Gordon MacDonald
- Born: July 30, 1929 (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Died: May 14, 2002
Education
- 1950: AB, Harvard University
- 1952: AM, Harvard University
- 1954: PhD, Harvard University (Geophysics)
Major Positions
- 1954–1958: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant to Associate Professor of Geophysics
- 1958–1968: University of California, Los Angeles, Professor, Institute of Geophysics
- 1966–1968: Institute for Defense Analyses, Vice President
- 1968–1970: University of California, Santa Barbara, Vice Chancellor, Research and Graduate Affairs
- 1970–1972: Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, Member
- 1972–1979: Dartmouth College, Henry R. Luce Third Century Professor
- 1979–1983: MITRE Corporation, Chief Scientist
- 1983–1990: MITRE Corporation, Vice President and Chief Scientist
- 1990–1996: University of California, San Diego, Professor of International Relations
- 1996–2000: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Director
Other Positions
- 1964–1968: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1968–1970: University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Physics and Geophysics
- 1972–1979: Dartmouth College, Director, Environmental Studies Program
- 1977–1979: MITRE Corporation, Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1961–1964: Member, Panel on Atmospheric Sciences, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1961–1970: Member, Committee on Atmospheric Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
- 1964–1967: Member, Advisory Panel for Weather Modification, National Science Foundation
- 1966–1970: Member, Board of Trustees, Institute for Defense Analyses
- 1968–1970: Member, Board of Trustees, MITRE Corporation
- 1972–1977: Member, Board of Trustees, MITRE Corporation
- 1975–1984: Member, Board of Directors, Environmental Law Institute
- 1976–1979: Member, Advisory Board, Gas Research Institute
- 1979–1984: Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College
Selected Awards and Honors
Oral History Interviews
- 1986: Available Online
- 1993: Available Online
- 1994: Available Online
- 1995: Available Online
Published Resources
Walter Munk, Naomi Oreskes, and Richard Muller, "Gordon James Fraser MacDonald: 1930-2002", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
