Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

EAS students are engaged in field research on seven continents and across the world oceans.

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Student Field Journal - Mars Desert Research Station

Five-day mission as a crew geologist at the research station in Hanksville, Utah.
UH Geologists Find Significant Texas Coastal Impacts from Hurricane Beryl

Using high-resolution, drone-based lidar data, the team captured coastline’s rapid transformation from pre- to post-storm.
Field Trip to Natural Bridge Caverns with UH Geology and Non-Geology Students

Trip sponsored by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Featured Video: Air Quality Monitoring

Mobile air quality laboratory and atmospheric research boat allow students to go further with studies of Houston’s air.