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Alum Stephen Webb Posts Epic Jeopardy! Winning Streak

Stony Brook University alumnus Stephen Webb is the latest contestant to post an epic run of victories on the game show Jeopardy!

March 20, 2023

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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences News Highlights Research University

University Scholar Reflects on His Research Experiences at Stony Brook

Aiden Gauer ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for November — is a senior in the University Scholars honors program, double majoring in chemical engineering and physics. For more than a year, he has been engaged in...

November 1, 2022

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College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight

Undergrad’s Research Project Combines His Training in Physics and Math

Evan Trommer — the URECA Researcher of the Month for September — is a senior majoring in physics and mathematics who has been exploring experimental plasma physics under the mentorship of Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi from...

September 1, 2022

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research

Study Sheds New Light on the Nature of Dark Matter

Potential implications of the team's findings are profound and would be revolutionary for the field of fundamental physics.

August 16, 2022

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research

Research Provides Novel Platform for ‘Second Quantum Revolution’

The development of experimental platforms that advance the field of quantum science and technology (QIST) comes with a unique set of advantages and challenges common to any emergent technology. Researchers at Stony...

April 6, 2022

4 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights

Physics Department Earns Top Honors for Teacher Preparation Program

The department was once again entered into The 5+ Club, the highest award available for teacher preparation from the Physics Teacher Education Coalition.

January 18, 2022

2 min read

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

Two Research Projects Involving SBU Faculty Receive DOE INCITE Awards

Two high-impact computational science projects that include Stony Brook University faculty from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have been awarded supercomputer access from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)...

November 22, 2021

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research STEM Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

PhD Student Chosen for DOE Graduate Student Research Program

Stony Brook University Physics PhD student Jacob Larkin has been selected for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. With this award, Larkin will spend six...

October 6, 2021

2 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Physics Postdoc Named Finalist in Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

Irina Petrushina is a rising star and role model in accelerator physics research — a critical field for scientific research and societal applications.

September 22, 2021

3 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Two SBU Students Receive SUNY Honors for Academic Excellence

Physics major Neomi Lewis and biology major Erika Nemeth are recipients of the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, and they were honored at a virtual ceremony on April 14.

April 15, 2021

3 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Two Stony Brook Students Win Prestigious NSF-GRFP Fellowships

These Graduate Research Fellowships provide successful applicants in NSF-supported STEM disciplines with three years of funding for graduate school.

April 1, 2021

4 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Main University Research School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters University

SBU Places Two Subjects in U.S. News 2021 Global Top 100

Stony Brook University has placed two subjects in the top 100 in the U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings of the Best Global Universities. The subject of Psychiatry/Psychology climbed to 63 in the publication’s...

March 26, 2021

3 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences University

Physics Teacher Education Program Receives Top Recognition

Stony Brook has been established as a regional leader in physics teacher education and is one of the top nine producers of physics teachers nationwide.

February 19, 2021

4 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research STEM Stony Brook Matters

SBU’s Qiang Li Collaborated on Discovery That Can Advance Quantum Computing

The team discovered a light symmetry switch that creates the opportunity to carry a dissipationless electron current, which can be useful in wide-scale adoption of quantum computing.

January 18, 2021

3 min read

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

Stony Brook’s Rouven Essig Shares New Horizons in Physics Prize

The theoretical particle physicist — whose research focuses on the search for dark matter — is expanding our understanding of the structure of the Universe.

September 17, 2020

5 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research STEM Stony Brook Matters

Research Leads to New Material for Energy-Efficient Devices

A team of international physicists including SBU's Jennifer Cano has created a superlattice, which at a high temperature is a super-efficient insulator conducting current.

August 17, 2020

2 min read

Professor Leonardo Rastelli is the Renaissance Chair in Theoretical Physics.

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

Leonardo Rastelli Receives Simons Investigator Award

Recently named inaugural holder of the Renaissance Chair in Theoretical Physics, Rastelli has earned a coveted 2020 Simons Investigator award, which supports outstanding scientists.

July 15, 2020

4 min read

Research Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Researchers Explore Moiré Patterns Beyond 2D Materials

Beyond producing interesting and beautiful geometric patterns, materials scientists have explored this geometrical oddity and discovered new physics in the nanoscopic world.

June 9, 2020

5 min read

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Alum Stephen Webb Posts Epic Jeopardy! Winning Streak

University Scholar Reflects on His Research Experiences at Stony Brook

Undergrad’s Research Project Combines His Training in Physics and Math

Study Sheds New Light on the Nature of Dark Matter

Research Provides Novel Platform for ‘Second Quantum Revolution’

Physics Department Earns Top Honors for Teacher Preparation Program

Two Research Projects Involving SBU Faculty Receive DOE INCITE Awards

PhD Student Chosen for DOE Graduate Student Research Program

Physics Postdoc Named Finalist in Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

Two SBU Students Receive SUNY Honors for Academic Excellence

Two Stony Brook Students Win Prestigious NSF-GRFP Fellowships

SBU Places Two Subjects in U.S. News 2021 Global Top 100

Physics Teacher Education Program Receives Top Recognition

SBU’s Qiang Li Collaborated on Discovery That Can Advance Quantum Computing

Stony Brook’s Rouven Essig Shares New Horizons in Physics Prize

Research Leads to New Material for Energy-Efficient Devices

Leonardo Rastelli Receives Simons Investigator Award

Stony Brook Researchers Explore Moiré Patterns Beyond 2D Materials

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