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Remodel of Bob’s Grill Kicks Off with a Nitrogen Ice Cream Demo

In celebration of the remodel and menu revamp at Bob’s Grill, the Faculty Student Association (FSA) collaborated with the undergraduate American Chemical Society (ACS) to bring a Nitrogen Ice Cream demo to the Teaching...

October 17, 2019

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences (Pending)

Whittingham awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is thrilled to learn that Stan Whittingham is among the three battery scientists to receive this year’s Nobel Prize for their pivotal work in the development of the lithium ion battery. As a...

October 9, 2019

1 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Events On Campus

October 18 Provost’s Lecture on the Growing Field of Reticular Chemistry

Reticular Chemistry Leading to Carbon Capture and Water Harvesting from Air Omar Yaghi is the James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley. He received a BS in chemistry from SUNY Albany (1985)...

October 4, 2019

2 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff

Maria C. Nagan Named ACS Fellow

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Maria C. Nagan, PhD, Department of Chemistry to the 2019 class of ACS Fellows, which includes scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and...

July 30, 2019

2 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Featured Story Student Spotlight

Maitreyee Kale ’19 Immersed Herself in Scholarship and Culture

The daughter of Indian immigrants and the first in her family to attend college in the United States, Maitreyee Kale ’19 chose Stony Brook for its combination of affordability and reputation. What she didn’t anticipate...

July 22, 2019

4 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Undergraduate Researcher Emily Chen Unlocks the Secrets of Carbyne

“Research is a huge challenge for me,” says Emily Chen ’20, named July’s Researcher of the Month by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA). “I enjoy having...

July 1, 2019

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights On Campus Research University

SBU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors Honors 20 New Members and 3 Award Winners

The Stony Brook University Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI-SBU) held its 2019 Annual Meeting at the Charles B. Wang Center on May 1, and inducted 16 new members and 4 honorary members to the Academy...

May 21, 2019

7 min read

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Three Seawolves Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three Stony Brook University students have been selected as recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, recognizing outstanding undergraduates who intend to pursue STEM research careers. The talented trio...

May 8, 2019

5 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research Sustainability

Marine Sciences and Chemistry Win NSF Grants

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) has been awarded $434,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has to advance research that will help scientists understand the global carbon cycle in the ocean...

April 15, 2019

2 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Research School of Medicine

2019 Discovery Prize Finalists Announced

Four young scholars are competing for the 2019 Discovery Prize, a $200,000 award given to a Stony Brook University faculty member in the STEM disciplines whose research project embraces risk and innovation and embodies...

April 2, 2019

4 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Three SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Professor

Three members of the Stony Brook University faculty — Yusuf A. Hannun, Joel Kenny Professor in Cancer Research; Peter J. Tonge, Professor of Chemistry and Radiology (by courtesy); and Minghua Zhang, Professor in the...

April 1, 2019

5 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research

Illuminating Water Filtration

For the first time, a team of researchers from Stony Brook University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have revealed the molecular structure of membranes used in reverse osmosis...

March 28, 2019

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Diversity News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

“When I started learning about research, one thing I heard often people talk about was the feeling you get when you are researching something that’s your own, something that no one else is doing,” says...

February 11, 2019

2 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Featured Press Story Newsroom Press Release

Six SBU professors named 2018 AAAS Fellows

Robert B. Grubbs, Daniel O’Leary, Eliza Reilly, Steven Skiena, Esther Takeuchi and Dr. Vincent Yang are among this year’s internationally recognized Fellows STONY BROOK, NY, November 27, 2018 — Six Stony Brook...

November 28, 2018

6 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Ken Dill Awarded Max Delbruck Prize

Ken A. Dill, distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy and the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Chair of Physical and Quantitative Biology, has...

October 30, 2018

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters

Chemistry Professor Trevor Sears Named American Physical Society 2018 Fellow

The American Physical Society (APS), the world’s largest physics organization, has elected Trevor Sears, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry, as a 2018 fellow. Professor Sears was...

October 12, 2018

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

SBU Postdoc Wins Prize as Finalist in 2018 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Priyanka Sharma, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, has been named a regional finalist in the 2018 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. These awards...

September 18, 2018

2 min read

Academics Alumni Chapters & Groups College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

New Technique That Shows How a Protein “Light Switch” Works May Enhance Biological Research

Sunlight is essential for all life, and living organisms have evolved to sense and respond to light. Dronpa is a protein “light switch” that can be turned on and off by light. A team of scientists led by Peter Tonge, a...

June 15, 2018

2 min read

Tag: chemistry

Remodel of Bob’s Grill Kicks Off with a Nitrogen Ice Cream Demo

Whittingham awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

October 18 Provost’s Lecture on the Growing Field of Reticular Chemistry

Maria C. Nagan Named ACS Fellow

Maitreyee Kale ’19 Immersed Herself in Scholarship and Culture

Undergraduate Researcher Emily Chen Unlocks the Secrets of Carbyne

SBU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors Honors 20 New Members and 3 Award Winners

Three Seawolves Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Marine Sciences and Chemistry Win NSF Grants

2019 Discovery Prize Finalists Announced

Three SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Professor

Illuminating Water Filtration

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

Six SBU professors named 2018 AAAS Fellows

Ken Dill Awarded Max Delbruck Prize

Chemistry Professor Trevor Sears Named American Physical Society 2018 Fellow

SBU Postdoc Wins Prize as Finalist in 2018 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

New Technique That Shows How a Protein “Light Switch” Works May Enhance Biological Research

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