Amherst College mourns the passing of Joel E. Gordon, the Stone Professor of Natural Science (Physics), Emeritus, on Aug. 10, 2021. Joel taught at Amherst between 1957 and 2000.
Provost and Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein wrote the following in an Aug. 13 email to faculty and staff:
Joel’s departmental colleagues describe him as “a kind and dedicated teacher who also maintained an active research program at Amherst and lively collaborations around the world for five decades in condensed matter physics. In addition, he was a generous guide and mentor to generations of faculty, staff, and students.”
No information is available at present about services for Joel, but if we learn more, we will post this information on the college’s In Memoriam page.
Please consult this obituary for further details.
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