Major Advisors

(last updated 2/8/2024)

Major advisors are faculty advisors who represent their respective academic departments or disciplines and are intimately familiar with specific major or minor requirements. They have the most current knowledge of discipline-specific information such as:

course offerings
curricular sequence
independent study projects
research and internships
professional organizations
current trends
graduate schools
careers related to the field

We strongly recommend that students communicate frequently with major and minor advisors, even prior to declaring a major or minor, so they can make informed decisions. Feel free to reach out to any major or minor advisor at any time. After declaring a major or minor, we encourage you to meet with your major and minor advisors each semester.

Major Advisors 2023-2024

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations

Sophie Crawford-Brown

scb@rice.edu

122 Herring Hall

Anthropology

Mary Prendergrast

mary@rice.edu

590 Sewall Hall

Architecture

Reto Geiser

reto.geiser@rice.edu

226 Anderson Hall

Art

Josh Bernstein

jb64@rice.edu

419 Sewall Hall

Art History

Lida Oukaderova

Lida.Oukaderova@rice.edu

251B Herring Hall

Asian Studies

Sonia Ryang

sonia.ryang@rice.edu

309 Lovett Hall

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Patrick Hartigan

hartigan@rice.edu

350 Herman Brown Hall

Bioengineering

Sabia Abidi	sabia.z.abidi@rice.edu	B24 Ryon Engineering Laboratories
Bilal Ghosn	bghosn@rice.edu	231 BioScience Research Collaborative
James Long	james.long@rice.edu
Renata Ramos	renata.ramos@rice.edu	1016 Duncan Hall
Robert Raphael	rraphael@rice.edu	719 BioScience Research Collaborative
Laura Segatori	segatori@rice.edu	313 BioScience Research Collaborative

BioSciences: Biochemistry, Cell Biology & Genetics, Integrative Biology

Prospectives, Freshmen, and Undeclared Sophomores

Pre-declaration advisors are arranged geographically so that you can start by contacting an advisor assigned to your college or a college nearby.

Caroline Ajo-Franklin (Martel College)	caroline.ajo-franklin@rice.edu	319 Keck Hall
Charles Stewart (Martel College)	crs@rice.edu	W104 George R. Brown Hall
Beth Beason-Abmayr (Brown College)	bbeason@rice.edu	102C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Dereth Philips (Jones College)	derethp@rice.edu	101C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Evan Siemann (McMurtry College)	siemann@rice.edu	E200D George R. Brown Hall
Jamie Catanese (Lovett College)	djc98@rice.edu	103A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Theresa Loveless (Duncan College)	theresa.loveless@rice.edu	W200N George R. Brown Hall
Cana Ross (Lovett College)	cana.ross@rice.edu	101A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Yang Gao (Sid Richardson College)	yg60@rice.edu	723 BioScience Research Collaborative
Cassidy Johnson (Will Rice College)	cbj5145@rice.edu	104B Anderson Biological Laboratories
Dan Wagner (Wiess College)	dswagner@rice.edu	351 Anderson Biological Laboratories
Dan Carson (Hanszen College)	daniel.d.carson@rice.edu	1023 Bioscience Research Collaborative
	Declared Majors (Based on Last Name)
Kate Beckingham (A-F)	kate@rice.edu	W130 George R. Brown Hall
Mike Stern (Last name G-K)	stern@rice.edu	715 BioScience Research Collaborative
Jamie Catanese (Last name L-R)	djc98@rice.ed u	103A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Charles Stewart (Last name S-Z)	crs@rice.edu	W104 George R. Brown Hall

Declared Majors (Based on Last Name)
Kate Beckingham (A-F)	kate@rice.edu	W130 George R. Brown Hall
Mike Stern (Last name G-K)	stern@rice.edu	715 BioScience Research Collaborative
Jamie Catanese (Last name L-R)	djc98@rice.ed u	103A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Charles Stewart (Last name S-Z)	crs@rice.edu	W104 George R. Brown Hall

BioSciences: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Prospectives, Freshmen, and Undeclared Sophomores
Cassidy Johnson	cbj5145@rice.edu	104A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Evan Siemann	siemann@rice.edu	E200D George R. Brown Hall
Scott Solomon	scott.solomon@rice.edu	103D Anderson Biological Laboratories

Declared Majors
Scott Solomon	scott.solomon@rice.edu	103D Anderson Biological Laboratories

Business

Natalia Piqueira	natalia.piqueira@rice.edu	264 McNair Hall
Duane Windsor (Management Concentration)	odw@rice.edu	227 McNair Hall
Yuhang Xing (Finance Concentration)	yxing@rice.edu	342 McNair Hall

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Walter Chapman	wgchap@rice.edu	317 O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science
Ken Cox	krcox@rice.edu	311B O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science
Amanda Marciel	amanda.marciel@rice.edu	231 Space Science & Technology
Gerry McGlamery	gerald.mcglamery@rice.edu	311A O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science
Tom Senftle	tsenftle@rice.edu	219 Space Science & Technology
Ross Thyer	ross.thyer@rice.edu	617 BioScience Research Collaborative
Kyriacos Zygourakis	kyzy@rice.edu	W200J George R. Brown Hall

Chemical Physics

Bruce Weisman

weisman@rice.edu

W103 George R. Brown Hall

Chemistry

Kristi Kincaid (Baker College)	kristi.kincaid@rice.edu	342 Dell Butcher Hall
Samantha Yruegas (Brown College)	samantha.yruegas@rice.edu	353 Dell Butcher Hall
Matt Jones (Duncan College)	mrj@rice.edu	E206 George R. Brown Hall
Jeffrey Hartgerink (Hanszen College)	jdh@rice.edu	319 BioScience Research Collaborative
Bruce Weisman (Jones College)	weisman@rice.edu	W103 George R. Brown Hall
Angel Marti-Arbona (Lovett College)	aam4@rice.edu	320B Dell Butcher Hall
Laszlo Kurti (Martel College)	kurti.laszlo@rice.edu	377 Bioscience Research Collaborative
Julian West (McMurtry College)	jgwest@rice.edu	325 BioScience Research Collaborative
Kasey Yearty (Sid Richardson College)	klyearty@rice.edu	144 Dell Butcher Hall
Raul Sanchez (Wiess College)	raulhs@rice.edu	341 Dell Butcher Hall
Han Xiao (Will Rice College)	han.xiao@rice.edu	317 Bioscience Research Collaborative

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mason Tomson BSCE Area 1, BA - Certifying Advisor, ENVI Track	mtomson@rice.edu	120 Keck Hall
Philip Bedient BSCE- ENVI Certifying Advisor, BSCE Area 1&2	bedient@rice.edu	116 Keck Hall
Jamie Padgett BSCE- CIVI Certifying Advisor, BSCE Area 3, BA - Certifying Advisor, CIVI Track	jamie.padgett@rice.edu	213 Ryon Engineering Laboratories
Leonardo Duenas-Osorio BSCE Area 4	leonardo.duenas-osorio@rice.edu	212 Ryon Engineering Laboratories

Classical Studies

Hilary Mackie

mackie@rice.edu

233 Rayzor Hall

Cognitive Sciences

Mike Byrne	byrne@rice.edu	450A Sewall Hall
Suzanne Kemmer	kemmer@rice.edu	209 Herring Hall
Bart Moore	bart4@rice.edu	480 Sewall Hall
Timothy Schroeder	timothy.a.schroeder@rice.edu	224A Humanities

Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research

Jesse Chan	jesse.chan@rice.edu	2007 Duncan Hall
Andrew Schaefer	andrew.schaefer@rice.edu	2036 Duncan Hall
Shiqian Ma	shiqian.ma@rice.edu	3090 Duncan Hall

Computer Science

Major Advising Based on Last Name
Risa Myers (Aa - Bz)	risamyers@rice.edu	2062 Duncan Hall
Rodrigo Ferreira (Ca - Da)	rf29@rice.edu	3052 Duncan Hall
Scott Cutler (Db - Gz)	cutler@rice.edu
Dave Johnson (Ha - Ka)	dbj@rice.edu	3007 Duncan Hall
Tasos Kyrillidis (Kb - Le)	anastasios@rice.edu	3119 Duncan Hall
Rebecca Schreib (Lf - Mz)	rjs7@rice.edu	2064 Duncan Hall
Stephen Wong (Na - Qz)	swong@rice.edu	3102 Duncan Hall
Todd Treangen (Ra - Si)	treangen@rice.edu	3099 Duncan Hall
Alan Cox (Sj - Wh)	alc@rice.edu	3009 Duncan Hall
Devika Subramanian (Wi - Zz)	devika@rice.edu	3094 Duncan Hall

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science

Tim Diedesch (Geoscience, Environmental)	td65@rice.edu	221 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories
Melodie French (Geoscience, Planetary)	mefrench@rice.edu	203 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories

Economics & Mathematical Economic Analysis

Maria Bejan	maria.bejan@rice.edu	426 Kraft Hall
James Brown	jbrown@rice.edu	433 Kraft Hall
James DeNicco	james.denicco@rice.edu	437 Kraft Hall
Mahmoud El-Gamal	elgamal@rice.edu	429 Kraft Hall
Yunmi Kong	Yunmi.Kong@rice.edu	411 Kraft Hall
Mallesh Pai	mallesh.pai@rice.edu	414 Kraft Hall

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Joseph Cavallaro	cavallar@rice.edu	3042 Duncan Hall
Guha Balakrishnan	guha@rice.edu	3027 Duncan Hall
John Seymour	seymourjp@rice.edu	876 BioScience Research Collaborative
Ray Simar	ray.simar@rice.edu	2099 Duncan Hall
Peter Varman	pjv@rice.edu	2022 Duncan Hall
Gary Woods	gary.woods@rice.edu	2097 Duncan Hall

English

Lacy Johnson

lj14@rice.edu

241 Herring Hall

Environmental Science

Prospectives, Freshmen, and Undeclared Sophomores
Amy Dunham (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)	aed4@rice.edu	253 Anderson Biological Laboratories
Evan Siemann (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)	siemann@rice.edu	E200D George R. Brown Hall
Sylvia Dee (Earth Science)	sylvia.dee@rice.edu	313 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories
Carrie Masiello (Earth Science)	masiello@rice.edu	207 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories

Declared Majors/Minors
Sven Kranz (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)	skranz@rice.edu	252 Anderson Biological Lab
Amy Dunham (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)	aed4@rice.edu	253 Anderson Biological Lab
Sylvia Dee (Earth Science)	sylvia.dee@rice.edu	313 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories
Carrie Masiello (Earth Science)	masiello@rice.edu	207 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories
Emma Beer (Earth Science)	emma.beer@rice.edu	220 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories

European Studies

Jacqueline Couti

jacqueline.couti@rice.edu

315 Rayzor Hall

French Studies

Julie Fette

fette@rice.edu

211 Rayzor Hall

German Studies

Martin Blumenthal-Barby

mb14@rice.edu

330 Rayzor Hall

History

Aysha Pollnitz

aysha.pollnitz@rice.edu

310 Humanities

Kinesiology

Cassandra Diep (Health Sciences)	csdiep@rice.edu	S203 Tudor Fieldhouse
Heidi Perkins (Health Sciences)	hperkins@rice.edu	S203 Tudor Fieldhouse
Laura Kabiri (Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology)	laura.kabiri@rice.edu	S203 Tudor Fieldhouse
Amanda Perkins-Ball (Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology)	aperkinsball@rice.edu	S203 Tudor Fieldhouse
Augusto Rodriguez (Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology)	axr1@rice.edu	S203 Tudor Fieldhouse

Latin American Studies

Sophie Esch

sophie.esch@rice.edu

333 Rayzor Hall

Linguistics

Robert Englebretson

reng@rice.edu

206 Herring Hall

Materials Science and Nanoengineering

Yimo Han	yh76@rice.edu	E208 George R. Brown Hall
Hanyu Zhu	hz67@rice.edu	E200J George R. Brown Hall

Mathematics

Zhiyong Gao	zgao@rice.edu	428 Herman Brown Hall
Frank Jones	fjones@rice.edu	448 Herman Brown Hall
Nets Katz	nk67@rice.edu	442 Herman Brown Hall
Betul Orcan Ekmekci	orcan@rice.edu	440 Herman Brown Hall
Stephen Semmes	semmes@rice.edu	414 Herman Brown Hall
Stephen Wang	sswang@rice.edu	410 Herman Brown Hall

Mechanical Engineering

Peter Lillehoj (Hanszen, Martel, and Lovett)	lillehoj@rice.edu	675 Bioscience Research Collaborative
David Trevas (Brown, Jones, McMurtry and Sid)	dat7@rice.edu	230 Mechanical Engineering Building
Roberto Dugnani (Baker, Will Rice, Duncan, and Weiss)	rd55@rice.edu	3129 Duncan Hall

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Claire Fanger

cfanger@rice.edu

207 Humanities

Music

Geoffrey Scott

geoffrey.scott@rice.edu

2235 Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Neuroscience

Prospectives, Freshmen, and Undeclared Sophomores
Jon Flynn	flynn@rice.edu	103B Anderson Biological Laboratories
Nele Lefeldt	nele.lefeldt@rice.edu	104C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Cana Ross	cana.ross@rice.edu	101A Anderson Biological Laboratories

Declared Majors
Jon Flynn	flynn@rice.edu	103B Anderson Biological Laboratories
Nele Lefeldt	nele.lefeldt@rice.edu	104C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Peter Lwigale	lwigale@rice.edu	371 Anderson Biological Laboratories

Operations Research

Andrew Schaefer

andrew.schaefer@rice.edu

2036 Duncan Hall

Philosophy

Charles Siewert

siewert@rice.edu

223 Humanities

Physics

Stephen Bradshaw (Computational Physics, Overload Petitions)	stephen.bradshaw@rice.edu	302 Herman Brown Hall
Stan Dodds (General Physics)	dodds@rice.edu	215 Herzstein Hall
Douglas Natelson (Applied Physics)	natelson@rice.edu	301 Brockman Hall
Ching-Hwa Kiang (Biophysics)	chkiang@rice.edu	226 Brockman Hall

Political Science

Joey Cozza

joseph.cozza@rice.edu

115 Herzstein Hall

Psychological Sciences

Bryan Denny (Psi Chi, Undergraduate Research Liaison to TMC)	bryan.denny@rice.edu	761 BioScience Research Collaborative
Eden King (Honors)	eden.b.king@rice.edu	429D Sewall Hall
Colette Nicolaou (Major Advisor, Major Declarations)	Colette.Nicolaou@rice.edu	491 Sewall Hall
Louretha Adams (Major Advisor, Major Declarations)	la53@rice.edu	476 Sewall Hall

Religion