Herbert Goronkin

Background

Goronkin, Herbert was born on January 9, 1936 in Pittsburgh.

Education

Bachelor, Temple University, 1961; Master of Arts, Temple University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, 1973.

Career

Physicist, International Resistance Company, Philadelphia, 1963-1965; senior research physicist, Honeywell Inc., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 1965-1966; section head, American Electronic laboratories, Colmar, Pennsylvania, 1966-1969; project engineer, General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York, 1969-1975; manager semiconductor operations, Varian Associations, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1975-1977; from manager high speed devices to chief scientist Phoenix corporate research laboratories, Motorola Inc., Phoenix, since 1977; manager to director physical research laboratory, Motorola Inc., Phoenix, since 1988. Chairman Workshop on Compound Semicondr. Microwave Materials and Devices, 1984-1986, Quantum Electronics, Quantum Functional Devices and Compound Semicondr.

Devices, 1986, Advanced Hetrostructure Workshop, 1994. Program chair International Symposium on Compound Semicondrs., 1994, general.chair, 1997.

Achievements

• Herbert Goronkin has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Air Force, 1954-1957. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEDM compound semiconductor technical program committee 1983-1986);member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, Japanese, cooking.

Connections

Son of Sander (Tammie) and Mae (Shulman) G. Children: David, Jeffrey, Michael. Married Pamela Louise Cooper, October 4, 1980.

Children: Rebecca Louise, Theresa Louise, James David.

Father:

Sander Goronkin

Spouse:

Pamela Louise Cooper

child:

Jeffrey Goronkin

child:

Theresa Louise Goronkin

child:

Michael Goronkin

child:

James David Goronkin

child:

Rebecca Louise Goronkin

child:

David Goronkin