The UH Department of Geosciences offers a full range of graduate (M.S, MA, Ph.D.) and undergraduate degree programs (B.A. and B.S.) in Geology and Geophysics and available to both full-time and part-time students. We invite you to correspond with individuals in the Department of Geosciences

The Department Conducts Research in Seven Broad Areas of Geology and Geophysics:

1. Whole Earth Geophysics

   Earthquake Seismology, Crustal and Mantle Tomography, Seismic Wave and Ray Theory, Paleomagnetics, Gravity and Magnetics, Plate Tectonics

   Faculty:
   Stuart Hall, Aibing Li, Jolante Van Wijk, Guoquan Wang, Hua-Wei Zhou

2. Applied Geophysics

   Reflection Seismology, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic Attribute Analysis, Seismic Processing, Earthquake Seismology, Whole Earth and Cross-Hole Tomography, Borehole Geophysics

   Faculty:
   John P. Castagna, Evgeny M. Chesnokov, Gennady Goloshubin, De-Hua Han, Fred Hilterman, Aibing Li, Kurt Strack, Leon Thomsen, Arthur Weglein, Robert Wiley, Hua-Wei Zhou

3. Structure and Tectonics

   Microstructure, Regional Structural Geology and Tectonics, Global Tectonics, Marine Tectonics, Paleomagnetism, Thermochronology, Earthquake Seismology, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems, Petroleum Geology

   Faculty:
   Kevin Burke, John F. Casey, Peter Copeland, Stuart Hall, Shuhab Khan, Paul Mann, Michael Murphy, Alexander Robinson, Jolante Van Wijk, Hua-Wei Zhou

4. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

   Carbonate Petrology and Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Terrigeneous Clastics, Fluvial Systems, Paleomagnetic Stratigraphy, Chronostratigraphy, Petroleum Systems, Paleontology

   Faculty:
   Janok P. Bhattacharya, Adry Bissada, Henry Chafetz, William Dupre, Ian Evans, Rosalie Maddocks, Donald Van Nieuwenhuise, Julia Wellner

5. Geochemistry & Petrology

   Inorganic Whole Rock Geochemistry, Chemostratigraphy, Mineral Chemistry, Igneous Petrology, Hydrogeochemisty, Petroleum Geochemistry, Stable Isotope Geochemistry, 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology, Planetary Geochemistry, Mantle Geochemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry

   Faculty:
   Rasmus Andreasen, Adry Bissada, Alan Brandon, Regina Capuano, John F. Casey, Peter Copeland, Yongjun Gao, Thomas J. Lapen, James Lawrence, Wendy Nelson, Jinny Sisson, Jonathan Snow, John Stormer

6. Environmental Geology and Hydrogeology

   Geochemistry of Natural Surface and Subsurface Waters, Hydrogeology, Natural and Human-Induced Hazards, Hurricane Dynamics, Meteorite Impacts, Atmospheric Geophysics, Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems

   Faculty:
   Regina Capuano, Henry Chafetz, William Dupre, Shuhab Khan, James Lawrence

   A Certificate of Completion in Hydrogeology is available to those who meet the requirements. Additional information about the Certification of Completion in Hydrogeology can be obtained from Dr. Regina Capuano. You may send an e-mail message to request general information about the department, its faculty, students, and staff. Or, you may wish to obtain information about the undergraduate or the degree programs in Geology or Geophysics in the Department of Geosciences.

7. Atmospheric Science & Air Quality

   Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Global Climate Change, Atmospheric Chemistry, Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring, Radiation Measurements, Environmental Atmospheric Chemistry

   Faculty:
   Yunsoo-Choi, Xun Jiang, James Lawrence, Barry Lefer, Peter Percell, Bernhard Rappenglueck, Maxwell Shauck, Robert Talbot