Stony Brook University Research and Innovation

10/13/2026

As featured in Nature, Stony Brook University researchers Nilanjan Chakraborty and Ci-Jyun Liang are advancing robotics that can manipulate unfamiliar objects, navigate unpredictable environments, and work safely alongside people.

Through research efforts involving Stony Brook CEWIT and NYSTAR, Stony Brook University is helping bring AI and robotics innovations closer to real-world manufacturing applications across New York.

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Stony Brook University research teams from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences are featured in Nature on the next frontier in robotics.

10/09/2026

A new article in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society highlights the research of SUNY - The State University of New York Empire Innovation Professor Pavlos Kollias on the future of weather radar technology.

Dr. Kollias, a professor in Stony Brook University's School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Sustainability Sciences with a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Lab, has spent the last five years working with collaborators from McGill University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Multisensor Agile Adaptive Sampling (MAAS).

Building on this work, the team introduces “Connected Radar”, a vision for integrating AI with real-time data from satellites, cameras and drones to guide radar observations. This approach could help researchers capture rapidly evolving storms and improve our understanding of severe weather.

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Abstract Advancing atmospheric science increasingly depends on how effectively we design, execute, and adapt observational experiments. While major progress has been made in numerical modeling and artificial intelligence (AI), observational experimentation has not kept pace. Most observing systems.....

10/01/2026

Forty-nine Long Island small businesses recently graduated from the inaugural LIA-AI Growth Academy on September 24, 2026, celebrating the completion of five months of training and mentorship.

Launched by the Long Island Association with support from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, the program was delivered in partnership with Stony Brook University to help businesses develop customized plans to use AI to enhance their operations.

Working with experts from Stony Brook CEWIT, Stony Brook University AI Innovation Institute, and advisors from the Stony Brook Small Business Development Center, business owners explored practical applications of AI for marketing, customer engagement, workflow automation and productivity.

Each business also received a $5,000 implementation grant to help put its AI plans into practice.

Read the full story from SBU News: https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/stony-brook-brings-ai-expertise-to-long-island-small-businesses-through-lia-ai-growth-academy/

09/30/2026

A new feature in Nature highlights groundbreaking robotics research by College of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University Associate Professor Nilanjan Chakraborty. At Stony Brook University, Dr. Chakraborty and his team are teaching robots to manipulate unfamiliar objects and adapt demonstrated tasks to changing environments.

The work highlights Stony Brook CEWIT and NYSTAR's role in helping translate AI and robotics research into real-world manufacturing applications across New York.

Read the full story from Nature here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-026-00202-5

09/25/2026

Congratulations to Anatoly Frenkel, Stony Brook University professor and affiliate faculty member of the AI Innovation Institute, on his appointment as chair of the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University!

A recent recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission AI for Science award, Dr. Frenkel is also senior chemist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he has co-directed the Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium for more than 20 years.

We look forward to seeing his continued impact on research, innovation, and education at Stony Brook University.

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Anatoly Frenkel has been appointed chair of the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University, effective September 24, 2026

09/24/2026

Leaders in quantum science and education at Stony Brook University brought their expertise to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 16, for Winning the Quantum Race: Workforce, Research and Innovation.

Hosted in partnership with Stony Brook’s Office of Federal Relations, the event brought together members of Congress, federal science leaders, national laboratories and university partners for a congressional briefing. The discussion highlighted the importance of advancing quantum discovery, developing the workforce of the future, and strengthening U.S. innovation through collaboration among academia, government and industry.

As part of the SUNY - The State University of New York research ecosystem, Stony Brook continues to contribute to the development of quantum science, technology and the workforce needed to advance this emerging field.

The briefing was also recently published in The Quantum Insider, highlighting Stony Brook's growing role in quantum research and innovation.

Read the SBU News story: https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/stony-brook-brings-quantum-leadership-to-capitol-hill/

Read The Quantum Insider's coverage: https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/09/23/stony-brook-congressional-briefing-quantum-technology/

09/22/2026

Congratulations to Stony Brook University and the entire Seawolf community on being named #1 Public University in New York for the fifth consecutive year and reaching the top 25 public universities in the nation!

Learn more about this incredible milestone: https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/stony-brook-university-surges-in-national-rankings-and-enrollment/

09/21/2026

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $600,000 grant to Stony Brook University assistant professor Hyeongrak Choi and University of Hawaii at Manoa assistant professor Bo-Han Wu to develop intelligent quantum sensor networks.

The project will combine quantum information, photonics and AI to advance scalable quantum sensing, with potential applications in biomedical imaging, environmental monitoring, quantum radar, and communications.

Supported by The Research Foundation for SUNY, the project reflects Stony Brook's role within the SUNY - The State University of New York in advancing quantum research and innovation.

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Stony Brook University assistant professor Hyeongrak “Chuck” Choi has received an NSF grant to develop quantum intelligent sensor networks.

09/18/2026

A new Stony Brook University-led paper published in Nature explores a fundamental question: Can quantum systems remain stable even as they change over time?

Professor of Quantum Information Science Tzu-Chieh Wei and recent PhD graduate Hongye Yu demonstrate a phenomenon called "Energy-Space Localization", showing that certain quantum systems can remain close to their original state for exponentially long periods even under time-dependent perturbations.

The findings have implications for quantum phases, error-correcting codes and optimization algorithms, while highlighting Stony Brook's growing role in SUNY - The State University of New York's quantum research ecosystem.

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In a recent paper, SBU researchers identify a phenomenon where the evolving state can be exponentially localized in an energy window of instantaneous spectrum.

09/11/2026

Research led by Sean Clouston, PhD, Director of Research for the Stony Brook University- Program in Public Health within Stony Brook Medicine, examines cognition and neuropathology among World Trade Center-exposed FDNY, NYPD and construction worker responders, with support from The Research Foundation for SUNY.

His work has identified an unusual pattern of early-onset dementia among some responders, particularly those with greater and longer exposure to dust at the World Trade Center site. He also studies the relationship between PTSD, cognitive impairment, and dementia.

This research is helping SUNY - The State University of New York advance our understanding of the long-term health consequences of 9/11.

Read More: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dementia-taking-toll-sept-11-responders-federal-health-program-doesnt-rcna596840

Photo Credit: Left - Stony Brook University Program in Public Health, Right - Steven Spak