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Gilbert Gordon
Gilbert Gordon | |
Biography | Dr. Gordon has had a spectacular career as a renowned chemist. He began his career with the University of Maryland, serving as an Assistant Professor from 1960 to 1964, an Associate Professor from 1964 to 1967 and a Professor in 1967. His career continued with the University of Iowa from 1967 to 1973 as a full Professor. |
Industry | Consulting/Education |
Title | Professor |
Expertise | Drinking water research, dynamics of chemical reactions (chemical kinetics), reactions of chlorine dioxide, chlorine and ozone (disinfectants and oxidizing agents), analytical chemistry |
Current Organization | Gordon & Rosenblatt, LLC/Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
Type of Organization | Consulting firm/University |
Major Product | Consulting services/Higher education |
Area of Distribution | International |
University/Degree | Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1959 |
Born | November 11, 1933, Chicago, Illinois |
Honors & Awards | International Ozone Association Morton Klein Award, 2011 |
Published Works | Numerous including, Co-author, "Measuring Oxidant Species in Electrolyzed Salt Brine Solutions", J.Am.Water Works, 94 (10), 111-120, 2002; Author, "Residual Ozone Measurement: Indigo Sensitivity Coefficient Adjustment", Ozone Science & Engineering, 24, 17-28, 2002; Co-author, "A Comparison of Sulfite Ion and Reduced Iron for the Removal of Bromate Ion", J.Am.Water Works, 94 (2), 91-98, 2002; Award winning paper "Perchlorate, Bromate, and Chlorate in Hypochlorite Solutions: Guidelines for Utilities", Stanford BD, Snyder SA, Gordon G, this award recognizes the most notable contribution to the science of public water supply development; Recipient of the Morton Klein Award from the International Ozone Association |
Affiliations | American Chemical Society; Fellow, American Institute of Chemists; American Water Works Association; Chemical Society of London; Fellow, Ohio Academy of Science; Life Member, Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Xi |
Career Accomplishments | During his 45 year research and teaching career, Professor Gordon has taught more than 10,000 undergraduate students and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers describing research with his graduate students, post-doctoral research associates and other research colleagues. He has presented more than 400 research papers at national and international meetings. His research efforts have attracted more than $6 million (well in excess of $18 million in current dollars.) He has received numerous awards and honors recognizing his efforts and those done jointly with research colleagues. Dr. Gordon and his students will continue to research, consult and advocate on issues that affect the drinking water industry. In 2009, he was a Senior Founding Partner of Gordon & Rosenblatt, LLC, which is an independent firm that is specialized in the science, technology and application of ozone, chlorine dioxide and other oxy-halogen species. He has received awards for his excellent teaching at the graduate and undergraduate level. His lifetime body of research and the research yet to come has had and will continue to have a major impact on both the teaching of chemistry and the drinking water industry. |
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