Harold Stowell
Professor
- (205) 348-5098
- hstowell@ua.edu
- Bevill Building 2039
- Website
Education
- PhD, Geology, Princeton University, 1987
- MS, Geology, University of South Carolina, 1981
- BS, Geology, Florida State University, 1978
Research Areas
- Tectonics and Structural Geology
- High-Temperature Geochemistry, Petrology, and Geochronology
About
Research Interests
- Magmatic Arc processes and the Growth of Continents
- Partial Melting and Evolution of the Mid- to Lower-Crust in Orogenic Belts
- Nucleation and Growth of Porphyroblasts in Metamorphic Rocks
- Duration and Rates of Tectonic and Metamorphic Processes
- Pressure-Temperature-Time Paths for Metamorphism
- Phase Diagrams for Metamorphic Rocks
- Garnet Sm-Nd Geochronology
Research Tools
- Mass Spectrometry: VG Sector 54 – Garnet Sm-Nd, Zircon U-Pb
- Electron Probe Microanalysis: JEOL 8600
- X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry: PW 2400
- Phase Diagram Sections & Thermodynamic Datasets