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

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