Stony Brook University researchers in physics, computer science, chemistry, engineering, and geosciences have been working to create foundations for quantum networks, computing, sensing, and new materials for years.
Building on the university’s Quantum Institute and a $300 million investment from New York State in the Quantum Research and Innovation Hub to extend that work, we are doubling down on our commitment to fundamental science, new technologies, and the entrepreneurship that can bring our expertise to the world.
Stony Brook is hiring in Quantum
Early- and Mid-Career Cluster Hiring
Up to 12 positions at the assistant and associate level over the next 2-3 years
Focused on core quantum information science and technology, with research that applies quantum tools and methods in other fields.
Quantum Communications:
Connecting quantum systems and sharing quantum information.
Quantum Computing & Algorithms
Developing algorithms, theory, hardware, and architectures for quantum computing.
Materials, Devices & Sensors
Understanding quantum materials and creating components and instruments for quantum technologies.
Quantum Frontiers
Applying quantum tools and ideas to answer questions across disciplines, including chemistry, nuclear physics, and engineering.
Quantum networking at Stony Brook.
Eden Figueroa in the Quantum Watchtower.
Building the experiment.
Team members assemble a vacuum chamber in the Kumar Lab, March 2025.
Senior Faculty Hiring
Faculty Opportunities
Stony Brook is also hiring senior quantum researchers. Apply directly to the position that fits you.
Experimental Quantum Information Systems
Associate or Full Professor, Empire Innovation
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Molecules and Materials for Quantum Information Sciences
Associate or Full Professor, Empire Innovation
Department of Chemistry
Meet our Faculty
Raymond Blackwell
Raymond Blackwell
Seeing quantum materials atom by atom
Physics and Astronomy
Joined SBU in 2025
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Blackwell uses scanning probe microscopy to investigate strongly correlated materials and superconductivity. After an IDEA fellowship at Stony Brook, he joined the faculty to study the electronic behavior of materials at the atomic scale.
P. Scott Carney
P. Scott Carney
From optical physics to technology
Mechanical Engineering
Joined SBU in 2025
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Carney investigates the interaction of light and matter at the atomic scale. His work translates fundamental physics into approaches for imaging, nanotechnology, and the characterization of molecules.
Hyeongrak "Chuck" Choi
Hyeongrak "Chuck" Choi
Engineering quantum technologies
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joined 2024
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology
Choi's research focuses on integrating quantum systems with microelectronics and photonic integrated circuits to enable fault-tolerant, large-scale quantum information processing. His work combines quantum photonics, quantum engineering, and quantum error correction to develop scalable architectures for quantum computing and networking.
Oliver Gessner
Oliver Gessner
Following electrons in ultrafast motion
Chemistry
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Gessner uses ultrafast X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet spectroscopy to follow electron and atomic motion. His research tracks energy and charge transfer at interfaces and the correlated dynamics that shape the function of molecular and condensed matter systems.
Prakriti Joshi
Prakriti Joshi
Visualizing energy transport in quantum materials
Chemistry
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Harnessing phonons offers a powerful route to designing new quantum materials, from
driving emergent behavior in solids to transporting quantum information across surfaces.
The Joshi group uses time-resolved electron microscopy and optical spectroscopy to
discover and control phonon-driven quantum phenomena at the nanoscale.
Faculty profile
Benjamin G. Levine
Benjamin G. Levine
Simulating molecules and materials
Chemistry / Institute for Advanced Computational Science
Joined SBU in 2020
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Levine develops theories and computational methods for electronically excited molecules and materials. He models the quantum dynamics of light-driven processes to solve problems in chemistry and materials science.
Qiang Li
Qiang Li
Quantum Materials and Transport
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2020
Area of research: Novel Quantum Phenomena and Devices
Li investigates quantum materials to uncover novel quantum phenomena and enable applications in quantum information devices, including superconducting and spin qubits and topological quantum circuits. He is a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor with a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he leads the Chiral and Superconducting Materials Group.
Jacob Pettine
Jacob Pettine
Designing quantum matter at the nanoscale
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Pettine studies how light interacts with matter at exceptionally small scales and short times. His work brings together nanoscience, quantum materials, and ultrafast photonics. He was named a Simons Empire Faculty Fellow in 2026.
Supartha Podder
Supartha Podder
Understanding quantum advantage
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Joined 2021
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology
Podder asks when and how quantum computers can outperform classical computers. His work in computational complexity and quantum cryptography explores both the power of quantum information and its fundamental limits.
Felix Ringer
Felix Ringer
Quantum computing meets nuclear physics
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2024
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Ringer develops quantum computing algorithms to investigate nuclear and particle physics. His work explores real-time dynamics in quantum field theories that are difficult to access with classical computation.
Jesús Pérez Ríos
Jesús Pérez Ríos
Quantum dynamics of few-body systems
Physics and Astronomy
Joined SBU in 2022
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Pérez Ríos studies collisions and interactions among atoms, molecules, and ions. His work on cold and ultracold systems connects few-body physics with chemistry and the control of quantum matter.
Nathanan "Nat" Tantivasadakarn
Nathanan "Nat" Tantivasadakarn
Quantum computation with quantum matter
C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics / Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2025
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology / Quantum Frontiers
Tantivasadakarn explores the interplay between quantum matter and quantum information. He uses tools from quantum information to reveal the structure of entanglement in quantum many-body systems, as well as symmetry-based principles from condensed matter physics to develop protocols for quantum error correction and scalable fault-tolerant quantum computation.
Xiaoji Xu
Xiaoji Xu
Revealing the nanoscale
Chemistry
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Xu develops microscopy and spectroscopy that reveal material behavior below the resolution of conventional optical methods. His research includes deciphering energy transfers of polaritons in quantum and 2D materials through their interactions with light.
Nengkun Yu
Nengkun Yu
Algorithms for a quantum future
Computer Science
Joined 2022
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology
Yu develops the foundations of trustworthy quantum computing, with research spanning quantum learning, certification and verification, and AI for quantum software. He joined Stony Brook University as a SUNY Empire Innovation Scholar.
Supartha Podder
Supartha Podder
Understanding quantum advantage
Computer Science
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Joined 2021
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology
Podder asks when and how quantum computers can outperform classical computers. His work in computational complexity and quantum cryptography explores both the power of quantum information and its fundamental limits.
Nathanan "Nat" Tantivasadakarn
Nathanan "Nat" Tantivasadakarn
Quantum computation with quantum matter
C.N. Yang Institute / Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2025
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology / Quantum Frontiers
Tantivasadakarn explores the interplay between quantum matter and quantum information. He uses tools from quantum information to reveal the structure of entanglement in quantum many-body systems, as well as symmetry-based principles from condensed matter physics to develop protocols for quantum error correction and scalable fault-tolerant quantum computation.
Nengkun Yu profile photo
Nengkun Yu profile photo
Algorithms for a quantum future
Computer Science
Joined 2022
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology
Yu develops the foundations of trustworthy quantum computing, with research spanning quantum learning, certification and verification, and AI for quantum software. He joined Stony Brook University as a SUNY Empire Innovation Scholar.
Hyeongrak "Chuck" Choi
Hyeongrak "Chuck" Choi
Engineering quantum technologies
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joined 2024
Area of research: Quantum Information Science and Technology
Choi's research focuses on integrating quantum systems with microelectronics and photonic integrated circuits to enable fault-tolerant, large-scale quantum information processing. His work combines quantum photonics, quantum engineering, and quantum error correction to develop scalable architectures for quantum computing and networking.
Raymond Blackwell
Raymond Blackwell
Seeing quantum materials atom by atom
Physics and Astronomy
Joined SBU in 2025
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Blackwell uses scanning probe microscopy to investigate strongly correlated materials and superconductivity. After an IDEA fellowship at Stony Brook, he joined the faculty to study the electronic behavior of materials at the atomic scale.
P. Scott Carney
P. Scott Carney
From optical physics to technology
Mechanical Engineering
Joined SBU in 2025
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Carney investigates the interaction of light and matter at the atomic scale. His work translates fundamental physics into approaches for imaging, nanotechnology, and the characterization of molecules.
Oliver Gessner
Oliver Gessner
Following electrons in ultrafast motion
Chemistry
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Gessner uses ultrafast X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet spectroscopy to follow electron and atomic motion. His research tracks energy and charge transfer at interfaces and the correlated dynamics that shape the function of molecular and condensed matter systems.
Prakriti Joshi
Prakriti Joshi
Visualizing energy transport in quantum materials
Chemistry
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Harnessing phonons offers a powerful route to designing new quantum materials, from
driving emergent behavior in solids to transporting quantum information across surfaces.
The Joshi group uses time-resolved electron microscopy and optical spectroscopy to
discover and control phonon-driven quantum phenomena at the nanoscale.
Faculty profile
Jacob Pettine
Jacob Pettine
Designing quantum matter at the nanoscale
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Pettine studies how light interacts with matter at exceptionally small scales and short times. His work brings together nanoscience, quantum materials, and ultrafast photonics. He was named a Simons Empire Faculty Fellow in 2026.
Qiang Li
Qiang Li
Quantum Materials and Transport
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2020
Area of research: Novel Quantum Phenomena and Devices
Li investigates quantum materials to uncover novel quantum phenomena and enable applications in quantum information devices, including superconducting and spin qubits and topological quantum circuits. He is a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor with a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he leads the Chiral and Superconducting Materials Group.
Xiaoji Xu
Xiaoji Xu
Revealing the nanoscale
Chemistry
Joined SBU in 2026
Area of research: Quantum Materials
Xu develops microscopy and spectroscopy that reveal material behavior below the resolution of conventional optical methods. His research includes deciphering energy transfers of polaritons in quantum and 2D materials through their interactions with light.
Benjamin G. Levine
Benjamin G. Levine
Simulating molecules and materials
Chemistry / Institute for Advanced Computational Science
Joined SBU in 2020
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Levine develops theories and computational methods for electronically excited molecules and materials. He models the quantum dynamics of light-driven processes to solve problems in chemistry and materials science.
Felix Ringer
Felix Ringer
Quantum computing meets nuclear physics
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Joined SBU in 2024
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Ringer develops quantum computing algorithms to investigate nuclear and particle physics. His work explores real-time dynamics in quantum field theories that are difficult to access with classical computation.
Jesús Pérez Ríos
Jesús Pérez Ríos
Quantum dynamics of few-body systems
Physics and Astronomy
Joined SBU in 2022
Area of research: Quantum Frontiers
Pérez Ríos studies collisions and interactions among atoms, molecules, and ions. His work on cold and ultracold systems connects few-body physics with chemistry and the control of quantum matter.
Quantum News
The State University of New York at Stony Brook is New York’s flagship university
and No. 1 public university. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY)
system. With more than 27,700 students, more than 3,000 faculty members, more than
237,000 alumni, a premier academic healthcare system and 18 NCAA Division I athletic
programs, Stony Brook is a research-intensive distinguished center of innovation dedicated
to addressing the world’s biggest challenges.
The university embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate
and professional education of the highest quality, and is ranked as the #59 overall
university and #24 among public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s
Best Colleges listing. Fostering a commitment to academic research and intellectual
endeavors, Stony Brook’s membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU)
places it among the top 73 research institutions in North America. The university’s
distinguished faculty have earned esteemed awards such as the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer
Prize, Indianapolis Prize for animal conservation, Abel Prize, Fields Medal, Breakthrough
prizes in mathematics and physics, and MacArthur Fellows Genius Grants.
Stony Brook has the responsibility of co-managing Brookhaven National Laboratory for
the U.S. Department of Energy — one of only eight universities with a role in running
a national laboratory. In 2023, Stony Brook was named the anchor institution for the
New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island in New York City. Providing economic growth for neighboring communities
and the wider geographic region, the university totals an impressive $8.93 billion
in increased economic output on Long Island.