Physics and Astronomy

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Supernova Images Help Scientists Measure Universe’s Expansion Rate

Stony Brook University researchers used a new technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe and help scientists more accurately determine its age

May 24, 2023

5 min read

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Mapping Dark Matter Like Never Before

A groundbreaking image from one of the world’s most powerful telescopes reveals the most detailed map of dark matter deep into the cosmos

April 12, 2023

4 min read

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New BNL Director JoAnne Hewett to Join Stony Brook Faculty

JoAnne Hewett has been named director of Brookhaven National Laboratory and will join Stony Brook University faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

April 10, 2023

3 min read

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Physics and Astronomy Faculty Earn NSF Early CAREER Awards

Assistant Professors Cyrus Dreyer and Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi Receive More Than $1M in Total Grants Stony Brook University Assistant Professors Cyrus Dreyer and Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi in the College of Arts and...

January 9, 2023

3 min read

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Cano and Global Team of Physicists Demo Method for Designing Topological Metals

Jennifer Cano, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy, was part of a team of U.S. and European physicists that has demonstrated a new method for predicting whether...

December 6, 2022

3 min read

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

Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina Honored by New York Academy of Sciences at Annual Gala

Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina were both honored by the New York Academy of Sciences at its 2022 Gala, held November 14 at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City. Alda was given the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award...

November 30, 2022

2 min read

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Barry Barish Awarded Copernicus Prize for Contributions to Science

Barry Barish, a world-renowned experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate who will be joining Stony Brook University as the inaugural President’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics, has been awarded the Copernicus...

November 29, 2022

2 min read

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Nikita Nekrasov Awarded 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Nikita Nekrasov, a professor at Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, has been awarded the 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical...

November 10, 2022

4 min read

In February Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory hosted a Quantum Information Science Workshop that brought together more than 200 attendees interested in QIST research.

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QuEST Project Increases Pre-College Exposure to Quantum Information Science

With $1.5 million in funding from the NSF, three SBU faculty are spearheading this effort with the potential of directly impacting 800 students and 160 teachers in New York City and Long Island.

October 25, 2022

3 min read

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Nobel Laureate Barry Barish Appointed Stony Brook University President’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics

World renowned experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate Barry Barish, PhD, will be joining Stony Brook University to serve as the inaugural President’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics beginning in the fall...

September 7, 2022

6 min read

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

Abhay Deshpande and Alan Alda Are Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

Deshpande, from Physics and Astronomy, and Alda, founder of the Alda Center for Communicating Science, were honored for their distinguished efforts in the advancement of science.

January 27, 2022

4 min read

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

Chang Kee Jung Wins American Physical Society’s 2022 Lilienfeld Prize

Chang Kee Jung, distinguished professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, has been selected to receive the American Physical Society’s 2022...

December 1, 2021

7 min read

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

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Named APS Fellows, Win Physics Innovation Award

Jacobus Verbaarschot and Thomas Hemmick were elected APS Fellows and Ross Corliss received an APS Fundamental Physics Innovation Award.

October 14, 2021

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff Research STEM Stony Brook Matters University

Quantum Computing Lab Is Building a Better Internet

Eden Figueroa has long been fascinated with quantum mechanics. It’s a strange, Star Trek-like world in which objects can exist in two or more states simultaneously, interact with each other instantly over long...

July 14, 2021

7 min read

Tag: Physics and Astronomy

Supernova Images Help Scientists Measure Universe’s Expansion Rate

Mapping Dark Matter Like Never Before

New BNL Director JoAnne Hewett to Join Stony Brook Faculty

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Earn NSF Early CAREER Awards

Cano and Global Team of Physicists Demo Method for Designing Topological Metals

Alan Alda and Irina Petrushina Honored by New York Academy of Sciences at Annual Gala

Barry Barish Awarded Copernicus Prize for Contributions to Science

Nikita Nekrasov Awarded 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

QuEST Project Increases Pre-College Exposure to Quantum Information Science

Nobel Laureate Barry Barish Appointed Stony Brook University President’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics

Abhay Deshpande and Alan Alda Are Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

Chang Kee Jung Wins American Physical Society’s 2022 Lilienfeld Prize

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Named APS Fellows, Win Physics Innovation Award

Quantum Computing Lab Is Building a Better Internet

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