Welcome to the Stony Brook Chemistry Department. In exploring our website, you will discover a Department that has a strong commitment to world-class science and education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Stony Brook Chemistry has a long tradition of interdisciplinary study where undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows work closely with faculty to develop and pursue their research interests. Students perform research in a broad range of chemistry fields - biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. We offer students the opportunity to study the interfaces of chemistry and other disciplines - for example, environmental science, materials and nanoscience, physics, molecular biology, pharmacology, and geoscience, Professor Paul Lauterbur, Nobel Laureate in Medicine & Physiology in 2003, made his pioneering discoveries in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Stony Brook Chemistry Department in the 1970's by combining principles of biology, chemistry and physics.

Located east of Manhattan on the scenic north shore of Long Island, Stony Brook University is recognized as one of the nation's finest universities - offering excellent programs within a broad spectrum of academic subjects, and conducting major research and public service projects. Over the past decade, externally funded support for Stony Brook's research programs has grown faster than most other public universities and now ranks among the top 25 institutions receiving funding from the National Science Foundation.

Students can also expand their research experience beyond the Stony Brook campus through faculty sponsored programs at nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, a federally-funded, 5,265-acre research laboratory offering state-of-the art facilities for medical imaging, nanoscience, and nuclear medicine and chemistry.

Chemistry at Stony Brook is exciting! With a world-class faculty, a diverse community of students and state-of-the-art facilities in a lovely setting, Stony Brook is the ideal place for developing a rewarding career in modern chemistry. I encourage you to explore our site. I am confident that you will find Stony Brook a stimulating place to work and study.

The Chemistry Department is a participant in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate through our ACES Project. This effort includes activities designed to enhance the graduate student experience and to identify and implement best practices in graduate education.

Ben Hsiao
Professor and Chair

Chemistry Building