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SUNY Honors Department Faculty Members

Three of our department's faculty members have been recently awarded with the highest honors from SUNY! Please join us in congratulating Professors John Hobbs, Laszlo Mihaly, and Jac Verbaarschot!

Remembering Jim Simons

Beloved friend, generous philanthropist, pioneering mathematician, and visionary leader James H. Simons died on May 10 at the age of 86.

Dr. Zamolodchikov Honored at 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony

He received the Prize in Fundamental Physics, “for profound contributions to statistical physics and quantum field theory, with diverse and far-reaching applications in different branches of physics and mathematics.”

Dr. Deshpande Named BNL Interim Associate Lab Director for Nuclear and Particle Physics

This is a critically important position for BNL and will further strengthen BNL-SBU cooperation. Congratulations, Dr. Deshpande!

Kenneth Lanzetta Receives 2024-2025 Fulbright Scholar Award to Chile

Awardees engage in cutting-edge research, continuing research collaborations started abroad to lay the groundwork for future partnerships between institutions.

SBU Research Team Makes Progress Towards Quantum Internet

Dr. Figueroa's group and collaborators have demonstrated the feasibility of a foundational quantum network measurement that employs room-temperature quantum memories!

Welcome to the Department!

We welcome five new assistant professors to our department, and we're excited to see what new discoveries they'll find! Welcome Drs. Arnold, Dao, Kumar, Riccio, and Esha!