Alumni Awards
The faculty and organizations representing the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences have earned several awards, some of which are listed below with their associated year.
| Year | Recipient | 
| 2024-2025 | Bill Beck: B.S. 1995 (Geology), B.S. 1995 (Geophysics), M.S. 1999 (Geology) Branch Chief, Bureau of Land Management-Wyoming | 
| 2023-2024 | Eric Williams ( B.S., 1983), Royal Triangle Energy Solutions | 
| 2022-2023 | Members of the 2017 IBA World Champion Team: Eric Lunn (captain); Leiser Silva; Walter Reed; Delaney Robinson; and Andrew Steier Members of the 2019 IBA World Champion Team: Aydin Shahtakhtinskiy (captain); Andrew Stearns; Spencer Fuston; Jacob Miller; and Patrick Chandler | 
| 2021-2022 | William Dupré (Student from 1964-1966), UH Professor Emeritus | 
| 2020-2021 | Edip Baysal (Ph.D., 1982), UH Adjunct Faculty | 
| 2019-2020 | Patricia Persaud (B.S., 1998), Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University | 
| 2018-2019 | Sean Guidry (B.S.; M.S.; PH.D, 2001), V.P. at Esso Exploration Int. Ltd. | 
| 2017-2018 | Karen Love (M.S., 1985; PhD, 1990) ExxonMobil – retired Alex Woronow (MS, 1973), ExxonMobil - retired | 
| 2016-2017 | Rosemarie Geetan (M.S., 1996), BP | 
| 2015-2016 | Lisa Buckner (M.S., 1991), Hess Corporation | 
| 2014-2015 | Derek Rice (M.S., 2009), Rice Energy | 
| 2013-2014 | Alan Wong (B.S., 1991), PGS Marine Geophysical | 
| 2009-2008 | William A. Berggren (M.S., 1957), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Rutgers University |