University of Houston
The University of Houston (; ) is a public research university in Houston, Texas. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934, HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed as the University of Houston. In 1977, it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. Today, Houston is the university in Texas, awarding 11,156 degrees in 2023. As of 2024, it has a worldwide alumni base of 331,672.The university consists of fifteen colleges and an interdisciplinary honors college offering some 310-degree programs and enrolls approximately 37,000 undergraduate and 8,600 graduate students. The university's campus, which is primarily in southeast Houston, spans , with the inclusion of its two instructional sites located in Sugar Land and Katy. The university is also the founding campus of the University of Houston System.
The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and spends approximately $240 million annually in research. The university operates more than 35 research centers and institutes on campus in areas such as superconductivity, space commercialization and exploration, biomedical sciences and engineering, energy and natural resources, and artificial intelligence.
The university has more than 500 student organizations and 17 intercollegiate sports teams. Its varsity athletic teams, known as the Houston Cougars, are members of the Big 12 Conference and compete in the NCAA Division I in all sports. In 2021, the university received and accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference. The football team regularly makes bowl game appearances, and the men's basketball team has made 23 appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament—including six Elite Eight and Final Four appearances. The men's golf team has won 16 national championships—the most in NCAA history. In 2022, UH's men's track and field team earned its seventh Indoor Conference Championship title, and its swimming and diving team defended its American Athletic Conference title for the sixth straight season. Provided by Wikipedia
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2Focusing iterative migration of gravity gradiometry data acquired in the Nordkapp Basin, Barents SeaContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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3by Torné, Montserrat, Jimenez-Munt, Ivone, Vergés, Jaume, Fernandez, Manel, Carballo, Alberto, Jadamec, MargareteContributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Geophysical Journal International (2020)
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4by Torne, Montserrat, Jiménez–Munt, Ivone, Vergés, Jaume, Fernàndez, Manel, Carballo, Alberto, Jadamec, MargareteContributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Geophysical Journal International (2019)
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5by Lee, Hyongki, Shum, C.K., Tseng, Kuo-Hsin, Huang, Zhenwei, Sohn, Hong-GyooContributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Remote Sensing of Environment (2013)
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6by Stutz, J., Thomas, Jennie L., Hurlock, S. C., Schneider, M., Von Glasow, R., Piot, M., Gorham, K., Burkhart, J. F., Ziemba, L., Dibb, J. E., Lefer, B. L.Contributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2011)
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7by Stutz, J., Thomas, Jennie L., Hurlock, S. C., Schneider, M., von Glasow, R., Piot, M., Gorham, K., Burkhart, J. F., Ziemba, L., Dibb, J. E., Lefer, B. L.Contributors: “...University of Houston...”
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8by Leary, Ryan, Umhoefer, Paul, Smith, M. Elliot, Smith, Tyson, Saylor, Joel, Riggs, Nancy, Burr, Greg, Lodes, Emma, Foley, Daniel, Licht, Alexis, Mueller, Megan, Baird, ChrisContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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9by Leary, Ryan, Umhoefer, Paul, Smith, M. Elliot, Smith, Tyson, Saylor, Joel, Riggs, Nancy, Burr, Greg, Lodes, Emma, Foley, Daniel, Licht, Alexis, Mueller, Megan, Baird, ChrisContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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10by Leary, Ryan, Umhoefer, Paul, Smith, M. Elliot, Smith, Tyson, Saylor, Joel, Riggs, Nancy, Burr, Greg, Lodes, Emma, Foley, Daniel, Licht, Alexis, Mueller, Megan, Baird, ChrisContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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11by Leary, Ryan, Umhoefer, Paul, Smith, M. Elliot, Smith, Tyson, Saylor, Joel, Riggs, Nancy, Burr, Greg, Lodes, Emma, Foley, Daniel, Licht, Alexis, Mueller, Megan, Baird, ChrisContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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12by Leary, Ryan, Umhoefer, Paul, Smith, M. Elliot, Smith, Tyson, Saylor, Joel, Riggs, Nancy, Burr, Greg, Lodes, Emma, Foley, Daniel, Licht, Alexis, Mueller, Megan, Baird, ChrisContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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13by Leary, Ryan, Umhoefer, Paul, Smith, M. Elliot, Smith, Tyson, Saylor, Joel, Riggs, Nancy, Burr, Greg, Lodes, Emma, Foley, Daniel, Licht, Alexis, Mueller, Megan, Baird, ChrisContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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14by Stracke, Andreas, Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, E., Von Der Handt, Annette, Bourdon, Bernard, Birbaum, K., Günther, D.Contributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2011)
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15by Stracke, Andreas, Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, E., Von Der Handt, Annette, Bourdon, Bernard, Birbaum, K., Günther, D.Contributors: “...University of Houston...”
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16by Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, Eric, Von Der Handt, Annette, Nauret, François, Gao, Yongjun, Schenke, Hans-WernerContributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (2011)
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17by Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, Eric, Von Der Handt, Annette, Nauret, François, Gao, Yongjun, Schenke, Hans-WernerContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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18by Thomas, Jennie L., Dibb, J. E., Huey, L. G., Liao, J., Tanner, D., Lefer, B., Von Glasow, R., Stutz, J.Contributors: “...University of Houston...”
Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2012)
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19by Thomas, Jennie L., Dibb, Jack, Huey, L., Liao, Jin, Tanner, Dave, Lefer, Barry, von Glasow, Roland, Stutz, JochenContributors: “...University of Houston...”
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20by Stracke, Andreas, Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, E., von Der Handt, Annette, Bourdon, Bernard, Birbaum, K., Günther, D.Contributors: “...University of Houston...”
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