Major Advisors

(last updated 08/12/2022)

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 2022-2023

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

223 Anderson Hall

Art History

Lida Oukaderova

fld@rice.edu

251B Herring Hall

Asian Studies

Steven Lewis

swlewis@rice.edu

224 Baker 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
Caroline Ajo-Franklin	caroline.ajo-franklin@rice.edu	319 Keck Hall
Beth Beason-Abmayr	bbeason@rice.edu	102C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Matthew Bennett	matthew.bennett@rice.edu	306 Keck Hall
Dan Carson	daniel.d.carson@rice.edu	1023 BioScience Research Collaborative
Jamie Catanese	djc98@rice.edu	103A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Dereth Phillips	derethp@rice.edu	101C Anderson Biological Laboratories
Cana Ross	cana.ross@rice.edu	101A Anderson Biological Laboratories

Declared Majors (Based on Last Name)
Kate Beckingham (A-H)	kate@rice.edu	W130 George R. Brown Hall
Jamie Catanese (I-P)	djc98@rice.edu	103A Anderson Biological Laboratories
Charles Stewart (Q-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	B07 Herman Brown Hall
Ken Cox	krcox@rice.edu	2082 Duncan Hall
Amanda Marciel	amanda.marciel@rice.edu	231 Space Science & Technology
Gerry McGlamery	gerald.mcglamery@rice.edu	2087 Duncan Hall
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	242 Dell Butcher Hall
Samantha Yruegas (Brown College)	samantha.yruegas@rice.edu
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
Lesa Tran (Sid Richardson College)	lesa@rice.edu	173 BioScience Research Collaborative
Raul Sanchez (Wiess College)	raulhs@rice.edu
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
Phillip Bedient BSCE - ENVI Certifying Advisor, BSCE Area 2	bedient@rice.edu	116 Keck Hall
Jamie Padgett BSCE - CIVI Certifiying 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
Jonathan Manker	jonathan.manker@rice.edu	207 Herring Hall
Bart Moore	bart4@rice.edu	480 Sewall Hall
Timothy Schroeder	timothy.a.schroeder@rice.edu	224A Humanities

Computational and Applied Mathematics

Jesse Chan	jesse.chan@rice.edu	3023 Duncan Hall
Andrew Schaefer	andrew.schaefer@rice.edu	2036 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
Ang Chen (Kb - Le)	angchen@rice.edu	3004 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

Sylvia Dee (Environmental)	sylvia.dee@rice.edu	313 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
Caleb Kemere	caleb.kemere@rice.edu	971 BioScience Research Collaborative
Santiago Segarra	segarra@rice.edu	2047 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
Adrienne Correa (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)	adrienne.correa@rice.edu	221 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

European Studies

Philip Wood

prw@rice.edu

212 Rayzor Hall

French Studies

Philip Wood

prw@rice.edu

212 Rayzor Hall

German Studies

Astrid Oesmann

astrid.oesmann@rice.edu

327 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

Suzanne Kemmer

kemmer@rice.edu

209 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
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	lillehoj@rice.edu	675 Bioscience Research Collaborative
David Trevas	dat7@rice.edu	3129 Duncan Hall

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Maya Soifer Irish

maya.s.irish@rice.edu

311 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

George Sher (Fall 2022)	gsher@rice.edu	208 Humanities
Charles Siewert (Spring 2022)	siewert@rice.edu	223 Humanities

Physics

Stephen Bradshaw (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
Frank Toffoletto (Computational Physics)	toffo@rice.edu	362 Herman Brown Hall

Political Science

Leslie Schwindt-Bayer

schwindt@rice.edu

107 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
Sandra Parsons (Major Advisor, Major Declarations)	svp2@rice.edu	452 Sewall Hall
Carissa Zimmerman (Major Advisor, Major Declarations)	caz3@rice.edu	472 Sewall Hall

Religion

David Cook

dbcook@rice.edu

211 Humanities

Social Policy Analysis

Melissa Marschall

marschal@rice.edu

102 Herzstein Hall

Sociology

Sergio Chavez

sergio.chavez@rice.edu

380 Sewall Hall

Spanish and Portuguese

Esther Fernández

ef14@rice.edu

228 Rayzor Hall

Sport Analytics

Clark Haptonstall

hapton@rice.edu

205A Tudor Fieldhouse

Sport Management

Clark Haptonstall

hapton@rice.edu

205A Tudor Fieldhouse

Statistics

Elizabeth McGuffey

elizabeth.mcguffey@rice.edu

111 Maxfield Hall

Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Emily Houlik-Ritchey

emily.houlik-ritchey@rice.edu

235 Herring Hall

Visual and Dramatic Arts

Charles Dove (Film/Photography)	cdove@rice.edu	552 Sewall Hall
Lisa Lapinski (Studio/Visual Art)	lisa.lapinski@rice.edu	258 Sewall Hall
Christina Keefe (Theater)	ck1@rice.edu	103B Hamman Hall