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The lighting of the Southampton Campus' 300-year-old Windmill — a literary landmark. As Kristen Nyitray said in this article she authored,"Landmark status was granted to the windmill based on playwright Tennessee Williams having lived there during the summer of 1957 while he was writing his experimental play, The Day on Which a Man Dies, in response to the death of his friend Jackson Pollock the summer before."
University Police Officer lending his hand print to create a time-lapse video featuring students and staff placing painted hand prints to form the word PEACE. Our University Police Department has been continuosly re-accredited since 2010 and this year was no different — reaching, at minimum, 111 of the DCJS' standards... bravo!
Dr. Michael Frohman, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pharmacological Sciences, recently co-led a team of scientists from around the world in connecting a gene mutation to congenital heart disease. PLD1 Gene is Causal to Congenital Heart Disease
Ellen Driscoll, Student Support Team — the first full time Substance Abuse Counselor at Stony Brook University, trains the new Red Watch Band Members, a two-hour course that provides students with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent toxic drinking deaths.

Cheryl Chambers, MHRM, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Chair, Women's History Month Committee; Co-Chair, Black History Month Committee; Founder and Coordinator of SBU Student African American Brotherhood Chapter, Founder and Coordinator of SBU Student African American Sisterhood Chapter, collaborator on campus diversity initiatives and Conference Chair for SBU'svery firstdiversity and inclusion conference!
Dr. Rick Gatteau, Vice President for Student Affairs. Dr. Gatteau leads the University's efforts to support student success outside the classroom, while greatly enriching student success inside the classroom — not only as the founding Director of the Higher Education Administration master's program, but also a trailblazing professor within the program as well. Dr. Gatteau is at the forefront of helping to shape the future leaders of Higher Education.

Dr. Iwao Ojima, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, founding Director, Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, and president of the Stony Brook University Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors, was recently elected to the prestigious European Academy of Sciences (EurASc).
Dr. Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Professor of English Literature and Director of the Poetry Center at Stony Brook University. In addition to many other literary works and awards such as a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry, Dr. Phillips authored a translation from the Catalan of Salvador Espriu’s Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth and was recently awarded the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing for his book, The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey.
Dr. Ellen K. Pikitch, Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science, Executive Director, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at SoMAS, and co-principal investigator of the Shinnecock Bay Restoration Project, recently addressed the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Ismael Rodriguez, Sr. Business Partner, Financial Operations and Director of Military and Veterans Affairs, Division of Student Affairs, assists our veteran students returning from deployment.

Dr. Bonita London, an Associate Professor, Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, is also the Director of the Social Processes of Identity, Coping & Engagement (SPICE) Research Lab, leading research in social/personality and educational psychology on identity, achievement and institutional culture.
David Ecker, MSTM, Director of iCREATE, models a 3D Plastic face mask in response to the COVID-19 personal protective equipment shortage — touching at the very "freedom to innovate" core of what the iCREATE Lab is all about. Stony Brook Ingenuity Takes on Coronavirus.
Dr. Mark Aronoff, Distinguished Professor in Linguistics, Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, The American Association for the Advancement of Science, and The Linguistic Society of America, and Past President of the Linguistic Society. Dr. Aronoff and an international team have spent the last two decades studying a newly-created sign language, Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language.

Dr. Matthew Lerner, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Social Competence and Treatment Lab, which focuses on helping those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Dr. Lerner is also Research Director of the Stony Brook Autism Initiative and Co-Director of the Stony Brook LEND Center, both of which facilitate collaboration and training among researchers, clinicians, families, self-advocates, and other stakeholders in improving the lives of those with ASD.

For some years, Dr. Aronoff and Dr. Lerner have been working together on a framework for investigating autistic communication in the light of what we know about deafness and sign language.
Judith Burke-Berhannan, M. Ed., Dean of Admissions. Under the direction of Judith Burke -Berhannan, Stony Brook University obtains well recognized success in reaching low-income students years before they are ready to apply — a bridge for social mobility.

A seahorse found while conducting research on Stony Brook Southampton's research boat. Semester by the Sea allows students to spend an entire semester learning about our varied marine habitats while in residence at the Stony Brook Southampton campus, which has direct access to the Atlantic ocean via the Shinnecock Bay.
Dr. Arie Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, developed the 3D Virtual Colonoscopy, a "technique for colon cancer screening that has been licensed, FDA approved, commercialized, and has already saved thousands of lives."
Dr. Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation in Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences has made Long Island's water quality a top priority — most recently by working with oyster farmers in kelp cultivation as a way to off-set the nitrogen caused by our outdated sewage systems — something meant to be an in-between solution while we slowly upgrade to more advanced septic systems.
Alyson Hallenvironmental/biology undergraduate student currently working on her Honors Thesis with Professor Bradley Peterson and Ph.D. candidate Alyson Lowell. They are conducting their research on the assessment of climate change conditions, copper treatment, and infection virulence on germination of the eelgrass species in the Shinnecock Bay and Peconic Bay on the South and North Fork of Long Island.

Stony Brook University is home to three art galleries, the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, presenting contemporary art, the Charles B. Wang Center focused on Asian and Asian-American culture, and the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, offering innovative exhibitions of art, math, & science. The Melville Library exhibits items from Special Collections as well as student art. Experience all of our art venues by joining a campus-wide Art Crawl, offering lively curator-led tours each semester.
Dr. Nina Maung, is the Associate Vice President for Research and the Deputy Operations Manager for the Research Foundation at Stony Brook University (SBU). In this role, she oversees strategic research development initiatives, human resources, finance and research administration operations for the Office of the Vice President for Research.
The Staller Center for the Artsis a unique hub of activity offering world-class live performances and outstanding entertainment conveniently located in the center of campus. Take in dance, music, theatrical performances, movies, and shows you won’t see anywhere else.

Strategic Machine-Learning Acceleration and Ray Tracing Cluster The SMART Cluster is a dual use GPU Cluster, for both machine-learning and visualization, which is the fastest among New York State academic institutions.
As part of the Together We Transform plan, the Dubin Family donated $5 million towards building a new Indoor Training Center with a 100 yard synthetic turf field — so our student athletes have a place to practice year round.
Dr. Devinder Mahajan, Professor, Graduate Program Director (CME) and Director, Institute of Gas Innovation and Technology (I-GIT). Pictured here in his lab in the R&D park, Dr. Mahajan leads projects designed to foster collaborations between SBU and Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE). The latest project added to the I-GIT portfolio is the flagship project on Hydrogen. This project is focused on achieving decarbonization of power and transportation sectors and meeting the goals under the New York State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
Dr. Aruna Balasubramanian, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, recently won a Google Research Scholar Award for her work on accessibility— and will use it to further her efforts to make accessibility features more user friendly.
Dr. Markus Seeliger, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Co-Director MSTP (MD/PhD) training program holds a 3D model of a compound implicated in cancer therapy.

Dr. Ju Hyeon Han became "the first blind singer to be cast in a leading role in an American conservatory or university opera production," and won the President’s Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students.
Dr. Jinyoung Jin is the Director of Cultural Programs at the Charles B. Wang Center. Dr. Jin is pictured here as curator of "The Studio: Through a Surrealistic Lens" an interactive, participatory exhibition.

Dr. Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen, Distinguished Professor in the Physics & Astronomy Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Van Nieuwenhuizen accepted a Breakthrough Prize for his discovery of supergravity with Sergio Ferrara and Daniel Z. Freedman.
Younette Backer, Personnel Assistant and Verification Specialist, University Human Resources. With well over fifteen years of HR experience, Younette also has a Bachelor's of Science in Organizational Management as well as numerous certifications including as a Global Mobility Specialist. Younette has also completed seminars in "Leadership & Management Skills for Women" and "Business Writing for Results" just to name a few.

Dr. Charlie Robbins, DSW, LCSW-R, Professor of Social Welfare, Executive Director of the Center for Changing Systems of Power, is a strong advocate for gender equality — from understanding masculinities in the 21st century to hosting SBU's very first HeForShe Gender Equality Conference, "outlining Stony Brook’s role in the HeForShe Solidarity Movement for Gender Equality."
Andi — LISVH's the Pet Therapy Dog helped countless veterans for many years until his retirement. From soothing anxieties to walking alongside depression, the benefits of pet therapy cannot be understated — and the years of service Andi provided will never be forgotten.

Robbye Kinkade, MPH, CHES, DrPh(c), Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Health, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the School of Health Technology and Management. Robbye is the creator and served as Director of the R.E.D.I. Program from 2016 - 2018. R.E.D.I. was a full day workshop which served as a means to encourage important dialogue about differences for faculty and staff.
Dr. Brian Colle, Professor, Division Head, Atmospheric Sciences Division at SoMAS, Faculty Director for the University Scholars Honors Program, and leader of the Coastal Meteorology and Atmospheric Prediction Group (COMAP) in SoMAS in front of a satellite image of Hurricane Sandy.
Student T'Kheya-D'Vrehy Yisrael — recognized with not just a Distinction of Excellence Award, but the Dr. William McAdoo Memorial Scholarship as well delivered at the closing statements of the Black History Month celebration.
Diversity Daycelebrates our diverse campus community — with this celebration kicking off with the planting of a diversity tree. This picture shows an LGBTQ* Services table at Pride Day with a spinning prize wheel for a chance to win "I am Enough" and "We Are Enough" T-shirts of various colors.

Thomas J. Manuel, President & Founder of The Jazz Loft and Artist in Residence at Stony Brook University performs during the “Here's to the Ladies - Valentine's Day concert. Thomas was recently interviewed on one of our Beyond the Expected podcast series.
Judith B. Greiman is Chief Deputy to the President of Stony Brook University and Senior Vice President for Government and Community Relations. In these dual roles, among other things, she provides strategic guidance to the leadership team, acts on behalf of President McInnis managing high level relationships with internal and external constituencies and oversees the government and community relations efforts of the institution. For more on this role, visit Judy's bio. For a full appreciation of just how far-reaching her positive influence has been here at SBU, read how in March of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when it was becoming clear that there was a shortage of PPE, Dr. Greiman asked a question and ingenuity took over...read more!

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