Research in the geosciences at University of Houston can be carried out within the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and the Allied Geophysical Laboratories (AGL), which are closely coordinated.

Research facilities in the geosciences department are located on the second and third floors and the basement of the Science and Research I building. Arrangements can be made to use additional facilities on campus or nearby.

The following is a comprehensive list of the available facilities and research organizations based in the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences:

• Allied Geophysical Lab (Physical Modeling Lab Experiment Schedule)
• Applied Sequence and Biostratigraphy Program
• Caribbean Basins, Tectonics & Hydrocarbons Phase III
• Electron Microprobe Lab
• ICP Analytical Research Lab
• Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS)
• Mission-Oriented Seismic Program
• Petroleum Systems and Geochemistry Program
• Quantitative Sedimentology Lab
• Remote Sensing Facility
• Research Facilities and Lab
• Rock Physics Lab

In addition to the facilities listed above, the department also offers the following:

• Air Quality Atmospheric Chemistry Lab/Tower Coastal Center (Tower on Campus)
• Seismic Acoustics Lab
• Virtual Reality Lab