Faculty Profile
Shuhab D. Khan
Graduate Advisor (Geology and Geophysics)
Professor of Geology (Tectonics, Geological Remote Sensing)
Office: Science & Research 1, 234
Contact: sdkhan@uh.edu - 713-743-5404
Education: Ph.D., 2001, Geosciences, University of Texas, Dallas
Accepting Graduate Students? Yes
Khan employs a variety of remote sensing and geophysical tools to investigate different geological and environmental issues. Current research is centered on three primary areas:
1. Critical Minerals and Bedrock Studies
2. Coastal Erosion and Resilience
3. Tectonics and Active Faulting
- Khan S.D., Shahtakhtinskiy A, Younas M, Garcia M, Collier L, Leslie M, Greer P, Simon N, Karaca O. 2025. Impact of Hurricane Beryl on Texas beach-dune systems: Insights from drone-based LiDAR and multispectral surveys. Sci Total Environ. Vol. 976, 179319.
- Qureshi, K. A., Khan, S. D., Tirmizi, O., Khan, Z., 2025. Surface deformation and geometry of the Himalayan frontal thrust system in Pakistan: An insight from InSAR and seismic interpretation. Tectonophysics, 897, 230612
- Holt, Z. K., Khan, S. D., Rodrigues, D. F., 2025. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing as an Environmental Plastic Pollution Detection Approach to Determine Occurrence of Microplastics in Diverse Environments. Environmental Pollution, 126426.
- Gadea, O., Khan, S. D., Sisson, V., 2024 Estimating Rare Earth Elements at Various Scales with Bastnasite Indices for Mountain Pass. Ore Geology Reviews, 173, 106254.
- Greer, P., Khan, S. D., Bering, E., 2024. Identifying Ice Wedges in Ground Penetrating Radar data from the CRREL Permafrost Tunnel, Fox Alaska. Interpretation, 12(3), 1-35,
- Raza, A., Voarintsoa, NRG, Khan, S. D., Qasim, M. 2024. Characterizing stalagmite composition using hyperspectral imaging, Sedimentary Geology, 467, 106654
- Qureshi, K.A., Suppe, J., Khan, S.D. and Khan, Z., 2023. Structural geometry and geomorphic evolution of the Trans Indus Manzai Ranges, Western Himalayas, Pakistan. Journal of Structural Geology, 177, p.104998.
- Gadea, O. C. A. and Khan, S. D. 2023. Detection of Bastnäsite-Rich Veins in Rare Earth Element Ores Through Hyperspectral Imaging. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 20, pp. 1-4, 2023, Art no. 5502204.
Younas, M., Khan, S. D., Tirmizi, O., Hamed, Y., 2023. Geospatial analytics of driving mechanism of land subsidence in Gulf Coast of Texas, United States5. Science of the Total Environment 902 (2023) 166102. - Stearns, A. I., Wellner, J. S., Kendall, J. J., and Khan, S. D., 2023. Sediment routing in an incised valley during Hurricane Harvey (2017) in Houston, Texas, USA: Implications for modern sedimentation. Geology, 51, 995–1000,
- Khan, S. D., Gadea, O.C. A., Tello Alvarado, A., and Tirmizi, O. A., 2022. Surface Deformation Analysis of the Houston Area Using Time Series Interferometry and Emerging Hot Spot Analysis. Remote Sensing 14(15), 3831.
- Shahtakhtinskiy, A., Khan, S.D., 2022. 3D stratigraphic mapping and reservoir architecture of the Balakhany Suite, Upper Productive Series, using UAV photogrammetry: Yasamal Valley, Azerbaijan. Jour. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 145, 105911.
- Gadea, O, Khan, S. D., 2021. Hyperspectral fluorescence imaging: robust detection of petroleum in porous sedimentary rock formations. Interpretations,
- Karaca, S.O.; Abir, I.A., Khan, S.D., Ozsayın, E., Qureshi, K.A., 2021. Neotectonics of the Western Suleiman Fold Belt, Pakistan: Evidence for Bookshelf Faulting. Remote Sensing, 13, 3593,
- Krupnik, D., Khan, S. D. 2020. High-Resolution Hyperspectral Mineral Mapping: Case Studies in the Edwards Limestone, Texas, USA and Sulfide-Rich Quartz Veins from the Ladakh Batholith, Northern Pakistan. Minerals 10, no. 11: 967.
- Krupnik, D., Khan S. D., 2019. Close-range, ground-based hyperspectral imaging for mining applications at various scales: Review and case studies. Earth-Science Reviews, 198, 102952.
- Sun, L., Khan, S. D., Shabestari, P., 2019 Integrated Hyperspectral and Geochemical Study of Sediment-Hosted Disseminated Gold at the Goldstrike District, Utah. Remote Sensing, 11, 1987.
- Khan, S. D., Okyay, U., Ahmad, L. Shah, M. T., 2018. Characterization of Gold Mineralization in Northern Pakistan Using Imaging Spectroscopy. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 84(7), 425-434.
- Sun, L., Khan, S. D., Godet, A., 2018. Integrated ground-based hyperspectral imaging and geochemical study of the Eagle Ford Group in West Texas. Sedimentary Geology, 363, 34-47.
- Alonso de Linaje, V., Khan, S. D., Bhattacharya, J., 2018. Study of carbonate concretions using imaging spectroscopy in the Frontier Formation, Wyoming, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 66, 82-92;