Nancy Goroff

Nancy Sarah Goroff (born February 18, 1968) is an American organic chemist who is chair of the chemistry department at Stony Brook University.[1] Her research investigates conjugated organic molecules, including polymers, halocarbons and buckybelts. During the 2020 United States elections Goroff ran to represent the 1st congressional district of New York.

Nancy Goroff
Born
Nancy Sarah Goroff

(1968-02-18) February 18, 1968
Chicago,Illinois U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
University of California, Los Angeles
AwardsNSF Career award (2000)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
ThesisCyclocarbons, fullerenes, and polyyne rods : an investigation of the chemistry of all-carbon and carbon-rich molecules (1994)
Doctoral advisorOrville Chapman
François Diederich
Websitewww.stonybrook.edu/commcms/chemistry/faculty/_faculty-profiles/goroff-nancy

Early life and education

Goroff was born into a Jewish family in Chicago.[2][3] She eventually studied chemistry at Harvard University. She moved to the West Coast for her graduate studies, where she joined University of California, Los Angeles, and worked under the supervision of Orville L. Chapman and François Diederich.[4]

Scientific career

Goroff was an National Science Foundation (NSF) postdoctoral fellow at the Michigan State University, where she worked in the laboratory of James (Ned) Jackson.[5][6] At MSU she worked on the synthesis and study of carbenes, as well as on chemical education with Brian Coppola.[4]

In 1997 Goroff joined the faculty of Stony Brook University.[7] The Goroff laboratory design conjugated organic molecules, including polymers, halocarbons and buckybelts. Amongst these, Goroff is interested in organoiodine compounds (including iodoalkynes) and halogenated cumulenes. She has investigated the chemical, material and photophysical properties of poly(diiododiacetylene), a polymer known as PIDA. Goroff has shown that suspending solutions of PIDA in pyrollidine results in the formation of a highly conductive material.[7] Conjugated molecular belts, where the deconjugated π-system is shaped into a cylinder. The belts are not dissimilar to buckminsterfullerene, a spherical carbon allotrope, but has open edges that can be functionalised further. These belts have potential for nanoscale switches.[7]

In 2013 Goroff was appointed the Associate Provost for the Integration of Research at Stony Brook University.[8]

Political career
Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

Goroff is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists.[3] Throughout the 2018 election cycle she became concerned about the anti-immigrant rhetoric of three-term Republican incumbent Lee Zeldin.[3] In 2020 Goroff ran for the 2020 United States House of Representatives,[9] going on leave from her faculty position at Stony Brook University.[3] On June 23 she won the Democratic primary, and faced Zeldin in the general election.[10][5] Goroff lost to Zeldin 55 to 45.[11]

Awards and honours

Selected publications
  • Sun, Aiwu; Lauher, Joseph W.; Goroff, Nancy S. (2006-05-19). "Preparation of Poly(diiododiacetylene), an Ordered Conjugated Polymer of Carbon and Iodine". Science. 312 (5776): 1030–1034. doi:10.1126/science.1124621. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 16709780.

Electoral history
New York's 1st congressional district, 2020 Democratic primary[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Goroff 17,970 36.1
Democratic Perry Gershon 17,303 34.8
Democratic Bridget Fleming 13,718 27.6
Democratic Gregory-John Fischer 775 1.5
Total votes 49,766 100.0
New York's 1st congressional district, 2020 general election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Zeldin
Conservative Lee Zeldin
Independence Lee Zeldin
Total Lee Zeldin (incumbent)
Democratic Nancy Goroff
Working Families Nancy Goroff
Total Nancy Goroff
Total votes 100.0

References
  1. Nancy Goroff publications from Europe PubMed Central
  2. Mehta, Hemant (2020-07-09). "Nancy Goroff, a Secular Jew from New York, Wins Democratic Primary for Congress". Friendly Atheist. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. "Nancy Goroff | Union of Concerned Scientists". www.ucsusa.org. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  4. "Confirmed Invited Speakers › Women for Women". Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. "Professor Nancy Goroff, former member of the Jackson Group, is Congress' first female scientist with a PhD". chemistry.msu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. "Nancy S. Goroff receives award". chemistry.msu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  7. "Nancy Goroff | Chemistry". stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  8. "Dr. Nancy Goroff Appointed Associate Provost for the Integration of Research, Education, and Professional Development and Associate Dean of the Graduate School |". SBU News. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  9. "About | Nancy Goroff for Congress". Goroff New B. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  10. "Nancy Goroff". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  11. NY, FOX 5. “GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin Defeats Democrat Nancy Goroff.” FOX 5 New York, FOX 5 New York, 4 Dec. 2020, www.fox5ny.com/news/gop-rep-lee-zeldin-defeats-democrat-nancy-goroff.
  12. "NSF Award Search: Award#9984937 - CAREER: Small Neutral All-Carbon Molecules from Well-Defined Precursors". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  13. "Previous Winners - Thieme Chemistry - Georg Thieme Verlag". Thieme. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  14. "Dr. Nancy Goroff Appointed Associate Provost for the Integration of Research, Education, and Professional Development and Associate Dean of the Graduate School |". SBU News. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  15. "Two Stony Brook University Professors to Receive Prestigious American Chemical Society Awards". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  16. "June 23 2020 Primary Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  17. "November 3, 2020 General Election Certification" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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