Stony Brook University News

Stony Brook University Student Wins Boren Scholarship

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:22:04 PST

Stony Brook University student Sidra Mahfooz will study Arabic at American University in Cairo, Egypt under a scholarship that enables undergraduates to study languages in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests.

SBU Student Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 PST

Stony Brook University student Peter Giattini has been named a Goldwater Scholar, one of the most prestigious honors given nationally to college undergraduate students. Presented by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Education Foundation for the 2013-2014 academic year, the award will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year for up to two years. Giattini is the 32nd Stony Brook University student to be named a Goldwater Scholar since 1992.

World-Renowned Anthropologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:30:00 PST

Anthropologist Meave Leakey, a research professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) at Stony Brook University, has been named a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. She is among 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries that were elected in recognition for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

SBU Linguistics Professor Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 PST

Mark Aronoff, PhD, a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University, has been elected as a members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. He will be formally inducted at a ceremony at Academy headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 12, 2013.

SBU Mathematics Professor Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 PST

H. Blaine Lawson Jr., PhD, a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Stony Brook University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. He will be formally inducted at a ceremony at Academy headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 12, 2013.

Two SBU Professors Named 2013 Guggenheim Fellows

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:00 PST

Two Stony Brook University professors - Leonardo Rastelli, PhD and Sheila Silver, PhD - have been named 2013 Guggenheim Fellows based on distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for the future. The fellowships, often called "midcareer" awards, are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

SBU Music Professor Named 2013 Guggenheim Fellow

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:00 PST

Sheila Silver, PhD, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor, Department of Music at Stony Brook University, has been named a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Often called midcareer awards, the Guggenheim Fellowship is based on distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for the future. She was chosen among a group of 175 scholars, artists, and scientists from a pool of nearly 3,000 candidates.

SBU Physics and Astronomy Professor Named 2013 Guggenheim Fellow

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:00 PST

Leonardo Rastelli, PhD, Associate Professor in the Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, has been named a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Often called midcareer awards, the Guggenheim Fellowship is based on distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for the future.

Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University Announced at 'Stars of Stony Brook' Gala

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:00:00 PST

Stony Brook University's Center for Communicating Science - the first of its kind in the United States - was renamed today in honor of Alan Alda, the renowned actor, director, and writer who has made communicating science to the public an art form.

SBU Recycles Most E-Waste Among All U.S. Colleges and Universities in RecycleMania 2013

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:00 PST

Stony Brook University outperformed the competition in RecycleMania 2013 by recycling the most total pounds of e-waste of all colleges and universities in the nation, and capturing the coveted prize of recycling the most bottles, cans, cardboard and paper out of all SUNY colleges and universities.

SBU Professors Collaborate on NSF-Funded 'Materials Genome Initiative"

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:00:00 PST

Three Stony Brook University researchers have been selected to receive an $800,000 Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The MGI is a multi-agency White House supported initiative whose goal is to reduce by half the current time and cost for transitioning breakthroughs from the laboratory to the marketplace – a process that can take as long as two decades.

Four Stony Brook Professors Receive NSF CAREER Awards Totaling Nearly $2 Million

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:00 PST

Four faculty members at Stony Brook University were selected to receive the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program award. The award, which includes a substantial grant to support research over a five-year period, is given to promising young faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of both education and research.

SBU Computer Science Chair Inducted into Long Island Technology

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:00:00 PST

Arie E. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, was inducted into the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame (LITHF) for his vast accomplishments and contributions to information technology and specifically to visualization and computer graphics.

Stony Brook University Physics Professor Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:45:00 PST

Rouven Essig, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, has been selected to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He is one of 126 awardees from 61 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada chosen for this prestigious honor, which comes with a $50,000 two-year fellowship.

Student-Led Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps Receives National Honor

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:00:00 PST

The Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC), a 90-member all-volunteer student-led emergency response unit, was honored as the Collegiate EMS Organization of the Year for 2012-2013 at the 20th Annual National Collegiate EMS Foundation (NCEMSF) conference held in Washington, DC, from February 22-24, 2013. SBVAC was selected from more than 100 collegiate EMS organizations across the nation.

Actor and Visiting Professor Alan Alda to be Honored at 'Stars of Stony Brook Gala 2013’ April 24 at Chelsea Piers

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:30:00 PST

Stony Brook University’s 2013 "Stars of Stony Brook" Gala will honor one of its own this year, actor-director-writer-educator and six-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Alan Alda, on Wednesday, April 24 at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Mr. Alda is being honored for his central role in creating and growing the Center for Communicating Science (CCS) at Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook University Materials Science Professor Named Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:00:00 PST

Alexander Orlov, PhD, Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stony Brook University, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in Britain. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon researchers who have made outstanding contributions to either the advancement or application of chemical science. With approximately 48,000 members worldwide, the Royal Society of Chemistry is Europe’s largest professional and academic society for chemistry and traces its roots to the Chemical Society of London, established in 1841.

Stony Brook University Senior Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:00:00 PST

Stony Brook University senior, Kevin Sackel, an Honors College student double-majoring in Mathematics & Physics with a minor in Music, has been selected as a Churchill Scholar by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States to study at the University of Cambridge where he will spend the 2013-2014 academic year pursuing a one-year Master of Advanced Study degree in Mathematics.

Stony Brook Professor Receives Award for Lifetime Achievements in Cardiovascular Biomedical Engineering

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:00:00 PST

Stony Brook University’s Shmuel Einav, PhD, has received one of the most prestigious annual awards given to an Israeli scientist for his lifetime achievements in cardiovascular biomedical engineering. Dr. Einav, a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University, and the Herbert J. Berman Chair for Vascular Bioengineering at Tel Aviv University, received the 2012 Mifal Hapayis Landau Prize for Scientific Research at a ceremony in Israel on January 27, 2013.

Stony Brook University Internships Help Launch Careers

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:30:00 PST

Stony Brook University students conducting off-campus internships have tremendous opportunities to launch careers in their chosen fields upon graduation. Such is the case with Janice Tsang, a December 2012 graduate with a BS in Business Management, who conducted her internship as a financial reporting and analysis intern with Duke Energy Corporation, a Fortune 250 company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a result of this internship, Janice has been offered a job with a Big Four public accounting firm.