Mark S. Gordon Explained

Mark S. Gordon
Birth Date:18 January 1942
Birth Place:New York City
Nationality:American
Field:Theoretical chemistry
Quantum chemistry
Computational chemistry
Work Institutions:Iowa State University
Alma Mater:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Doctoral Advisor:John Pople
Known For:Computational methods in quantum chemistry

Mark S. Gordon is a professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, and Ames Laboratory working in the area of computational quantum chemistry. He is a member of The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.[1]

Mark Gordon received his B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, followed by a PhD. from Carnegie Mellon working under the supervision of John Pople, followed by a postdoctoral stint with at Iowa State University. He was on the faculty at North Dakota State University until 1993 when he moved to Iowa State University.

He is well known for his work with the GAMESS (US) quantum chemistry program.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science | Gordon IAQMS page . iaqms.org . 2016-03-21 . February 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213042017/https://www.iaqms.org/members/gordon.php . dead .