Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Earth and Atmospheric Science
INFORMATION ABOUT

Dr. Robert Lowell

Professor Emeritus

Fax: 404-894-5638
Email: bob.lowell@eas.gatech.edu
Website: http://hydrotherm.eas.gatech.edu/

Education:

  • Ph.D., Geophysics, Oregon State University
  • M.S., Physics, Oregon State University
  • B.S., Physics, Loyola University

Awards:

  • Sigma Xi Best Paper Award for Senior Faculty, Georgia Tech, 2002

Research Interests:

  • Sea floor and continental hydrothermal systems
  • Mathematical modeling of heat, fluid, and chemical transport in Earth's crust
  • Ocean ridge crustal structure
  • Magmatic processes
  • Multi-phase flow
  • Methane gas hydrate evolution
  • Soil temperatures and wetland hydrology

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