hstowell@ua.edu Education
BS in Geology, Florida State University, 1978
MS in Geology, University of South Carolina, 1981
PhD, Princeton University, 1987
Website
http://hstowell.people.ua.eduResearch 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
Research Group
Tectonics, Radiogenic Isotopes: RadIs
Research Group Members
Elizabeth Bollen
James Yelverton