We are excited to have received support from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund! The ACS PRF is an endowed fund that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at universities. Intended as seed money, the ACS PRF aims to enable an investigator to initiate a new research direction through financial support. The Alty Group has received a Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) award from the ACS PRF. The DNI award provides start-up fu

A benefit to Stony Brook is its proximity to NYC. On Wednesday, June 17th, the Parker and Alty groups took a trip down the LIRR to partake in the NYU Chemistry and Biology Department's joint Pride Symposium. The vibrant LGBTQ+ community in the NYU Chemistry department began hosting a symposium highlighting the science of queer chemists in June 2024. In celebration of Pride Month, allies and members of the LGBTQ+ community participate in a combination of scientific talks and p

Happy graduation to the Alty Group's first student, Kainat Chuhan! Kainat joined the group when "the group" was just Jill and her office. Kainat and Jill worked closely in the fall semester to get the lab up and running. In the spring semester, Kainat worked with Ethan Cramer and Dr. James McQuade to develop small-molecule reporters for silicon hydrolysis. During her time in the Alty Group, Kainat learned first-hand how to start a lab from scratch and important synthetic tech

The 5th annual Ojima lecture was hosted by Stony Brook Chemistry on April 17th, 2026. This lecture is endowed thanks to the generosity of Prof. Iwao Ojima and his family. The annual Ojima lecture brings in exceptionally talented organic chemists to meet with the students and faculty over a multi-day visit. This year, we were fortunate to have Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen from Harvard University visit and share his ideas on asymmetric transformations and their generality. You'll see