EAS Newsletter

From the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Chair’s Welcome

Tom Lapen Greetings! Welcome to the Spring 2024 department newsletter. This semester went by in a flash, and it’s amazing how much EAS has accomplished in such a short time.

Please see below a selection of exciting stories about new field opportunities, Spring events, EAS student competitions, student grants, and all the exciting research spanning Earth’s interior, surface, atmosphere, and beyond.

I couldn’t be prouder of our students, faculty, and staff who make all these successes possible. Check out our website for how to get involved with EAS.

Take care and Go Coogs!

Tom Lapen
Chair, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences


In This Issue


Awards & Honors


Student Spotlight

Houston Students Embrace the Chill: A Winter Field Trip to New Mexico

Houston Students Embrace the Chill: A Winter Field Trip to New Mexico

Trip focused on structural features, petrography, and stratigraphy.

UH Team Advances to Imperial Barrel Award World Finals

UH Team Advances to Imperial Barrel Award World Finals

Team analyzed dataset of Bristol Basin along the southern margin of Alaska.

Geophysics Ph.D. Student’s Research is a Game Changer for Oil and Gas Exploration

Geophysics Ph.D. Student’s Research is a Game Changer for Oil and Gas Exploration

Larkin Spires targets mysteries in organic-rich shales.

Spring Student Research Grants Program Winners Announced

Spring Student Research Grants Program Winners Announced

Four students received funding awards to carry out and publish research.


Other News

Ozzy Tirmizi, Ph.D. Student, Launches RockWear Apparel

Geophysicists Join Effort to Restore Historic Fifth Ward Cemetery

UH Hosts Leading Scientists for Discussion on the Threats of Rising Sea Levels on Coastal Communities

Researchers Confirm Ozone and Particulates are Issues in San Antonio Air

Unveiling the Hidden Threat: Drought-Induced Inelastic Subsidence in Expansive Soils