got to interact with not only colleagues/students from Greece, but also those from other European countries. I truly feel that this trip has enriched me professionally in many important ways.

Kate Hanson Professor Of Community Leadership, Travels To Thailand, Kate Hanson

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Professor Hanson travelled to Thailand to visit non-governmental organizations and to explore possibilities for partnerships with her program/UNH students.

Peter Pekins, Professor, Department Of Natural Resources & The Environment, Travels To Poland, Peter J. Pekins

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Professor Peter Pekins travelled to the 7th International Moose Conference in Poland to discuss research and management issues concerning moose that range west from Eastern Europe through North America.
The Bialowieza National Park and Forest in western Poland was the site of the 7th International Moose Conference where 150 biologists gathered to discuss research and management issues concerning moose that range west from Eastern Europe through North America. My travel to Poland was focused on:

1) moose research/management and serving as Chief Editor of ALCES a scientific journal dedicated to moose research and management,

2) learning about the special history …

Michelle Grenier, Associate Professor Of Kinesiology, Travels To Scotland, Michelle Grenier

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Professor Grenier travelled to Scotland to continue her research on physical education teacher practices for students with autism spectrum disorders in the Scottish system.

Tom Safford Associate Professor Of Sociology Travels To Brazil, Thomas G. Safford

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Joel Johnson Associate Professor Of Geology Travels To Sweden, Joel E. Johnson

Faculty Travel Reports

During the summer of 2013, I served as a research mentor and co-mentor for three undergraduate students who took part in a NSF funded International REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program coordinated and led by UNH Department of Earth Sciences Associate Professor, Ruth Varner. The multi-year REU program, titled REU Site: The influence of climate change on biogeochemical processes in northern ecosystems: An international perspective in Earth System Science, is focused on providing student research experiences in Earth System Science (ESS), with special emphasis on investigating the impacts of climate change on biogeochemical processes in northern upland and wetland ecosystems.

Julie Bryce Associate Professor Of Geochemistry Travels To Italy, Julie G. Bryce

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Jeannie Sowers Associate Professor Of Political Science Travels To Egypt, Jeannie Sowers

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Professor Sowers travelled to Egypt in February 2013 to continue her research on environmental issues and politics and to learn more about the ongoing political revolution that began in January 2011.
With the assistance of a CIE travel grant funded by the Yale-Maria bequest for Middle East Studies, I was able to spend twelve days in Cairo during February 2013. I returned to Egypt, where I have been conducting research on environmental issues and politics for some time, to learn more about the ongoing political revolution that began in January 2011. Specifically, I was interested in debates over the controversial …

Subhash Minocha Professor Of Biological Sciences And Genetics, Travels To Jordan, Subhash Minocha

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With travel support from UNH’s Center for International Education, I was able to accept an invitation to visit the King’s Academy, Amman, Jordan,to give lectures, hold discussions and talk about my research and UNH Project SMART at the King’s Academy and the University of Jordan.

Per Berglund Professor Of Physics Travels To Germany, Per Berglund

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The CIE grant provided financial support to travel in May 2013 to Hamburg, Germany to visit DESY, the German Electron Synchrotron, one of the world's leading particle accelerators used to study the fundamental constituents of nature and their interactions. My local expenses were covered by a Collaborative Research Center (SFB) fellowship that I was awarded through SFB’s 676 "Particle, Strings and the Early Universe--The Structure of Matter and Space-Time" hosted by DESY and the University of Hamburg. Together these awards facilitated two months of visits and collaborations with theoretical physicists at DESY in 2013.