Kelly Gordon

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Richland, WA 99352
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Biography

Kelly Gordon joined PNNL in 2000 and works in PNNL's Portland office. On behalf of U.S. DOE, she manages Lighting for Tomorrow, a competition that recognizes excellence in design of energy-efficient residential lighting fixtures. The competition promotes both fluorescent and LED-based lighting. Kelly also supports U.S. DOE's Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Commercialization Support program. Her specific responsibilities include development of technical information on LEDs for general lighting applications, and support for new ENERGY STAR criteria for SSL products.

Before joining the Lab, Kelly worked for the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., from 1996 to 2000. Key projects included market studies in Indonesia and the Philippines, and development and implementation of a six-country lighting efficiency program with the World Bank. Earlier, she worked for RPM Systems Inc. (now Retec), a consultancy in New Haven, Connecticut, where she supported energy conservation studies in public and private facilities.

Kelly's skills include project management, writing, market research, and policy analysis. Her professional focus is on lighting energy efficiency and the development of markets for high-efficiency lighting products and technologies. Kelly earned the Lighting Certified (LC) designation from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) in 2005.

Research Interests

Lighting energy efficiency
Solid state lighting technologies
Market development and outreach

Education and Credentials

B.A., Political Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1987
Master of Public Policy, Duke University, 1996
Lighting Certified (LC) Professional

Selected Publications

2008

Gordon KL, and TL Gilbride. 2008. Illuminating Solar Decathlon Homes: Exploring Next Generation Lighting Technology - Light Emitting Diodes . PNNL-17597, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2006

Gordon KL, GP Sullivan, PR Armstrong, EE Richman, and BD Matzke. 2006. Spectrally Enhanced Lighting Program Implementation for Energy Savings: Field Evaluation . PNNL-15784, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Gordon KL, R Foster, and T McGowan. 2006. "Lighting for Tomorrow: What have we learned and what about the day after tomorrow? ." In 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, ed. John Busch and Ron Judkoff, p. 439. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy , Washington, DC.

2005

Gordon KL, R Foster, and T McGowan. 2005. "Lighting for Tomorrow: Building on the results of the first national energy-efficient lighting fixture design competition in the United States." In Right Light 6: presentations & programme : the 6th International Conference on Energy-Efficient Lighting, 9-11 May 2005, Shanghai, China, p. 12 pages. China Green Lights Programme Management Office, Shanghai, China.
Ledbetter MR, JJ McCullough, HE Dillon, LJ Sandahl, and KL Gordon. 2005. "CFLs in Recessed Downlights: Technical Challenges." In Right Light 6, 6th International Conference on Energy Efficient Lighting, May 9-11, 2005, Shanghai, China., p. Paper No. RL6 #029 China Green Lights Programme Management Office, Shanghai, China.

2004

Gordon KL, and JJ McCullough. 2004. "Can It." Professional Builder 69(3):66-67.
Gordon KL, and JJ McCullough. 2004. "Recessed Downlights: A New Take on an Old Standby." BUILDERnews Magazine 18(1):50-52.
Gordon KL, R Foster, and T McGowan. 2004. "New Lighting Fixtures: Combining Creativity and Style with Energy Efficiency." BUILDERnews Magazine October (2004):51-52.
Gordon KL. 2004. "Today LED Holiday Lights, Tomorrow the World?" The APEM Advantage 7(4):6.
Hoffman M, R Foster, KL Gordon, and T McGowan. 2004. "Partnering for a National Lighting Fixture Design Competition: The United States Experience." In Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting, ed. P. Bertoldi, F. Conti, and R. Pagani , pp. 357-367. Softech, Turin , Italy.

2003

Gordon KL, and JJ McCullough. 2003. "Recessed Lighting in the Limelight." Home Energy 21(1):12-13.

2002

Hollomon JB, and KL Gordon. 2002. "Procuring High-Efficiency Air Conditioners: Harnessing Competition to Achieve Advances in Technology." In Globalcon 2002; Energy & facility management strategies and technologies, Philadelphia, PA, March 27-28, 2002, p. 5 pp. Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA.
McCullough JJ, and KL Gordon. 2002. "High Hats, Swiss Cheese, and Fluorescent Lighting?" In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings , vol. 1, pp. 171-182. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington DC.