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

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Turbulent Era Sparked Leap in Human Behavior, Adaptability 320,000 Years Ago

UH geology professor Emily Beverly analyzed sedimentary drill core for Smithsonian Institute study.
Yingcai Zheng Named Robert and Margaret Sheriff Professor in Applied Geophysics

Associate professor honored to receive professorship named after philanthropic couple.
Strong Employment Reported for 2020 EAS PhD and MS Graduates

Twenty-eight of 32 graduating in Spring/Summer 2020 got jobs at time of graduation.
EAS Alumni Association Welcomes New Board and Committee Members

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

First Machine Learning Workshop on Mineral Exploration Organized for 2020 SEG Annual Meeting

EAS Students Invited as Keynote Speakers for Latin American Petroleum Conference

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Lost and Found: UH Geologists ‘Resurrect’ Missing Tectonic Plate

Long-debated plate located in northern Canada using 3D mapping technology.
New Data Shows How Underwater Channels Facilitate Antarctic Ice Melt

Julia Wellner and colleagues publish bathymetry data on Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica.
EAS Graduate Students Receive Grant for K-5 Outreach

Geological Society of America grant supports projects that communicate geoscience information to general audiences.
Choi Receives Grants Totaling $500K to Improve Accuracy for Short- and Long-Term Air Quality Modeling

Team to use inverse modeling of remote-sensing data from AI and numerical CMAQ models.

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315Undergraduate Students
243Graduate Students
4Undergraduate Degree Options
8M.S./Ph.D. Degree Options