Faculty

Tenure-Track Faculty
Research, Instructional & Part-Time Faculty
Emeritus Professors
Adjuncts & Lecturers
Research Scientists & Researchers
Post-Doctoral Researchers

Tenure-Track Faculty

Beverly, Emily
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Sedimentary Geology

ejbeverly@uh.edu
713-743-0195
Office: 225-C SR1

Brandon, Alan
Curriculum Vitae
Professor, Isotope Geochemistry

abrandon@uh.edu
713-743-2359
Office: 327 SR1

Capuano, Regina
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor of Geology, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry
Advisor, Environmental Science

capuano@uh.edu
713-743-2957
Office: 221 SR1

Casey, John
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Tectonics, Geochemistry

jfcasey@uh.edu
713-743-2824
Office: 323 SR1

Castagna, John
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geophysics, Applied Seismology
Margaret S. and Robert E. Sheriff Endowed Faculty Chair in Applied Seismology

jpcastagna@uh.edu
713-743-8699
Office: 121-A SR1

Chesnokov, Evgeni
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Theoretical and Applied Geophysics

emchesnokov@uh.edu
713-743-2579
Office: 123-B SR1

Choi, Yunsoo
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Remote Sensing, and Machine Learning

ychoi6@uh.edu
713-743-9748
Office: 426F SR1

Colli, Lorenzo
Assistant Professor of Geophysics, Geodynamics and Mantle Structure

lcolli@uh.edu
Office: 238-B SR1

Copeland, Peter
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Thermochronology

copeland@uh.edu
713-743-3649
Office: 304 SR1

Magdalena Ellis Curry Photo

Curry, Magdalena Ellis
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor of Tectonics, Basins, and Surface Processes

macurry@uh.edu
Office: 336-C SR1

Fu, Qi
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor of Organic Geochemistry, Stable Isotope Geochemistry

qfu3@uh.edu
713-743-3660
Office: 328-B SR1

Jiang, Xun
Curriculum Vitae
Atmospheric Science Graduate Advisor
Professor, Atmospheric Science

xjiang7@uh.edu
713-743-3156
Office: 432-D SR1

Khan, Shuhab
Curriculum Vitae
Geology Graduate Advisor
Professor of Geology, (Tectonics, Remote Sensing, GIS)

sdkhan@uh.edu
713-743-5404
Office: 234 SR1

Lapen, Thomas
Curriculum Vitae
Chair, EAS Department
Professor of Geology, Isotope Geochemistry, Geochronology, Petrology

tjlapen@uh.edu
713-743-6122
Office: 315-A SR1

Li, Aibing
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geophysics, Seismology

ali2@uh.edu
713-743-2878
Office: 125-B SR1

Maddocks, Rosalie
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Paleontology

rmaddocks@uh.edu
713-743-2772
Office: 227-A SR1

Mann, Paul
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Tectonics, Petroleum Geology
Robert E. Sheriff Endowed Professor
Director, Conjugate Basins, Tectonics and Hydrocarbons Consortium

pmann@uh.edu
713-743-3646
Office: 427 SR1

Murphy, Michael
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Structural Geology, Tectonics

mmurphy@central.uh.edu
713-743-3564
Office: 335 SR1

Rappenglueck, Bernhard
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Meteorology

brappenglueck@uh.edu
713-743-2469
Office: 426J SR1

Robinson, Alexander
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor of Geology, Structural Geology, Tectonics

acrobinson@uh.edu
713-743-2547
Office: 315-B SR1

Sager, William
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geophysics

wwsager@uh.edu
713-743-3108
Office: 127-B SR1

Stewart, Robert
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geophysics
Director, Allied Geophysical Labs
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair in Exploration Geophysics

rrstewart@uh.edu
713-743-3081
Office: 131-C SR1

Sun, Jiajia
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Geophysics

jsun20@uh.edu
713-743-7380
Office: 127A SR1

Suppe, John
Curriculum Vitae
Distinguished Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

jsuppe@uh.edu
Office: 312 SR1

Voarintsoa, Ny Riavo
Tenure-track appointment will commence Sept 1, 2021
Curriculum Vitae
Research Assistant Professor

ngvoarintsoa@uh.edu

Wang, Yuxuan
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor, Atmospheric Chemistry

ywang140@uh.edu
713-743-9049
Office: 426 SR1

Wang, Guoquan
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geosensing Systems Engineering

gwang@uh.edu
713-743-3224
Office: 231 SR1

Wellner, Julia
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Glacial Processes

jwellner@uh.edu
713-743-2887
Office: 315-C SR1

Wu, Jonny
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Structural Geology, Tectonics and Mantle Structure

jwu40@central.uh.edu
713-743-9624
Office: SR1 233

Zheng, Yingcai
Associate Professor, Robert and Margaret Sheriff Professor in Applied Geophysics

yzheng24@central.uh.edu
713-743-6513
Office: 129-B SR1

Zhou, Hua-Wei
Curriculum Vitae
Margaret S. Sheriff College Professorship in Geophysics

hzhou@uh.edu
713-743-3440
Office: 335 SR1

Research, Instructional & Part-Time Faculty

Bird, Dale
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate Professor, Geophysics, Potential Fields
Consultant, Bird Geophysical

dale@birdgeo.com
Office: 312 SR1

Bissada, Adry
Curriculum Vitae
Research Professor of Geology, Organic Geochemistry, Petroleum Systems

kbissada@uh.edu
713-743-4026
Office: 103/105 SR1

John Matthew Cannon

Cannon, John Matthew
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate

jmcannon2@uh.edu

Evans, Ian
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor of Geology, Stratigraphy, Paleoecology

yddraig@uh.edu
713-743-2625
Office: 225-B SR1

James Howard Flynn III

Flynn III, James Howard
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate Professor

jhflynn@uh.edu
713-743-3262
Office: 432-G SR1

Gao, Yongjun
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate Professor, Geochemistry, Petrology

yongjungao@uh.edu
713-743-4382
Office: 332-B SR1

Hauptvogel, Daniel
Instructional Assistant Professor

dwhauptv@central.uh.edu
713-743-0532
Office: 415 SR1

Han, De-Hua
Curriculum Vitae
Research Professor of Geophysics, Rock Physics

dhan@uh.edu
713-743-9293
Office: 123-A SR1

Hilterman, Fred
Curriculum Vitae
Distinguished Research Professor of Geophysics, Reflection Seismology
Margaret S. and Robert E. Sheriff Endowed Chair

fhilterman@uh.edu
713-850-7600 ext. 3318

Kelly, Amy

Lytwyn, Jennifer
Curriculum Vitae
Instructional Associate Professor, Geology

jlytwyn@uh.edu
713-743-3296
Office: 227 SR1

Malloy, Thomas
Curriculum Vitae
Research Professor

tbmalloy@central.uh.edu

Percell, Peter
Curriculum Vitae
Research Professor, Air Quality Modeling

ppercell@uh.edu
713-743-6724
Office: 426-D SR1

Righter, Minako
Curriculum Vitae
Research Assistant Professor

mrighter@uh.edu
713-743-6722
Office: 312 SR1

Sisson, Jinny
Curriculum Vitae
Instructional Professor
Director of Summer Field Geology
Co-director of Geoscience Learning Center

vbsisson@uh.edu
713-743-7634
Office: 236-A SR1

Sun, Tao
Research Associate of Petroleum Geochemistry

tsun9@uh.edu
Office: 103 SR1

Thomsen, Leon
Curriculum Vitae
Research Professor of Exploration Geophysics

lathomsen@uh.edu
713-743-3386
Office: 121-B SR1

Van Nieuwenhuise, Donald
Curriculum Vitae
Director, Petroleum Geoscience Programs
Instructional Professor, Petroleum Geology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, and Sedimentology

donvann@uh.edu
713-743-3423
Office: 227 SR1

Van Wijk, Jolante
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate Professor of Geodynamics
Assistant Professor, New Mexico Tech.

jwvanwijk@uh.edu

Weglein, Arthur
Curriculum Vitae
Professor, Reflection Seismology
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair in Physics
Director, Mission-Oriented Seismic Research Program

aweglein@uh.edu
713-743-3848
Office: 605 SR1