Department Committees
Personnel, Tenure, and Promotion (Last updated 07/2025)
Merit Review (Last updated 09/2024)
Undergraduate Studies
- Regina Capuano (Committee Chair)
- Yunsoo Choi
- Daniel Hauptvogel
- Michael Murphy
- Alexander Robinson
- Yingcai Zheng
Material and Planning
- Qi Fu (Committee Chair)
- Virginia Sisson
- Robert Stewart
- Yunsoo Choi
- Yingcai Zheng
Fundraising/Development/Alumni Relations
- Julia Wellner (Committee Chair)
- Hua-Wei Zhou
- Paul Mann
- Robert Stewart
- Virginia Sisson
- Leon Thomsen
- Yingcai Zheng
- Margarita Pérez Frinsco at mperez42@uh.edu or 713-743-2234, or Olivia Thompson at onthomps@central.uh.edu or 713-743-8026
Industry Recruiting
- JiaJia Sun (Committee Chair)
- Julia Wellner
- Paul Mann
- Don Van Nieuwenhuise
Graduate Studies
- Shuhab Khan (Committee Chair)
- Regina Capuano
- Daniel Hauptvogel
- Xun Jiang
- Jinny Sisson
- Aibing Li
- Hua-Wei Zhou
EAS Website Committee
- Paul Mann (Committee chair)
- JiaJia Sun
- Yingcai Zheng
- Jay Krishnan
- Jason Ognosky
Computer Software Support
- Robert Stewart (Committee Chair)
- Jay Krishnan
- Shuhab Khan
- Paul Mann
- Don Van Nieuwenhuise
- JiaJia Sun
Scholarships and Awards
- Julia Wellner (Committee Chair)
- Shuhab Khan
- Daniel Hauptvogel
- Regina Capuano
- Xun Jiang
EAS Student Travel Grants Committee
Annual Robert E. Sheriff Lecture
- Julia Wellner (Committee Chair)
- William Struble
Annual Milton Dobrin Lecture
- Tom Lapen (Committee Chair)
- Yingcai Zheng
Seminars
- Yuxuan Wang (Committee Chair)
- William Sager
- Voarintsoa, Ny Riavo
- Julia Wellner
- Jinny Sisson
Advisor/Coordinator Positions
Undergraduate Advisors
- Regina Capuano (Environmental Science)
- Dan Hauptvogel (Geology and Geophysics)
Graduate Advisors
- Shuhab Khan (Geology and Geophysics)
- Xun Jiang (Atmospheric Sciences)
Department Academic Honesty
Study Abroad Liaison
Newsletter Coordinator
Class Scheduling
Annual UH Student Research Day and Alumni/Industry Open House
Field Camp Directors
Geology Field Camp
Geophysics Field Camp
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Committees
College Academic Honesty
College Faculty Development Leave
College Undergraduate Studies
- Daniel Hauptvogel (2024-2026)
College Governance
College Graduate Studies
- Shuhab Khan (09/23-08/25)
College Policy
- Robert Stewart (9/22-8/24)
SR1 Building Committee (representatives shown for each floor of the building)
1. Robert Stewart (First floor and basement - EAS)
2. Jay Krishnan (Second floor - EAS)
3. Qi Fu (Third floor - EAS)
4. Paul Mann (Fourth floor - EAS - Committee chair)
5. Rebecca Forrest (Fifth floor - Physics)
6. Claudia Ratti (Sixth floor - Physics)
Ex officio: Fred McGhee, Mike Mahanay, NSM Dean’s Office; Dan Wells, NSM Dean.