Richard Gordon (theoretical biologist)
Richard Gordon (born 1943) is a American theoretical biologist.
Gordon was born in New York, the eldest son of Jack Gordon, a salesman and American handball champion,[1] and his wife, artist Diana Gordon. He was educated at University of Chicago where he did an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and then completed a PhD at University of Oregon in Chemical Physics under Terrell L Hill. Richard Gordon is best known for interdisciplinary and cross disciplinary work bridging biology and fields such as mathematics, engineering, physics and chemistry. He was a professor at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Canada 1978-2011. He recently retired and currently works as an emeritus scientist for the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Inc in Panacea Florida.
His diverse publications include work in diatom nanotechnology, algal biofuels, breast computed tomography, AIDS prevention, and embryo physics.[2]