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Russell S. Harmon is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly contributions cover various subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Analytical Chemistry, Geophysics, and Archeology.

Their research topics span several areas related to analytical methods and geochemical processes, notably:

  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Russell S. Harmon has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several academic venues including:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Minerals
  • Applied Geochemistry
  • Chemical Geology
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Recent publication examples encompass:

  • Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy - A geochemical tool for the 21st century, 2021, Applied Geochemistry
  • Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Mineral Exploration and Ore Processing, 2024, Minerals

Other notable recent papers in related fields by co-authors around this research domain include:

  • Field-portable and handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: Historical review, current status and future prospects, 2020, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Handheld LIBS for Li Exploration: An Example from the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt, USA, 2022, Minerals
  • Cu-Isotope Evidence for Subduction Modification of Lithospheric Mantle, 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Throughout their career, Harmon has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Adam Curry
  • Michael A. Wise
  • Richard R. Hark
  • N. Senesi
  • Zach Grimac

Best Publications

  • Stable carbon isotope ratios and the existence of a gas phase in the evolution of carbonate ground waters

    Peter Deines;Donald Langmuir;Russell S. Harmon

  • Uranium series disequilibrium : applications to environmental problems

    V. V. Cherdynt︠s︡ev;M. Ivanovich;R. S. Harmon

  • A note regarding CIF3 as an alternative to BrF5 for oxygen isotope analysis

    James Borthwick;Russell S Harmon

  • The hydrology of the humid tropics

    Ellen Wohl;Ana Barros;Nathaniel Brunsell;Nick A. Chappell

  • Applications of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for geochemical and environmental analysis: A comprehensive review

    Russell S. Harmon;Richard E. Russo;Richard R. Hark

  • Oxygen isotope heterogeneity of the mantle deduced from global 18 O systematics of basalts from different geotectonic settings

    Russell S. Harmon;Jochen Hoefs

  • Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Genesis of the Boninite Series Volcanics, Chichijima, Bonin Islands, Japan

    Rex. N. Taylor;Robert W. Nesbitt;Phillipe Vidal;Russell S. Harmon

  • Experimental hydrogen isotope studies: hydrogen isotope exchange between amphibole and water

    Colin M. Graham;Russell S. Harmon;Simon M. F. Sheppard

  • Advanced Concepts on Remote Sensing of Precipitation at Multiple Scales

    Soroosh Sorooshian;Amir AghaKouchak;Phillip Arkin;John Eylander

  • U-series and amino-acid racemization geochronology of Bermuda: Implications for eustatic sea-level fluctuation over the past 250,000 years

    Russell S. Harmon;Richard M. Mitterer;Nivat Kriausakul;Lynton S. Land

  • Regional O-, Sr-, and Pb-isotope relationships in late Cenozoic calc-alkaline lavas of the Andean Cordillera

    R. S. Harmon;B. A. Barreiro;S. Moorbath;J. Hoefs

  • Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy – An emerging chemical sensor technology for real-time field-portable, geochemical, mineralogical, and environmental applications

    Russell S. Harmon;Frank C. DeLucia;Catherine E. McManus;Nancy J. McMillan

  • The Petrogenesis of Pliocene Alkaline Volcanic Rocks from the Pannonian Basin, Eastern Central Europe

    A. Embey-Isztin;H. Downes;D. E. James;B. G. J. Upton

  • Analysis of environmental lead contamination: comparison of LIBS field and laboratory instruments

    R.T Wainner;R.S Harmon;A.W Miziolek;K.L McNesby

  • Oxygen isotope evidence for large-scale hybridization of the lower crust during magmatic underplating

    Pamela D. Kempton;Russell S. Harmon

  • The Nevados de Payachata volcanic region (18°S/69°W, N. Chile) II. Evidence for widespread crustal involvement in Andean magmatism

    Jon P. Davidson;Nancy J. McMillan;Stephen Moorbath;Gerhard Wörner

  • Multivariate analysis of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy chemical signatures for geomaterial classification

    Jennifer L. Gottfried;Russell S. Harmon;Frank C. De Lucia;Andrzej W. Miziolek

  • Stable isotope studies of fluid inclusions in speleothems and their paleoclimatic significance

    Henry P Schwarcz;Russell S Harmon;Peter Thompson;Derek C Ford

  • Resolution of the effects of crustal assimilation, sediment subduction, and fluid transport in island arc magmas: PbSrNdO isotope geochemistry of Grenada, Lesser Antilles

    M.F. Thirlwall;A.M. Graham;R.J. Arculus;R.S. Harmon

  • Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) – an emerging field-portable sensor technology for real-time, in-situ geochemical and environmental analysis

    Russell. S. Harmon;Frank C. De Lucia;Andrzej W. Miziolek;Kevin L. McNesby

  • Landscape erosion and evolution modeling

    Russell S. Harmon;William W. Doe

  • Andean Magmatism and Its Tectonic Setting

    Russell S. Harmon;Carlos W. Rapela

Frequent Co-Authors

Helena Mitasova
Helena Mitasova North Carolina State University
W. Berry Lyons
W. Berry Lyons The Ohio State University
Gerhard Wörner
Gerhard Wörner University of Göttingen
Henry P. Schwarcz
Henry P. Schwarcz McMaster University
Fred L. Ogden
Fred L. Ogden National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Stephen Moorbath
Stephen Moorbath University of Oxford
David T. Long
David T. Long Michigan State University
Derek C. Ford
Derek C. Ford McMaster University
Jan M. H. Hendrickx
Jan M. H. Hendrickx New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Pamela D. Kempton
Pamela D. Kempton Kansas State University

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