Background
Brown, Gordon E. was born on September 24, 1943 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Gordon Edgar and Mary Elizabeth (Rivers) Brown.
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Gordon E. Brown
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Geology., Millsaps College, 1965; postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1965-1966; Master of Science in Mineralogy and Crystallography, Virginia Poly Institute & State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Mineralogy and Crystallography, Virginia Poly Institute & State University, 1970.
Career
Post-doctoral research associate, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1970-1971;
assistant professor geological and geophysical science, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1971-1973;
from assistant professor to professor mineralogy and geochemistry, Stanford (Ca.) U. School Earth Sciences, 1973-1986;
professor, department chairman geology, Stanford (Ca.) U. School Earth Sciences, since 1986;
Dorrell William Kirby professor earth science, Stanford (Ca.) U. School Earth Sciences, since 1991;
co-director, Stanford Center for Materials Research, 1987-1989. Visiting professor Brookhaven National laboratories, Upton, New York, 1972, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, 1983, University Paris VI & VII, 1984. Board of Governors Gemological Institute American.
Consultant E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1987. Member of advisory board isotope and nuclear chemistry division Los Alamos (New Mexico) National laboratories, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Coach little league baseball, Palo Alto, California, 1977-1981, American Youth Soccer Organisation, Palo Alto, 1977-1986. Fellow Mineral. Society American (councillor 1984-1986). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Crystallographic Association, Geochem.
Society, Materials Research Society.
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Children: Michael Patrick, Tracey Elaine.
