Teaching & Research Assistants - University of Houston
Skip to main content

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

Abdelfatah, Mohamed 
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann  
Thesis: Crustal structure and stratigraphy of the northern Red Sea
Email: geo.mohamed.kamal@gmail.com             
Office: SR1, Rm. 427

 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: malam15@uh.edu
Office: SR1 Rm. 405

 Arellano, Lisabeth Nicole (Nicky)

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Emily Beverly 
Thesis:  Triple oxygen isotope variability and the utility of the ∆ ʹ17O hydrological tracer in low latitude settings
Email: lnarella@central.uh.edu
Office: SR1 136

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

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

ellencreecy.png Creecy, Ellen

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Atmospheric Science
Advisors: Dr. Xun Jiang and Dr. Liming Li
Thesis: Temporal Variations of Titan’s Radiant Energy Budget and Comparative Studies Between Titan and Earth
Email:  eccreecy@central.uh.edu
Office: SR1 416

  Easley, Daniella Gutierrez 

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. Paul Mann  
Thesis:  (1) Analysis of carbazoles-species molecules and (2) Source rock modeling in northern South America
Email: dngutier@CougarNet.UH.EDU             
Office: SR1, Rm. 427

 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 Vitae

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. Jonny Wu  
Thesis:   
Email: jiasui64@gmail.com          
Office: SR1, Rm. 233

claireong.jpg  Nelson, Delaney

Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. Atmospheric Science
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi
Thesis Title: TBD
Email:  dlnelson3@uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm 426G

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

  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

 Qureshi, Kamil Ahmed 
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Shuhab. D. Khan
Thesis: Subsurface imaging and tectonics of North West Pakistan 
Email: kqureshi2@uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 234B

 Rahimzadeh Bajgiran, Moloud
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Jonny Wu
Thesis:
Email: mrahimzadehbajgiran@uh.edu     
Office: SR1, Rm. 233

 Richards, Brent

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

stephanieSuarez.jpg Suarez, Stephanie
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Ph.D. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Tom Lapen
Thesis:  Lu-Hf, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd chronology of Martian meteorites 
Email: sesuare2@.uh.edu
Office: SR1, Rm. 318E

 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

Thomas, Kaitlin
M.S. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Jonny Wu  
Thesis:   
Email: kjthoma5@cougarnet.uh.edu         
Office: SR1, Rm. 233
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

 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

 Barker, Keenan 
Masters Geophysics 
Advisor: Dr. JiaJia Sun 
Thesis:  
Email: ktbarker@uh.edu  
Office: SR1  
 Ghahremanloo, Masoud
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences 
Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi 
Thesis:  
Email: mghahremanloo@uh.edu       
Office: SR1
 Hsieh, Yu-Huan
Ph.D. Geology 
Advisor: Dr. John Suppe 
Thesis:   
Email: yhsieh2@uh.edu         
Office: SR1, Rm. 
 Jin, Yuesu
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng 
Thesis:   
Email: jinyuesu14@mails.ucas.ac.cn         
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
 Lin, Rongrong
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Yingcai Zheng
Thesis:
Email: rlin5@uh.edu  
Office: SR1, Rm. 
 Liu, Yuhao
Ph.D. Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang
Thesis:
Email: yliu120@uh.edu   
Office: SR1, Rm. 
 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

madison rafter  Rafter, Madison

Ph.D. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Emily Beverly
Thesis: Stable Isotopes and Reconstructing the Paleoclimate of the Baringo Basin
Email:  mmrafter@cougarnet.uh.edu
Office: SR1, 136E

 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

Yu, Xiao  
Ph.D. Geology
Advisor: Dr. Guoquan (Bob) Wang
Thesis:  
Email: 
Office: SR1, Rm. 
 Zanganeh Kia, Hadi
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi
Thesis: NA
Email: hzanganehkia@uh.edu    
Office: SR1, Rm. 414