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SBU's Collaborative for the Earth's 2nd National Broadcast Special Explores Forever Chemicals
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (236+ words) The production examines widespread contamination of PFAS " the "forever chemicals" used in everything from firefighting foam to nonstick pans " found in America's drinking water and food supply." The special will be available to public radio stations this month, with digital…...
International X-ray Absorption Society Honors Frenkel With Highest Award
1+ week, 4+ day ago (449+ words) Professor Anatoly Frenkel first learned about his lifelong passion when he was a graduate student in physics at Tel-Aviv University, and his Ph D advisor sent him to study in America at the University of Washington, with Professor Edward Stern,…...
Stony Brook University Researchers Look to Help Reverse Climate Change by Developing Computational Process Using Clean Electricity to Identify the Best Carbon Dioxide Dissolving Liquid Solvents
2+ week, 4+ day ago (391+ words) SBU News Stony Brook University Researchers Look to Help Reverse Climate Change by Developing Computational Process Using Clean Electricity to Identify the Best Carbon Dioxide Dissolving Liquid Solvents STONY BROOK, NY " June 19, 2026 " Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a primary driver of climate…...
SBU, BNL Workshop on Radioisotope Research and Applications
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) SBU, BNL Host Workshop on Radioisotope Research and Applications to Healthcare SBU News SBU, BNL Host Workshop on Radioisotope Research and Applications to Healthcare Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) co-hosted a workshop April 30 at the Charles B. Wang…...
Jacobsen Receives Ojima Distinguished Lectureship Award in Chemistry
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (150+ words) Stony Brook University's Department of Chemistry, the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (ICB&DD) and the College of Arts and Sciences recently hosted the 2026 Ojima Distinguished Lectureship Award in Chemistry. Now in its fifth year, this year's Award honored…...
Chemical Engineering Team Wins Regional Jeopardy Competition
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (470+ words) A team of Stony Brook University chemical engineering students won a regional Jeopardy! -style academic competition held by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICh E)." "We [Stony Brook University chapter of AICh E] placed second place last year in regionals,…...
Ph D Student Aisha Dar Shines a Costmetic Chemist Showcase
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (590+ words) When the dust settled, Aisha Dar, a Ph D candidate in Stony Brook's Department of Chemistry, rose above more than 125 fellow researchers and was awarded first place with research focusing on the rheology and structure of nanocomposite hydrogels. Entrants were…...
NSF Grant Supports Research on Behavior in Liquid Solutions
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) Rajput's team uses a tool called NMR spectroscopy to study these liquids. But interpreting NMR data comes with challenges. One major problem is that liquids don't exist in one stable form, as they contain many different stable molecular arrangements at…...
Grad Student Receives Silver Award from Materials Research Society
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (400+ words) David Arnot, a Stony Brook University graduate student in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, received the silver award from the Materials Research Society at its fall 2025 conference." "This research was significant to mostly material scientists, but it's also very important…...
Simon Birrer Receives Department of Energy Early Career Research Program Award
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (353+ words) Simon Birrer, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Stony Brook University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a U. S. Department of Energy (Do E) Early Career Research Program Award for $875, 000. This Do E award was established…...