In order to maintain the safest and most comfortable meeting for both student and advisor, please email the advisor you wish to meet with to schedule an appointment. Some meetings will be via Zoom while others will be in person depending on what you schedule with the advisor.
2026 – 2027 Undergraduate Advisors
Rebecca Brossoit, Ph.D.
Declaration of Major
Major Advisor
Sewall Hall 429E
rbrossoit@rice.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Phil Kortum, Ph.D.
Transfer of Credit
Sewall Hall 488, x4813
pkortum@rice.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, 3:00PM - 4:00PM, or by appointment
Mark Maynard, Ph.D.
Declaration of Major
Major Advisor
Sewall Hall 482
mmaynard@rice.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Colette Nicolaou, Ph.D.
Declaration of Major
Major Advisor
Sewall Hall 484
colette.nicolaou@rice.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Kim Orsten Hooge, Ph.D.
Declaration of Major
Major Advisor
Sewall Hall 486
kim.hooge@rice.edu
Office Hours: Schedule an appointment or message Dr. OH directly for alternative appointment times.
Sandy Parsons, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Committee Chair
Sewall Hall 452
svp2@rice.edu
Office Hours: Use THIS LINK to schedule an appointment for any reason; just select "major advising."
Students should contact the appropriate advisor for the special topic s/he is responsible for.
Students can also meet with any of the above advisors to discuss:
- the courses before s/he issues you a PIN Release form,
- the procedures for an independent project/thesis, or
- any general topic about the program.
Advisors’ office hours will be updated at the beginning of each semester.