His thesis, titled Geometric Cohomology and Homology of Stratified Objects, was written under the direction of MacPherson.
[citation needed] Goresky received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 1981.
[3] In 2002, Goresky and MacPherson were jointly awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research by the American Mathematical Society.
[6] Goresky's PhD advisor, Robert D. MacPherson, later became his life partner.
"[7] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, they were instrumental in channeling aid to Russian mathematicians, especially many who had to hide their sexuality.