Biography

Dr. John Gordon received his B.Sc.(Hons) degree in chemistry from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland as well as Los Alamos National Laboratory.

John was recently inducted into Scotland’s National Academy (the Royal Society of Edinburgh) as an International Fellow (IntFRSE). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the American Institute of Chemists. He was also an Invited Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Dr. Gordon most recently served as Chair of the Chemistry Division at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), which is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy.

In this role, Gordon oversaw fundamental chemistry research for clean energy solutions, including new energy conversion and storage technologies; established new partners for the lab; and facilitated collaboration among researchers.

Previously, he served as Deputy Director of the National Security Education Center (NSEC) and was appointed to the rank of Laboratory Fellow, both at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), where he spent nearly 27 years of his career. With research expertise in inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis science, and chemistry for renewable energy applications, his work aligns well with the innovative research conducted in the Department of Chemistry.

He has published more than 115 papers, contributed to 17 patents in a range of chemistry applications, and has mentored and supervised numerous students and postdoctoral researchers. Dr. Gordon serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry), is a member of the editorial board for Inorganics, and serves on the Advisory Board of the RSC journal, Energy Advances.