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Tenure-Track Faculty

Beverly, Emily
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Sedimentary Geology

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

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

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

Carlson, Brandee
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Geomorphology

bncarlson@uh.edu
Office: 336C-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

Copeland, Peter
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Thermochronology

copeland@uh.edu
713-743-3649
Office: 304 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
Graduate Advisor (Geology and Geophysics)
Professor of Geology (Tectonics, Geological Remote Sensing)

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
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, Sedimentary Geology

ngvoarintsoa@uh.edu
Office: 328-A

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

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

Wang, Yuxuan
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor, Atmospheric Chemistry

ywang140@uh.edu
713-743-9049
Office: 426 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
Associate Professor, Structural Geology, Tectonics and Mantle Structure

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

Zhang, Honghai
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant professor, Tropical Climate Dynamics and global hydrological cycle

hzhang83@central. uh.edu
713-743-4701
Office: SR1  415

Zheng, Yingcai
Curriculum Vitae
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

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Instructional and Research 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

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 Associate Professor
Geology and Geophysics Undergraduate Advisor

dwhauptv@central.uh.edu
713-743-0532
Office: 225-D 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

Lytwyn, Jennifer
Curriculum Vitae
Instructional Associate Professor, Geology

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

Minako Righter

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

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

Wiley, Robert
Curriculum Vitae
Research Associate Professor, Reflection Seismology

rwiley@uh.edu
713-743-9151
Office: 510-H SR1

Zhou, Shan
Curriculum Vitae
Research Assistant Professor, Atmospheric Chemistry

szhou10@uh.edu

Office: 432-E SR1

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Emeritus Faculty

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

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

Chafetz, Henry
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Carbonate Petrology

hchafetz@uh.edu
713-743-3227
Office: 221 SR1

Dupre, William
Curriculum Vitae
Lecturer/Professor Emeritus

wdupre@uh.edu
713-743-4987
Office: 225 SR1

Hall, Stuart
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geophysics, Potential Fields

sahgeo@uh.edu
713-743-3416
Office: 225-B SR1

Han, De-Hua
Curriculum Vitae
Active Faculty Retiree

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

Reid, Archibald
Curriculum Vitae
Professor of Geology, Igneous Petrology, Planetary Geology

areid@uh.edu
713-893-1327
Office: 328-B SR1

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Adjunct Faculty

Liming Li

Li, Liming
Curriculum Vitae

Professor, Department of Physics

lli7@central.uh.edu
713-743-3283
Office: 530C SR1

Colin Sayers photo

Sayers, Colin
Curriculum Vitae

Research Professor, Geomechanics, Geophysics, and Rock Physics

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Matteucci, Gianni
Curriculum Vitae
Adjunct Professor, Exploration Geophysics and Paleoclimatology

GWRMatteucci@gmail.com
832-614-3818

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

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Research Scientists & Researchers

Jangi Han

Han, Jangmi
Curriculum Vitae
Research Scientist, Cosmochemistry

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Bugti, Muhammad Nawaz
Supervisor:
Research Interests
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Flynn, Andrew
Curriculum Vitae
Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Emily Beverly
Research Interests: Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate, Paleoecology, Paleobotany, Paleomagnetism

agflynn@central.uh.edu
Office: 426HH

Guo, Fangzhou
Supervisor:
Research Interests
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fguo4@central.uh.edu
Office: 432C SR1

Gyawali, Bimal
Supervisor:
Research Interests
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Liu, Xueying
SupervisorYuxuan Wang
Research Interests
Air quality modeling

Liu, Yiduo (Andy)
Curriculum Vitae
Post-Doctoral Fellow 1
Supervisor: Dr. John Suppe
Research Interests
:

yliu59@uh.edu
Office: 238 SR1

Panwar, Sugandha
Curriculum Vitae
Supervisor:
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Pouyaei, Arman
Curriculum Vitae
Supervisor: Yunsoo Choi
Research Interests
Aerosol-cloud interactions, wildfire dynamics and chemistry, atmospheric model development

apouyaei@central.uh.edu
Office: 414 SR1

Sun, Lei
Curriculum Vitae
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Mann

lsun10@uh.edu
Office: 427 SR1

Thoram, Sriharsha
Supervisor:
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Woodworth, Daniel
Supervisor:
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Tsung Jui Wu

Wu, Tsung-Jui (Jeremy)
Curriculum Vitae
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Jonny Wu
Research Interests: Magma genesis, Plate tectonics, convergent plate boundary evolution

twu20@uh.edu
Office: 233 SR1

Subin Yoo

Yoon, Subin
Supervisor:
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