We are thrilled to announce that Gabriel Villacres-Balseca will be joining the State University of New York (SUNY) Summer Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) program here at Stony Brook University. A joint initiative between the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) and Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA), SUNY SOAR is a multidisciplinary research experience designed for motivated, first-generation, or economically disadvantaged students. SOAR students

Started by Prof. Jon Rudick, the Stony Brook Chemistry department annually celebrates safety by hosting a department-wide Safety Day. This year's Safety Day included voting contests for the best Instagram-worthy safety photo series, safety poster, or near-miss tale; a plenary lecture in memoriam of Prof. Rudick; a near-miss panel discussion; a safety-themed version of Quiplash; and an awards ceremony. Many thanks to Hayley Murphy, Alicia Mullaley, and Sandhya Muralidharan for

Congratulations to lab member, Ajay Raju, for winning the Dr. Kenneth M. Nicholas Undergraduate Fellowship!  The Dr. Kenneth M. Nicholas Undergraduate Fellowship awards $5,000 to support undergraduate summer research. Ajay won the fellowship specifically associated with the Chemistry department for his work in the Alty group. This award annually recognizes an outstanding Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) summer research applicant in the field of chemistry

Each year,  members of the  faculty nominate graduating students for Departmental awards and recognition. These students have distinguished themselves through scholarly achievement in their thesis research , and  service to fellow students, the Department, and the University .   We are proud to announce that the winner of the Chemistry Award for Outstanding First-Year TA is our own Sasha Stark! This award is given to 1-2 students per year and is granted a prize of $100....

Stony Brook University’s Chemical Biology Training Program (CBTP) provides a unique training environment for graduate students interested in research at the interface of chemistry and biology.  Supported by an NIH NIGMS T32 grant, the CBTP aims to produce successful, independent, professional, rigorous, and ethical Ph.D. scientists while promoting a scientific research environment that is inclusive and supportive of trainee development. The CBTP is an integral part of the vi

The Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery (ICB&DD) was founded at Stony Brook University by Prof. Iwao Ojima. A vibrant collaborative of scientists across colleges and departments at SBU, ICB&DD promotes highly productive, multidisciplinary research that bridges the West, East and South campuses of SBU as well as Brookhaven National Laboratory. The ICB&DD seeks to solve major biomedical problems, such as the discovery of novel therapeutic drugs, by advancing a trul

We are excited to have Dr. James McQuade join the group as the first postdoctoral associate! James earned his Ph.D. in Prof. Frieder Jaekle's group at Rutgers University, studying boron-containing small molecules and polymers. In the Alty group at SBU, James will be developing stimuli-responsive polymers. An Irishman to the core, serendipitous timing synchronized his start date to St. Patrick's Day. Here is a photo of the group raising a toast to the newest addition to the gr

Congratulations to first-year graduate student, Sasha Stark, for winning the inaugural Alty Group Paper of the Year (POTY) competition! Each graduate student presented a paper published in 2025 that they thought was ground-breaking and impactful. The topics ranged from advancements in 3D printing to stereoconvergent reactions and brush copolymers. Sasha chose " A skin-permeable polymer for non-invasive transdermal insulin delivery " published in Nature in 2025. The groups of

The Alty Group has its first cohort! As of January 2026, Sasha Stark, Ethan Cramer, and Jacob Narr have begun their Ph.D. journeys in the Alty labs. Sasha will be working on polymers for transporting resources. Ethan will be investigating how to use rearrangements as a means of polymerization. Jacob, who is co-advised by Prof. Barney Grubbs, will be looking into helical materials. We are excited to see where their science takes them! Enjoy this new group photo featuring Kaina

Are you interested in learning more about probiotics in the human microbiome? Do you have experience synthesizing small molecules and macromolecules, like polymers? Apply to join the Alty Group as a postdoctoral associate! The Alty Group is looking for a highly motivated scientist who will join the first cohort of graduate students this year. In addition to being a creative chemist, we also expect the individual to be a kind, community-oriented lab citizen. Though the group i

Jill received an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship to study mucosal networks at MIT with Prof. Laura Kiessling. The fellowship...

Polymer Women Empowerment and Research (PoWER) conference was a joint effort by Jill & Prof. Julia Kalow at Northwestern University. Both...

The Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Science & Engineering was established to recognize a PhD graduate student...