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343
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

James C. Hower is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions to subfields such as Geochemistry and Petrology, Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Building and Construction, and Pollution.

The scientist has an extensive publication record, frequently contributing to journals including:

  • International Journal of Coal Geology (49 publications)
  • Fuel (15 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • Geoscience Frontiers (7 publications)
  • UKnowledge (University of Kentucky) (6 publications)

Research topics addressed by James C. Hower focus on:

  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Among the recent papers, the following are notable along with their year of publication and venue:

  • "Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review," 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Modes of occurrence of elements in coal: A critical evaluation," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: Content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods," 2021, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "Possibilities of using silicate rock powder: An overview," 2021, Geoscience Frontiers
  • "A Note on the Occurrence of Yttrium and Rare Earth Elements in Coal Combustion Products," 2024, UKnowledge (University of Kentucky)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Shifeng Dai
  • Ian T. Graham
  • David French
  • Cortland F. Eble
  • Lei Zhao

James C. Hower has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Enrichment of U–Se–Mo–Re–V in coals preserved within marine carbonate successions: geochemical and mineralogical data from the Late Permian Guiding Coalfield, Guizhou, China

    Shifeng Dai;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Lanthanide, yttrium, and zirconium anomalies in the Fire Clay coal bed, Eastern Kentucky

    James C Hower;Leslie F Ruppert;Cortland F Eble

  • Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review

    Shifeng Dai;Achim Bechtel;Cortland F. Eble;Romeo M. Flores

  • On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type

    Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe;Achim Bechtel;Kimon Christanis;Shifeng Dai

  • Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the Ge-rich coal from the Wulantuga Ge ore deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: New data and genetic implications

    Shifeng Dai;Xibo Wang;Vladimir V. Seredin;James C. Hower

  • Chemical and mineralogical compositions of silicic, mafic, and alkali tonsteins in the late Permian coals from the Songzao Coalfield, Chongqing, Southwest China

    Shifeng Dai;Xibo Wang;Yiping Zhou;James C. Hower

  • Trends in the Rare Earth Element Content of U.S.-Based Coal Combustion Fly Ashes.

    Ross K. Taggart;James C. Hower;Gary S. Dwyer;Heileen Hsu-Kim

  • Mercury capture by native fly ash carbons in coal-fired power plants

    James C. Hower;Constance L. Senior;Eric M. Suuberg;Robert H. Hurt

  • Mineralogical and geochemical anomalies of late Permian coals from the Fusui Coalfield, Guangxi Province, southern China: Influences of terrigenous materials and hydrothermal fluids

    Shifeng Dai;Weiguo Zhang;Weiguo Zhang;Colin R. Ward;Vladimir V. Seredin

  • Impact of coal properties on coal combustion by-product quality: examples from a Kentucky power plant

    Sarah M. Mardon;James C. Hower

  • Modes of occurrence of elements in coal: A critical evaluation

    Shifeng Dai;Robert B. Finkelman;Robert B. Finkelman;David French;James C. Hower

  • Enrichment of U-Re-V-Cr-Se and rare earth elements in the Late Permian coals of the Moxinpo Coalfield, Chongqing, China: Genetic implications from geochemical and mineralogical data

    Shifeng Dai;Panpan Xie;Shaohui Jia;Colin R. Ward

  • Valuable elements in Chinese coals: a review

    Shifeng Dai;Xiaoyun Yan;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Origin of minerals and elements in the Late Permian coals, tonsteins, and host rocks of the Xinde Mine, Xuanwei, eastern Yunnan, China

    Shifeng Dai;Tian Li;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward

  • Geochemical and mineralogical evidence for a coal-hosted uranium deposit in the Yili Basin, Xinjiang, northwestern China

    Shifeng Dai;Jianye Yang;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Distribution of rare earth elements in coal combustion fly ash, determined by SHRIMP-RG ion microprobe

    Allan Kolker;Clint Scott;James C. Hower;Jorge A. Vazquez

  • Revisiting the late Permian coal from the Huayingshan, Sichuan, southwestern China: Enrichment and occurrence modes of minerals and trace elements

    Shifeng Dai;Yangbing Luo;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward

  • Composition and modes of occurrence of minerals and elements in coal combustion products derived from high-Ge coals

    Shifeng Dai;Vladimir V. Seredin;Colin R. Ward;Jianhua Jiang

  • Coal-derived unburned carbons in fly ash: A review

    James C. Hower;John G. Groppo;Uschi M. Graham;Colin R. Ward

  • Notes on Contributions to the Science of Rare Earth Element Enrichment in Coal and Coal Combustion Byproducts

    James C. Hower;Evan J. Granite;David B. Mayfield;Ari S. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Shifeng Dai
Shifeng Dai China University of Mining and Technology
Cortland F. Eble
Cortland F. Eble University of Kentucky
Colin R. Ward
Colin R. Ward University of New South Wales
Luis F.O. Silva
Luis F.O. Silva University of Lima
Maria Mastalerz
Maria Mastalerz Indiana University
Heileen Hsu-Kim
Heileen Hsu-Kim Duke University
Mark A. Engle
Mark A. Engle The University of Texas at El Paso
Uschi M. Graham
Uschi M. Graham University of Kentucky
Jon S. Thorson
Jon S. Thorson University of Kentucky
Marcos L.S. Oliveira
Marcos L.S. Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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