Graduate Research Associate
Email:
bgordon7@uoregon.edu
bri.gordon2718@gmail.com
Websites:
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/brigordon/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brigordon2718/
Education
PhD Student in Physical Chemistry
University of Oregon
Advisor: Dr. G. Richmond
B.A. in Chemistry (2013)
New College of Florida; Sarasota, FL
Research Project
My PhD research focused on experimental and computational vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy (VSFS) studies of secondary organics known to be of importance in atmospheric aerosol formation. In particularly, my projects concerned the aqueous phase processing of small carbonyl compounds (glyoxal, hydroxyacetone, methylglyoxal, and pyruvic acid) and at the air-water interface. Significant results included the identification of surface-active oligomer species and depth dependent hydration equilibria.
Publications
| 10 | “Level Up: Methodology Improvements for Calculation of VSF Spectra of Aqueous Organic Interfaces Using Gas-Phase Water Microclusters” B.P. Gordon, F.G. Moore, L.F. Scatena, and G.L. Richmond, *In Preparation |
| 9 | “Mix and Match: VSF studies of Glyoxal and its Surface Active Oligomers at the Air-Water Interface” B.P. Gordon, F.G. Moore, L.F. Scatena, and G.L. Richmond, *In Preparation |
| 8 |
“Diol It Up: The Influence of NaCl on Methylglyoxal Surface Adsorption and Hydration State at the Air-Water Interface” B.P. Gordon, G.A. Lindquist, M.L. Crawford, S.N. Wren, F.G. Moore, L.F. Scatena, and G.L. Richmond The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020, 153, 164705 Online |
| 7 | “Experimental and Computational Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy Studies of Atmospheric Organics and Their Surface-Active Hydration and Oligomer Products at the Air-Water Interface” B.P. Gordon, PhD Thesis. University of Oregon, December 2019 PDF |
| 6 | “On the Rise: Experimental and Computational VSFS Studies of Pyruvic Acid and its Surface Active Oligomer Species at the Air-Water Interface” B.P. Gordon, F.G. Moore, L.F. Scatena, and G.L. Richmond Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019, 123 (49), 10609-10619 Online |
| 5 | “Takes Two to Tango: The Choreography of the Co-Adsorption of CTAB and Hexanol at the Oil-Water Interface” R.K. Ciszewski, B.P. Gordon, B.N. Muller, and G. L. Richmond Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2019, 123 (40), 8519-8531 Online |
| 4 | “Model Behavior: Characterization of Hydroxyacetone at the Air–Water Interface Using Experimental and Computational Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy” B.P. Gordon, F.G. Moore, L.F. Scatena, N.A. Valley, S.N. Wren, and G.L. Richmond Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2018, 122 (15), 3837-3849 Online |
| 3 | “Hydration, Orientation and Conformation of Methylglyoxal at the Air-Water Interface” S.N. Wren, B. P. Gordon, N. A. Valley, L. E. McWilliams, G. L. Richmond Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015, 119 (24), 6391−6403 Online |
| 2 | “Spectroscopic Characterization and Detection of Ethyl Mercaptan in Orion*” L. Kolesniková, B. Tercero, J. Cernicharo, J. L. Alonso, A. M. Daly, B. P. Gordon, and S. T. Shipman. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2014, 784:L7, 8pp Online |
| 1 | “Waveguide Chirped-Pulse Fourier Transform Microwave Spectra of Small Alkylthiols” B. P. Gordon, Undergraduate Thesis. New College of Florida, May 2013 PDF |