Background
Young, Gordon Woodruff was born on March 20, 1940 in Salt Lake City.
Young, Gordon Woodruff was born on March 20, 1940 in Salt Lake City.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University Utah, 1965. Master of Electrical Engineering, University Utah, 1969.
Instrumentation designer University Utah Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, 1959—1960, 1962—1965. Design engineer Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, 1965—1967. Chief nuclear instrumentation designer Ling-Temco-Vought, 1968—1969, professional consultant engineer, 1969—1977.
Technical advisor Ford, Bacon & Davis Utah, Inc., 1977—1980. Professional consultant engineer Young Ideas Consultant, Salt Lake City, since 1980. Chairman monitor and control group Solar Energy Research Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Task Group Interim Performance Criteria Photovoltaics, 1980.
Member Governor's Solar Energy Advisory Committee, Utah, since 1980. Chairman Utah State Solar Advisory Committee, 1983—1986, Utah State Energy Council, 1983—1986, Missionary, Mormon Church, 1960—1962.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman Utah state section 1980, Northeast area chairman 1983-1985, 1987-1989, Centennial medal Utah section 1984), Solar Energy Industries Association (vice president Northwest division 1980-1982).