Gordon Brown
About Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown Technical Advisory Board Member
Gordon Brown currently holds the position of Technical Advisory Board Member. His extensive experience in academia and industry lends a wealth of knowledge to his advisory roles. His involvement on the board indicates his ongoing contribution to guiding technological and scientific advancements.
Gordon Brown Professor Emeritus at Stanford University
Gordon Brown is a Professor Emeritus of Geological Science at Stanford University. He has had past appointments as Professor of Earth Sciences, Photon Science, and Chemical Engineering at Stanford. His long tenure at Stanford included serving as Chair of the Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences.
Gordon Brown Education and Mentorship
Gordon Brown received his Ph.D. in Mineralogy/Crystallography from Virginia Tech in 1970. He engaged in post-doctoral research at SUNY Stony Brook, studying lunar samples from multiple Apollo missions. Over his academic career, he mentored 35 Ph.D., 13 M.S. students, and 32 post-doctoral students at Stanford and Princeton.
Gordon Brown Leadership Roles in Science
Gordon Brown’s leadership roles have been significant. He has served as Co-Director of the Stanford-NSF Center for Materials Research, Chair of the Department of Photon Science at SLAC, and Director of the Stanford-NSF Environmental Molecular Science Institute. Additionally, he is a member of the US-DOE-Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee.
Gordon Brown Research and Early Career
Gordon Brown's early career includes significant research at SUNY Stony Brook, where he conducted mineralogical studies on lunar samples from Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, and 15. Before joining Stanford in 1973, he was a faculty member at Princeton University, shaping his early contributions to the field of geological sciences.