He received his bachelor's in civil and environmental engineering from Purdue University in 2005, his doctorate in environmental engineering and science from the University of Iowa in 2009 and recently finished a post-doctoral appointment at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. His research focuses on identifying and addressing future water contamination issues. Gorski specializes in using advanced spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques to develop a thermodynamic understanding of environmental redox reactions and develop predictive models used for contaminant remediation and prevention strategies. He is a the recipient of the American Chemical Society C. Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Paper Award and the Telluride Science Research Center's Peter Salamon Award for Young Scientists.