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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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

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UH Geologists Search for Remains of Lost Ocean Beneath Earth’s Surface

Team awarded 2.5 million CPU hours on NSF-funded supercomputer to conduct research.
Paul Mann Receives AAPG’s Distinguished Educator Award

The Grover E. Murray Distinguished Educator Award recognizes outstanding contributions to geological education.
Work of Wu and Fuston Named One of “10 Geological Discoveries that Rocked 2020”

Live Science list includes work to reconstruct the vanished resurrection plate.
Seminar Video: The Modes of Transmission of SARS-COV-2: What We Know Now & How To Protect Ourselves (Dr. Jose Jimenez)

Sun Named Associate Editor for New Data Integration Section in the Journal, GEOPHYSICS

EAS Alumni Association Welcomes New Board and Committee Members

Five Geoscience Students Recognized for Presentations at the 21st Annual Geoscience Student Expo

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Eight EAS Students Recognized for Research and Presentation Excellence at Sheriff Lecture

22nd annual EAS-Houston Geological Society event, including student poster session, held as virtual event.
EAS Researchers’ Work Featured on Journal Cover and as Editor’s Highlight

Paper explores machine learning methods in interpretation of (aero)magnetic anomaly maps.
Graduate Student Team Recognized for Best Investment Opportunity and Other Accolades in SEG EVOLVE Program

Program involved 23 universities worldwide.
Suppe and Colleagues Receive 2020 Best Seminal Paper Award

Award presented by AAPG’s Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division.

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198Undergraduate Students
195Graduate Students
4Undergraduate Degree Options
8M.S./Ph.D. Degree Options