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EAS students are engaged in field research on seven continents and across the world oceans. Photo credit: Mary Hambrick

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Atmospheric Science Doctoral Student Awarded NASA Future Investigators Grant

NASA funded only 58 of 835 proposals.
Department Initiates Student Research Funding Program

Three students receive funding awards for fall 2021.
Photo Story: Does Pollution Make Thunderstorms More Severe?

James Flynn part of research team studying effects of aerosols on storms in Houston area.
Ph.D. Student Wins Third Place Poster Award at GeoGulf 2020 Conference

Takashita-Bynum, Ph.D. Student, Awarded Grants for Paleoenvironmental Research

Adjunct Faculty Leads Team to Develop Successful Hybrid Geology Field Camp During Initial COVID-19 Outbreak

UH Students Excel at Best Student Poster Presentations at the 2020 AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition

In The Spotlight

Inside NSM: Rock and Mineral Collection

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department houses about 600 rocks and minerals
Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Student Wraps Up Internship with NOAA

Madeline Statkewicz inspired by Bob Talbot to apply for program.
Geology Graduate Wins 2021 AAPG Jules Braunstein Memorial Award

Michael Fonseca, Lori Hathon and Tom Lapen recognized.
Laura Taylor Receives UH Outstanding Senior Thesis Award

Research used oxygen and carbon stable isotopes to better understand the depositional environment and monsoons.

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