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New Findings Could Lead to More Efficient Batteries

Chemists at Stony Brook and Brookhaven National Lab have made a new finding about battery performance that points to a different strategy for optimizing cathode materials.

February 5, 2020

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Medicine Research Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook-Led Team Awarded $4.2 Million Grant to Fight Prostate Cancer

A new therapeutic approach to halting the spread of prostate cancer developed by a Stony Brook University-led research team has garnered a new five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), totaling $4.2...

January 29, 2020

4 min read

Welcome Professor Barney (Robert B.) Grubbs - New Associate Editor - Macromolecules

College of Arts & Sciences (Pending)

Grubbs named Associate Editor of Macromolecules

Professor Barney Grubbs has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the ACS journal Macromolecules, starting January 1st, 2020.

January 28, 2020

1 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research School of Dental Medicine

Two Stony Brook Faculty Named 2019 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Israel Kleinberg, DDS, PhD, DSc, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, and Stanislaus S. Wong, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, have been selected as fellows...

December 6, 2019

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff School of Medicine SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

In honor of their invaluable contributions to science and technology, seven members of the Stony Brook University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):...

December 2, 2019

1 min read

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

Three Stony Brook Faculty Rise to the Rank of Distinguished Professor

Three faculty from Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences have been honored with the rank of Distinguished Professor by the State University of New York Board of Trustees: Xiuxiong Chen, Department of...

November 26, 2019

4 min read

College of Arts & Sciences (Pending)

Drury (BA ’05) and am Ende (PhD ’13) Honored among 2019 Stony Brook 40 Under Forty

Congratulations to Kristen Drury (BA, Chemistry 2005) and Christopher am Ende (MS, 2008; PhD, 2013), who are both selected to be honored among Stony Brook’s 2019 40 under Forty! Kristen Drury did undergraduate research...

November 23, 2019

1 min read

College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Student Spotlight

Consider the Sauce: Chemistry Major Began as a Chef

You may not have the palate for this, but chowing down on a grasshopper got the attention of the producers of the television cooking show “Chopped” for then eighth-grader Lucy Felong ’21. Her daring move won...

November 19, 2019

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff On Campus Student Spotlight

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 College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters 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

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Featured Story Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

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

Tag: chemistry

New Findings Could Lead to More Efficient Batteries

Stony Brook-Led Team Awarded $4.2 Million Grant to Fight Prostate Cancer

Grubbs named Associate Editor of Macromolecules

Two Stony Brook Faculty Named 2019 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

Three Stony Brook Faculty Rise to the Rank of Distinguished Professor

Drury (BA ’05) and am Ende (PhD ’13) Honored among 2019 Stony Brook 40 Under Forty

Consider the Sauce: Chemistry Major Began as a Chef

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

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