Rate My Professor Vera Gorfinkel

Vera Gorfinkel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University, part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in physics of semiconductors from the A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1981. Her research specializations encompass semiconductor devices, including microwave and optoelectronics, as well as DNA sequencing instrumentation and single photon counting techniques. Gorfinkel has made substantial contributions to these areas through her extensive publication record, with 56 research outputs documented, including journal articles, conference papers, and contributions. Notable publications include "Multi-Color Single Photon Detection with Enhanced Linearity" published in IEEE Sensors Journal in 2016, "Enhancing the Linear Dynamic Range in Multi-Channel Single Photon Detector beyond 7OD" in IEEE Sensors Journal in 2015, "Detection of multi-color fluorescent objects with single photon spectrometer" in Biosensors and Bioelectronics in 2013, and "Analysis of DNA sequencing systems based on capillary electrophoresis" in Technical Physics in 2008. Her work addresses applications in biosensors, fluorescence detection, and photon detection systems.

In her career at Stony Brook University, Gorfinkel has secured funding as Principal Investigator for multiple grants and projects, totaling 26 completed efforts. Key grants include the STTR Phase I award from the National Cancer Institute for "Single Cell Spatial mRNA Profiling" (2020-2022), CIEES funding from CATNK, LLC for "Smart Heating Devices for Space Heating" (2019-2022), CIEES support from ECO2HEAT LLC for "Evaluation of Additive Manufactured Composites for Energy Applications" (2017-2019), and another STTR Phase I from the National Cancer Institute for "Data Acquisition System for Multiplex Analysis of Color Encoded Particles" (2012-2016). She has also participated as a co-investigator in the Center for Advanced Technology in Integrated Electric Energy Systems. Gorfinkel is a member of the Stony Brook University Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors, elected based on her inventions. She teaches courses such as Nanoelectronics (ESE 538), Electronics Lab A (ESE 211), and others, contributing to student education in electrical engineering. Her long-term service has been honored by the university.