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Teaching & Research Assistants

Research Assistants and Teaching Assistants are listed here along with their major, advisor, and e-mail address. If you note any incorrect information, please visit the EAS Office Support Ticket System.

Teaching Assistants

 Ahmed, Morshad 
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck 
Thesis:   Sources and Photochemical Behavior of Atmospheric Pollutants (Nitrophenols, Mercury, and Non-Methane Hydrocarbons) in the Houston, Texas, Area
Email: mahmed31@uh.edu  
Office: SR1, Rm. 426L

 Akther, Tanzina 

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck
Thesis:Reactive Organic Carbon (ROC) Emissions from Unconventional Sources and Their Impact on Air Quality.
Email:  takther@uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm. 405

 Alam, Mohammad  
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck 
Thesis:  
Email: sappini@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm.129
 Appini, Sharmila  
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Geophysics 
Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng 
Thesis: Seismic Anisotropy in the host region of Deep Earthquakes  
Email: sappini@uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm.129A
 Bailey, Debra  
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor:Dr Ny Riavo Voarintsoa 
Thesis: Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Biogenic and Abiotic Carbonates  
Email: dlbaile2@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm.328
 Bibi, Salma  
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: 
Thesis:   
Email: sbibi@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm.318
 Bhattarai, Ashish  
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang 
Thesis:  
Email: abhatt21@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm. 318

christopher c  Calvelage, Christopher

Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Jonny Wu
Thesis Topic: Mantle convection and rotational stability on the planetary scale.
Email:  cmcalvel@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 238

christopher c  Cantoni, Abigail

Curriculum Vitae

PhD Geology
Advisor: Dr. Tom Lapen
Thesis Topic: Magmatism on Mars
Email: amcanton@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 318

Ronin Costello Costello, Ronin
Ph.D Atmospheric Sciences  
Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang  
Thesis:  
Email: rscostel@uh.edu  
Office: SR1 413

 Fields, Shawn

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Lapen
Thesis: Provenance and evolution of the Columbia River Basin system after the initiation of Miocene flood basalt volcanism
Email: sfields@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm.233

 Fnu, Anshika

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck
Thesis: TBD
Email: fanshika@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 413

Jeba, Farah
Curriculum Vita
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor:Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck
Thesis:TBD
Email: fjeba@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1 413

Jia, Sui
Ph.D. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Alex Robinson   
Thesis: Subduction timing and orogenesis from two perspectives  
Email: sjia3@cougarnet.uh.edu          
Office: SR1, Rm. 238

Karandana,Thishan
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Xun Jiang   
Thesis:   
Email: thishankg@CougarNet.UH.EDU          
Office: SR1, Rm.416

Kumar, Bhupender
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Geophysics and Seismology
Advisor: Dr. Aibing Li   
Thesis:   
Email: bkumar@cougarnet.uh.edu          
Office: SR1, Rm.

Lama, Pragya
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Aibing Li   
Thesis:    
Email: plama@cougarnet.uh.edu          
Office: SR1, Rm.318

Lopez, Gabriel
Curriculum Vitae
M.S. Geology
Advisor: Ny Riavo Voarintsoa   
Thesis: Calibration of stalagmite d18O for paleoclimate interpretations in Cueva Ensueno, Hatillo, Puerto Rico.   
Email: gelopez3@cougarnet.uh.edu          
Office: SR1, Rm.

McLaughlin, Jack
MS Geology
Advisor: Dr. Regina Capuano   
Thesis:   
Email: jrmclaug@cougarnet.uh.edu          
Office: SR1, Rm.

claireong.jpg  Nelson, Delaney

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Science
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi
Thesis Title: A Diverse and Comprehensive Air Quality Modeling Analysis of Houston, Texas: How Will Changing Emissions, Energies, and Industries Impact the Air and Human Health?
Email:  dlnelson3@uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm 426G

  Nwafor, Basil Onyekayahweh

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Geophysics and Seismology
Advisor: Dr. John Castagna  
Thesis: Relating time-lapse seismic monitoring results of CO2 plumes in the Sleipner project, North Sea, to depositional systems and interpretation of the storage complex seismic data.  
Email: bonwafor@uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 327 A

  Okayli Masaryk, Abe
Advisor: Dr. Alex Robinson  
Thesis:  
Email: ajokaylimasaryk@uh.edu            
Office: SR1, Rm. 327 A

Oluwaseun, Daniel Akinyemi

PhD Geophysics and Seismology
Advisor : Dr. John Castagna
Email: odakinye@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm 319

  Oware, Raymond Kwaku Twumasi

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Youtong Zheng
Thesis: Relating time-lapse seismic monitoring results of CO2 plumes in the Sleipner project, North Sea, to depositional systems and interpretation of the storage complex seismic data.  
Email: roware@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm.318

 Quddus,Kazi Fahad

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor:
Thesis:
Email: kquddus@cougarnet.uh.edu    
Office: SR1, Rm. 

 Rawal, Sagar

Curriculum Vitae

PhD in GeoPhysics
Advisor:Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang
Thesis:
Email: srawal@cougarnet.uh.edu    
Office: SR1, Rm. 

 Richards, Brent

PhD Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Peter Copeland
Thesis:   Martian Crustal Evolution Based on Shergottite Data
Email:   bcrichar@cougarnet.uh.edu            
Office: SR1, Rm.

 olanrewaju olukemi Soneye-Arogundade, Olanrewaju Olukemi

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor:  Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck
Thesis:     
Email:  oosoneye@cougarnet.uh.edu           
Office: SR1, Rm. 136

olanrewaju olukemi Sterna, Christina

PhD Geology
Advisor: Michael Murphy
Email: cesterna@cougarnet.uh.edu

aryatilak.png Tilak, Arya
Title: Teaching Assistant
Email:  atilak@cougarnet.uh.edu
Advisor: Dr. Ny Riavo Voarintsoa
Office: Desk B, SR1 328
 Vielma, Ana
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Adry Bissada 
Thesis:  
Email:                 
Office: SR1, Rm.
 Wang, Kuan
Ph.D. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang
Thesis:
Email: kwang28@uh.edu    
Office: SR1, Rm. 
yinkaiwang.pngWang, Yin-Kai
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Robert Stewart
Thesis: Fiber-Optic Motion Sensing in Borehole Geophysics, Surface Seismology, and Acoustic Location
Email: ywang272@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 140
Wu, Yu-Tai
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Robert Stewart
Thesis:
Email: ywu59@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 140

Research Assistants

 Afzal, Amna 
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Qi Fu
Thesis: "Quantification of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Southern Texas"  
Office: SR1 Rm.307A 
 Agudelo, Gonzalo 
Ph.D. Geophysics 
Advisor: Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang
Thesis:  
Email: gaagudelo@uh.edu 
Office: SR1 

 Ahmad, Mateen 

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappenglueck 
Thesis:  Machine Learning Approaches for Ozone Forecast, Planetary Boundary Layer Height Retrieval and WRF model Bias-Correction
Email: mahmad18@uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 426L

 Azam,A F M Fakhrul 
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang
Thesis:  
Email: aazam@cougarnet.uh.edu 
Office: SR1  Rm.136
 Barker, Keenan 
Masters Geophysics 
Advisor: Dr. JiaJia Sun 
Thesis:  
Email: ktbarker@uh.edu  
Office: SR1  
 Ghahremanloo, Masoud
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi 
Thesis:  
Email: mghahremanloo@uh.edu       
Office: SR1
 Ghimire,Riwaj
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Geophysics 
Advisor: Dr. Aibing Li 
Thesis:  
Email: rghimire@cougarnet.uh.edu       
Office: SR1 Rm. 318
 Hussain, Ammar
PhD Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Shuhab Khan 
Thesis:  
Email: ahussain28@uh.edu       
Office: SR1, Rm.234A
 Hsieh, Yu-Huan
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. John Suppe 
Thesis:   
Email: yhsieh2@uh.edu         
Office: SR1, Rm. 

irfan karim Karim, Irfan 

Curriculum vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Science
Advisor: Dr. Bernhard Rappengluck 
Thesis: Characterizing Emission Sources of CO2 and CH4 in Houston using isotopic δ13C signatures.
Email: ikarim2@uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm. 405
 Kim, Jae Deok
M.S. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Jiajia Sun
Thesis: Not Decided
Email: jkim109@uh.edu 
Office: SR1, Rm.
 Li, Wei
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Yuxuan Wang
Thesis: Atmospheric Composition Changes During Droughts in the Continental U.S.
Email: wli38@uh.edu  
Office: SR1, Rm. 413A
 Liu, Zhonghan
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng
Thesis:
Email: zliu35@uh.edu   
Office: SR1, Rm. 
 Martinez, Christian
M.S. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Tom Lapen
Thesis:  Petrographical and Geochemical Analysis of Diogenite NWA 10666
Email: camartinez16@uh.edu   
Office: SR1, Rm. 136
 McQuaig, Devin
PhD Geology
Advisor: Dr. Tom Lapen
Thesis: 
Email: drmcquaig@uh.edu   
Office: SR1, Rm.
Oriyomi, Ojelabi
M.S. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Jonny Wu  
Thesis:   
Email: onojelab@cougarnet.uh.edu         
Office: SR1, Rm. 233

  Qasim, Muhammad

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Shuhab Khan 
Thesis:  Application of Machine Learning and Geospatial Methods for upscaling of the remote sensing data for the Exploration of rocks and minerals hosting Rare Earth Elements   
Email: mqasim@uh.edu                
Office: SR1, Rm. 234A

 Robertson, Andrew Paul
M.S. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Tom Lapen
Thesis:
Email: aprobertson@uh.edu    
Office: SR1, Rm. 

 Salman, Ahmed

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi
Thesis:
Email: aksalman@uh.edu   
Office: SR1, Rm. 

Shahriar, Upal     
Ph.D. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann  
Thesis: Crustal structure and stratigraphy of the rifted-passive margin of northwestern Africa
Email: mshahri2@cougarnet.uh.edu             
Office: SR1, Rm. 427
Shipper, Kenneth       
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann  
Thesis: Crustal structure and stratigraphy of the Guyana margin
Email: kwshipper@uh.edu              
Office: SR1, Rm. 427

Vargas, Juan Pablo Ramos    
Ph.D. Geology  
Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann  
Thesis: Crustal structure and tectonic history of the Yucatan basin and northwestern South America
Email: jramosva@CougarNet.UH.EDU             
Office: SR1, Rm. 427

Velasco, Maria Eugenia

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. James Flynn
Thesis: TBD
Email: mevelasc@central.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm 432G

 Wang, Xinyue


Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Xun Jiang
Thesis: Saturn's Radiant Energy Budget
Email: xwang216@CougarNet.UH.EDU
Office: SR1, Rm 432E

 Zanganeh Kia, Hadi
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi
Thesis: NA
Email: hzanganehkia@uh.edu    
Office: SR1, Rm. 414