Advancement

Endowed Faculty

Investing in Academic Excellence

Our brilliant faculty are the lifeblood of Stony Brook University. As teachers, researchers and mentors, they bring unique perspectives and a collaborative spirit to our classrooms, labs and campus community. The quality of our faculty also bolsters the university’s reputation, attracting the very best students and competitive research funding.

The most important tool we have for recruiting and retaining top talent is the ability to offer endowed professorships and chairs, one of the highest career distinctions a university can bestow. In addition to recognizing significant achievements in their fields, endowed positions provide leading scholars with essential salary support, benefits and research funding to pursue their life’s work.


Endowed faculty positions — and the transformative research they make possible — would not exist without generous philanthropic support.

Thanks to this vital funding from Stony Brook friends and alumni, endowed faculty have the financial security to take risks, pursue bold ideas and make groundbreaking discoveries that benefit our communities and the world.

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Endowed Faculty Profiles

Anissa Abi-Dargham, MD portraitAnissa Abi-Dargham, MD

Lourie Endowed Chair in Psychiatry

Established 2018

Bassem Allam, PhD portraitBassem Allam, PhD

Marinetics Endowed Professor in Marine Science

Established 2014

Olga Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG portraitOlga Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG

Svetlana Koroleva Endowed Professor in Gastroenterology

Established 2020

Ivet Bahar, PhD portraitIvet Bahar, PhD

Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Director and Chair in Physical and Quantitative Biology

Established 2022

Gábor Balázsi, PhD portraitGábor Balázsi, PhD

Henry Laufer Endowed Professor of Physical and Quantitative Biology

Established 2012

Michael Bender, PhD portraitMichael Bender, PhD

John L. Hennessy Endowed Professor in Computer Science

Established 2018

Lina Carlini, PhD portraitLina Carlini, PhD

Laufer Family Endowed Professor of Physical and Quantitative Biology

Established 2012

Rabih Chaer, MD portraitRabih Chaer, MD

Dr. John J. Ricotta Endowed Professorship in Vascular Surgery

Established 2023

Karena Chapman, PhD portraitKarena Chapman, PhD

Clare P. Grey Endowed Chair of Materials Chemistry

Established 2016

Juan Carlos Conesa, PhD portraitJuan Carlos Conesa, PhD

Endowed Chair and Director of the Center for Applied Economics and Public Policy

Established 2019

Manisha Desai, PhD portraitManisha Desai, PhD

Empowerment Charitable Trust (ECT) Endowed Professor in Global Citizenship

Established 2018

Thomas Diacovo, MD portraitThomas Diacovo, MD

Knapp Chair in Pediatrics

Established 2010

Ken A. Dill, PhD portraitKen A. Dill, PhD

Laufer Family Endowed Chair of Physical and Quantitative Biology

Established 2008

Stephanie Dinkins, MFA portraitStephanie Dinkins, MFA

Yayoi Kusama Endowed Professor of Art

Established 2019

Petar Djuric, PhD portraitPetar Djuric, PhD

Savitri Devi Bangaru Term Professor in Artificial Intelligence

Established 2023

Suzanne Fields, MD, FACP portraitSuzanne Fields, MD, FACP

Leslie P. and Muriel Oberleder Professor in Geriatric Medicine

Established 1996

Eden Figueroa, PhD portraitEden Figueroa, PhD

Presidential Innovation Endowed Professor

Established 2023

Christopher J. Gobler, PhD portraitChristopher J. Gobler, PhD

Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation

Established 2017

Kenneth Gow, MD portraitKenneth Gow, MD

Knapp Swezey Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery

Established 2017

Efrat Hakimi, MFA portraitEfrat Hakimi, MFA

Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professor of Studio Art

Established 2018

Yusuf A. Hannun, MD portraitYusuf A. Hannun, MD

Joel Strum Kenny Professor in Cancer Research

Established 2001

Robert J. Harrison, PhD portraitRobert J. Harrison, PhD

Director and Chair, Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS)

Established 2012

Susan Hedayati, MD, MHS, FASN, FACP portraitSusan Hedayati, MD, MHS, FASN, FACP

Lina Obeid Chair in Biomedical Research

Established 2011

Vincent J. Iacono, DMD portraitVincent J. Iacono, DMD

Tarrson Family Professor of Periodontology

Established 2012

Peter Igarashi, MD portraitPeter Igarashi, MD

Knapp Endowed Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine

Established 2023

Xiangmin (Jim) Jiao, PhD portraitXiangmin (Jim) Jiao, PhD

Frey Family Foundation Professorship in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Established 2012

Paul Kelton, PhD portraitPaul Kelton, PhD

Robert David Lion Gardiner Endowed Chair in American History

Established 2013

Dima Kozakov, PhD portraitDima Kozakov, PhD

Frey Family Foundation Professorship in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Established 2012

Pei Fen Kuan, PhD portraitPei Fen Kuan, PhD

Frey Family Foundation Professorship in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Established 2012

Benjamin G. Levine, PhD portraitBenjamin G. Levine, PhD

IACS Endowed Chair in Chemistry

Established 2012

Benjamin J. Luft, MD portraitBenjamin J. Luft, MD

Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine

Established 1987

Heather J. Lynch, PhD portraitHeather J. Lynch, PhD

IACS Endowed Chair in Ecology and Evolution

Established 2012

Sandeep Mallipattu, MD portraitSandeep Mallipattu, MD

DCI–Martin R. Liebowitz Endowed Professor in Nephrology

Established 2014

Mihai Manea, PhD portraitMihai Manea, PhD

Endowed Professor for the Department of Economics

Established 2019

Thomas Manuel, DMA portraitThomas Manuel, DMA

Department of Music Endowed Artist in Residence Fellowship

Established 2017

Ute Moll, MD, MS portraitUte Moll, MD, MS

Renaissance Endowed Professor in Cancer Biology

Established 2017

Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, PhD portraitLilianne Mujica-Parodi, PhD

Baszucki Endowed Chair in Metabolic Neuroscience

Established 2023

Sharon Nachman, MD portraitSharon Nachman, MD

Knapp Chair in Pediatrics

Established 2023

Ramin Parsey, MD, PhD portraitRamin Parsey, MD, PhD

Della Pietra Family Endowed Chair in Biomedical Imaging

Established 2012

Ellen K. Pikitch, PhD portraitEllen K. Pikitch, PhD

Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science

Established 2018

Loredana Polezzi, PhD portraitLoredana Polezzi, PhD

Alfonse M. D’Amato Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies

Established 2001

Owen Rambow, PhD portraitOwen Rambow, PhD

IACS Endowed Chair in Linguistics

Established 2012

Leonardo Rastelli, PhD portraitLeonardo Rastelli, PhD

Renaissance Endowed Chair of Theoretical Physics

Established 2020

Basil Rigas, MD, DSc portraitBasil Rigas, MD, DSc

William and Jane Knapp Chair in Pharmacological Sciences

Established 2005

Robert C. Rizzo, PhD portraitRobert C. Rizzo, PhD

Frey Family Foundation Professorship in Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Established 2012

Carl Safina, PhD portraitCarl Safina, PhD

Carl Safina Endowed Research Chair for Nature and Humanity

Established 2013

Joel Saltz, MD, PhD portraitJoel Saltz, MD, PhD

Cherith Foundation Endowed Chair in Biomedical Informatics

Established 2013

Kenneth Shroyer, MD, PhD portraitKenneth Shroyer, MD, PhD

Marvin Kuschner Professor of Pathology

Established 1988

Katy Siegel, PhD portraitKaty Siegel, PhD

Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Endowed Chair in Modern American Art

Established 2012

Carlos Simmerling, PhD portraitCarlos Simmerling, PhD

Marsha Laufer Endowed Professor of Physical and Quantitative Biology

Established 2012

Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD portraitHal Skopicki, MD, PhD

Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Chair in Cardiology

Established 2013

Sandhya Sundaresan, PhD portraitSandhya Sundaresan, PhD

Anandavalli and Dr. G. Swaminathan Endowed Research Professor in Tamil

Established 2017

Esther Takeuchi, PhD portraitEsther Takeuchi, PhD

William and Jane Knapp Endowed Chair in Energy and the Environment

Established 2015

David G. Thanassi, PhD portraitDavid G. Thanassi, PhD

Zhang Family Endowed Chair in Microbiology and Immunology

Established 2011

Sthaneshwar Timalsina, PhD portraitSthaneshwar Timalsina, PhD

Nirmal K. and Augustina Mattoo Endowed Chair in Classical Indic Humanities

Established 2012

Styliani-Anna E. Tsirka, PhD portraitStyliani-Anna E. Tsirka, PhD

Miriam and David Donoho Distinguished Professor

Established 2012

Stan Uryasev, PhD portraitStan Uryasev, PhD

Frey Family Foundation Chair in Quantitative Finance

Established 2008

Lav Varshney, PhD portraitLav Varshney, PhD

Della Pietra Infinity Chair

Established 2023

Joe Verghese, MD, MS, FRCPI portraitJoe Verghese, MD, MS, FRCPI

Endowed Chair of Neurology

Established 2011

James A. Vosswinkel, MD, FACS portraitJames A. Vosswinkel, MD, FACS

Lillian and Leonard Schneider Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery

Established 2017

William A. Wertheim, MD, MBA portraitWilliam A. Wertheim, MD, MBA

Endowed Chair in Graduate Medical Education

Established 2022

Patricia C. Wright, PhD portraitPatricia C. Wright, PhD

Herrnstein Family Endowed Chair for Conservation Biology

Established 2014

Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD portraitVincent W. Yang, MD, PhD

Simons Chair of Medicine

Established 2011

Qingping Yao, MD, PhD portraitQingping Yao, MD, PhD

Zhang Family Endowed Chair in Rheumatology

Established 2018

Alexander B. Zamolodchikov, PhD portraitAlexander B. Zamolodchikov, PhD

C.N. Yang–Deng Wei Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy

Established 2013

Simos Zenios, PhD portraitSimos Zenios, PhD

Peter V. Tsantes Professor in Greek Literature and Greek Language

Established 2013