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The Department of Geosciences

The UH Department of Geosciences offers a full range of graduate (M.S, MA, Ph.D.) and undergraduate degree programs (B.A. and B.S.) in Geology and Geophysics and available to both full-time and part-time students. We invite you to correspond with individuals in the Department of Geosciences


The Department Conducts Research in Seven Broad Areas of Geology and Geophysics:


  1. Whole Earth Geophysics

    Earthquake Seismology, Crustal and Mantle Tomography, Seismic Wave and Ray Theory, Paleomagnetics, Gravity and Magnetics, Plate Tectonics

    Faculty:

    Stuart Hall, Aibing Li, Hua-Wei Zhou

  2. Applied Geophysics

    Reflection Seismology, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic Attribute Analysis, Seismic Processing, Earthquake Seismology, Whole Earth and Cross-Hole Tomography, Borehole Geophysics

    Faculty:

    Chris Liner, Christina Chan, John P. Castagna, De-Hua Han, Fred Hilterman, Gennady Goloshubin, Aibing Li, Robert Sheriff, Kurt Strack, Arthur Weglein, Robert Wiley, Hua-Wei Zhou

  3. Structure and Tectonics

    Microstructure, Regional Structural Geology and Tectonics, Global Tectonics, Marine Tectonics, Paleomagnetism, Thermochronology, Earthquake Seismology, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems

    Faculty:

    Kevin Burke, John F. Casey, Peter Copeland, Stuart Hall, Shuhab Khan, Michael Murphy, Yaoling Niu, Hua-Wei Zhou

  4. Sedimentology and Statigraphy

    Carbonate Petrology and Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Terrigeneous Clastics, Fluvial Systems, Paleomagnetic Stratigraphy, Chronostratigraphy, Petroleum Systems, Paleontology

    Faculty:

    Adry Bissada, Janok P. Bhattacharya, Henry Chafetz, William Dupre, Ian Evans, Rosalie Maddocks, Charlotte Sullivan, Donald Van Nieuwenhuise

  5. Geochemistry & Petology

    Inorganic Whole Rock Geochemistry, Chemostratigraphy, Mineral Chemistry, Igneous Petrology, Hydrogeochemisty, Petroleum Geochemistry, Stable Isotope Geochemistry, 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology, Planetary Geochemistry, Mantle Geochemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry

    Faculty:

    Adry Bissada, Regina Capuano, John F. Casey, Peter Copeland, Shuhab Khan, Thomas J. Lapen, James Lawrence, William Meurer, James Meen, Arch Reid, Jonathan Snow

  6. Environmental Geology and Hydrogeology

    Geochemistry of Natural Surface and Subsurface Waters, Hydrogeology, Natural and Human-Induced Hazards, Hurricane Dynamics, Meteorite Impacts, Atmospheric Geophysics, Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems.

    Faculty:

    Daewon Byun, Regina Capuano, Henry Chafetz, William Dupre, James Lawrence, Shuhab Khan, Arch Reid, Sharon Zhong

    A Certificate of Completion in Hydrogeology is available to those who meet the requirements. Additional information about the Certification of Completion in Hydrogeology can be obtained from Dr. Regina Capuano. You may send an e-mail message to request general information about the department, its faculty, students, and staff. Or, you may wish to obtain information about the undergraduate or the graduate degree programs in Geology or Geophysics in the Department of Geosciences.

  7. Atmospheric Science & Air Quality

    Atmospheric Science, Meterology, Global climate change, atmospheric chemistry, air quality modeling and monitoring, radiation measurements, environmental atmospheric chemistry

    Faculty:

    Daewon Byun, Sharon Zhong, James Lawrence, Barry Lefer, Bernhard Rappenglueck