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This is a list of people connected to Stony Brook University.

University presidents

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Name Years served
Dr. John Francis Lee 1961
Dr. John S. Toll 1965–1978
Dr. John Marburger III 1980–1994
Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny 1994–2009
Dr. Samuel L. Stanley 2009–2019
Dr. Maurie D. McInnis July 1, 2020 – present

Notable faculty

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This list includes both present and former faculty members.

Name Known for Relationship to Stony Brook
Thomas J. J. Altizer Literary critic, philosopher and theologian Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
Saïd Amir Arjomand Sociologist, author Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus [1]
Robert Aumann Nobel laureate in economics Visiting Leading Professor; founding member of Center for Game Theory in Economics
Amiri Baraka Poet, playwright, activist Professor Emeritus, Department of Africana Studies
Laurence Baxter Statistician
Jorge Benach Microbiology, helped discover causative agent of Lyme disease[2] Professor, Director of the Stony Brook Center for Infectious Diseases, and Chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Paul M. Bingham Molecular biologist and evolutionary biologist[3] and Vice President for Research at Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals.[4] Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the School of Medicine
Justus Buchler Philosopher and metaphysician Professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy[5]
Martin Canin Pianist Artist in Residence, Music Department at the Staller Center (1965–1993)
Jeff Cheeger Mathematician; recipient of the Sloan Research Fellowship (1971–1973); Guggenheim Fellowship (1984), elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (1997); received the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (2001) Professor, Department of Mathematics (1969–1992)[6]
William Chittick Author of numerous books on Sufism and Islamic philosophy Distinguished Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies[7][8]
Richard Clark Dermatologist, biomedical engineer Professor, Health Sciences Center
Rose Laub Coser Sociologist; vice-president of the American Sociological Association; president of the Eastern Sociological Society; contribution to medical sociology, role theory, and sociology of the family Professor Emeritus of Sociology[9]
Joanne Davila Clinical Psychologist Professor, Department of Psychology [10]
Simon Donaldson Mathematician, Fields Medallist (1986), Shaw Prize recipient (2009), Breakthrough Prize laureate (2014) Permanent member, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics[11]
Lawrence Dutton Violist, Emerson String Quartet, 1977–present Artist in Residence, Music Department at the Staller Center[12]
Thomas Flanagan Writer, National Book Critics Circle Award winner (1979) Professor, Department of English (1978–1996)
Douglas J. Futuyma Evolutionary biologist, member of the United States National Academy of Sciences Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution
John Gagnon Sociologist, Pioneer in the field of human sexuality Professor, Department of Sociology (1968-1998) [13]
Richard J. Gambino Materials science; recipient of the National Medal of Technology, 1995; helped invent magnetic materials used for erasable optical data storage Professor of Materials Science and engineering
H. Bentley Glass Geneticist
James Glimm Mathematician; president of the American Mathematical Society; member of the United States National Academy of Sciences; recipient of the National Medal of Science Former chairman, Department of Applied Mathematics
Mark Granovetter Sociologist, the author of "The Strength of Weak Ties." Associate to Full Professor of Sociology in 1977–1992
George W. Hart Artist Professor of Computer Science
Robert Harvey Literary theorist, philosopher Distinguished University Professor
Benjamin Hsiao Materials scientist, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the American Chemical Society, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Chief Research Officer and Vice-President for Research (2012– )
Don Ihde Philosopher of science Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy
Masayori Inouye Researcher in antisense RNA Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology[14]
Jukka Jernvall Research in mammalian dentition Research Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology[15]
Lowell E. Jones Co-creator of the Farrell–Jones conjecture Professor
Allan Kaprow Developer of Happenings Department of Fine Arts, 1961–1968; Professor
Alfred Kazin Writer, literary critic, and winner of the first Truman Capote Lifetime Achievement Award in Literary Criticism Distinguished Professor, Department of English (1963–?)
Michael Kimmel Sociologist Professor in the Department of Social Sciences
Lee Koppelman Executive director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board Director of Stony Brook University's Center for Regional Policy Studies
Ron Kovic Writer, anti-war activist, author of Born on the Fourth of July Writer-in-residence (1983)
Donald Kuspit Art critic
Paul Lauterbur Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 for work in developing magnetic resonance imaging[16] Professor, Department of Chemistry and Radiology (1969-1985)
Richard Leakey Paleontologist and conservationist Visiting Professor of Anthropology
Benjamin Whisoh Lee Theoretical Physicist, head of theoretical research group at Fermilab who was influential in the development of standard model Professor of Physics
Daniel Levy Sociologist Professor in the Department of Sociology
John Marburger III Physicist; director of Brookhaven National Laboratory; Science advisor to former President George W. Bush University President (1980–1994)
Dusa McDuff Mathematician, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1994
Lynne Meadow Theatrical director of the Manhattan Theatre Club
Emil Wolfgang Menzel, Jr. Communication and cognition of chimpanzees Professor of psychology
John Milnor Mathematician; Fields Medal winner (1962); Abel Prize laureate (2011); member of US National Academy of Sciences; recipient of the National Medal of Science; Wolf Prize laureate; three-time winner of the AMS Steele Prize in mathematics Director, Institute for Mathematical Sciences at Stony Brook[17]
Joseph S. B. Mitchell Computer scientist; mathematician; Gödel Prize(2010); ACM Fellow Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Research Professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University.[18]
Homer A. Neal Particle physicist Provost (1981–1986)[19]
Patrice Nganang Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Andrew J. Nicholson Indologist, scholar of Hinduism Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies[20]
Mel Pekarsky Artist Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor, Department of Art
Massimo Pigliucci Author, evolutionary biologist Former professor of ecology and evolution
Philip Roth Author Visiting lecturer (1967–68)
Jim Simons Recipient of the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry; member of the US National Academy of Sciences; founder of Renaissance Technologies; philanthropist; benefactor of Stony Brook and other universities Former chairman, Department of Mathematics
Louis Simpson Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of English
Dennis Sullivan Mathematician; recipient of the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry, the Prix Élie Cartan of the French Academy of Sciences, the King Faisal International Prize for Science, the National Medal of Science, the AMS Steele Prize, the Balzan Prize and the Wolf Prize
Esther Takeuchi Chemist Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
George C. Williams (biologist) Author, evolutionary biologist professor of biology
Eckard Wimmer Distinguished Professor[21]
Patricia Wright Primatologist, physical anthropologist Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Anthropology, and director, Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments[22]
Chen Ning Yang Nobel Prize in Physics, 1957, shared with Tsung-Dao Lee for work on weak nuclear forces and parity Professor (1965–1999)[23]
Shing-Tung Yau Fields Medal-winning mathematician (1982) Assistant professor (1972–1974)
Marci Lobel Health psychologist, known for her research on women’s reproductive health. Professor of Psychology,[24] Senior researcher and director of the Stress and Reproduction (STAR) Lab[25]

Notable alumni

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Name Known for Relationship to Stony Brook
Chris Algieri Professional boxer, former WBO junior welterweight title holder B.S., Health Care Science
Craig Allen WCBS-TV and WCBS-AM meteorologist B.S., Meteorology
Scott Amron Conceptual artist and electrical engineer B.E., Electrical Engineering
Michael R. Anastasio Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory M.A., Ph.D., Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Kenneth Andrews Sociologist Ph.D., 1997
Babette Babich Philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University B.A., 1980
Kim Barnes Arico Current head women's basketball coach at the University of Michigan Attended and played basketball in 1988–89 (transferred to Montclair State University)
Joy Behar Comedian, TV personality, talk show host M.A., English Education
Heather A. Berlin Neuroscientist, science communicator, TV show host B.S., Psychology, Fine Art, Pre-Med
Mark Bridges Costume designer B.A., Theater Arts, 1983
Peter Bucknell Classical violist D.M.
Dan Clawson Sociologist and labor activist Ph.D., Sociology, 1978
Dipankar Chatterji Molecular biologist, recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Post-doctoral studies, 1979
Tony Ciccone film editor, actor B.A., Theater Arts, 1982
Errol Cockfield Jr. Press secretary to the Governor of New York B.A., English, 1994
Daniel Corbett BBC Weather forecaster B.S., Meteorology
Eric Corley radio show host and publisher of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly magazine
Steve Cuozzo New York Post writer/editor B.A., English, 1971
Jane Delgado President and CEO of National Alliance for Hispanic Health Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 1981
Glenn Dubin Billionaire, Co-founder and CEO of Highbridge Capital Management B.A., Economics, 1978
Diane Farr Author and actress, best known as Megan on NUMB3RS on CBS B.A., 1995
Gene Carl Feldman Oceanographer NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Ph.D., 1985
Mitchell B. Fox Group President of Conde Nast Publications B.S., Political Science
Robert Gallucci Former ambassador and served as dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University B.A., 1967
Steven K. Galson Acting Surgeon General of the United States, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health [26] B.A., Biology, 1978 [27]
David Gelernter Professor at Yale University Ph.D., Computer Science
Christine Goerke Opera singer B.A.
Ned Goldreyer Television writer B.A.
Stuart Goldstein Squash player
Edward Guiliano President of New York Institute of Technology Ph.D.
Jai Gulati Businessman, CEO of Systel B.A., 2002
Vi Hart Mathematician
John L. Hennessy Former president of Stanford University and 2017 Turing Award recipient M.A., Ph.D., Computer Science
Scott Higham Investigative journalist for The Washington Post and winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize
Mitch Horowitz PEN Award-winning historian and former vice-president, Penguin Random House[28][29] B.A, 1988[30]
Hao Huang Concert pianist and professor at Scripps College D.M.A. in piano performance
Jainendra K. Jain Erwin W. Mueller Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University Ph.D., 1985
Suzanne Bennett Johnson Former president of the American Psychological Association Ph.D., 1974
Chanda Jog Astrophysicist at the Indian Institute of Science Ph.D., 1982[31]
Jeffrey Owen Katz Scientist, astronomer, mathematician
Perry Kivolowitz Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement winner B.S. 1981, Computer Science
Adam Klein Opera singer B.A.
Joseph E. LeDoux Neuroscientist Ph.D., 1977
Kevin Kwan Loucks International concert pianist, founder and artistic director of Chamber Music OC, member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste D.M.A. in piano performance
Nick Mamatas Author B.A., 1992
Doug McAdam Sociologist Ph.D., 1979
Kathleen M. McGarry Economist at the University of California, Los Angeles B.A., 1986; Ph.D., 1992
Fulvio Melia Author, physicist, and astrophysicist at the University of Arizona M.S., 1980
Steffen Mueller Microbiologist Ph.D., 2002
Sunil Mukhi Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy and a recipient of the S.S. Bhatnagar Award for Physical Sciences Ph.D., Theoretical Physics
Horațiu Năstase Physicist Ph.D., 2000
Momina Mustehsan Singer, Song-Writer and Social Activist B.S., Biomedical engineering and Applied Mathematics
Joe Nathan Major league pitcher, mainly for the Minnesota Twins B.S., Business management, 1997
James S. Olson Historian Ph.D.
Jon Oringer Billionaire, Founder and CEO of Shutterstock B.S., Computer Science 1997, B.S., Mathematics 1997
Sandy Pearlman Rock music promoter B.A., 1965, 1966
Hanspeter Pfister Computer scientist Ph.D., 1996
Nan Phinney Accelerator physicist at Stanford Linear Collider[32] Ph.D., 1972
Walter W. Powell Sociologist Ph.D., 1978
Joshua Prager Director of Center for Rehabilitation of Pain Syndromes at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; president of North American Neuromodulation Society M.D., M.S., B.S. 1972 Stony Brook's SAB Concert Chairman
Jef Raskin Author, and co-creator of the Macintosh computer[33] at Apple Computer, Inc. B.S., 1964; B.A., 1965
Dominick Reyes Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC B.S., Information Systems, 2013
Burton Rocks Writer, sports agent at C.L. Rocks Corporation B.A. History, 1994 (Magna Cum Laude)
Alia Sabur World's youngest college professor (age 18), B.S. at age 14 B.S. 2003 Applied Mathematics summa cum laude[34]
Howard Saltz As editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2013 B.A. 1983
Laura Schlessinger Commentator, host of the Dr. Laura radio call-in show B.S., 1968
Randall L. Schweller Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University B.A., 1984[35]
Andrew Sega Musician and software engineer B.S., Computer Science / Philosophy
Ashoke Sen Distinguished Professor at Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad. Winner of Fundamental Physics Prize Ph.D., Theoretical Physics
Abraham Silberschatz Professor and Chair of the Computer Science department at Yale University
Petar Rakovic Professional soccer player
Isabel Soveral Composer
Jason Stanley Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University B.A., 1990
Michael Stebbins Geneticist Ph.D.
Henry Swieca Billionaire, Co-founder and former CIO of Highbridge Capital Management B.A., 1979
Michelle Tokarczyk Author, poet, and professor of English at Goucher College Ph.D., 1986
Douglas Vakoch President of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence), astrobiologist Ph.D., Psychology, 1996[36]
Susan R. Wessler Molecular biologist and geneticist B.A., 1974
Guoliang Yu Powell Chair in Mathematics at Texas A&M University Ph.D., 1991
Santanu Chaudhuri Researcher and director of Manufacturing Science and engineering, Argonne National Laboratory Ph.D., Computational and Materials Chemistry
Sumathi Rao Professor of Physics at Harish-Chandra Research Institute PhD Physics 1983
Robert J. Frey Research Professor at Stony Brook University, former MD of Renaissance Technologies B.S., 1980; Ph.D., 1986., Applied Mathematics
Richard Gelfond CEO of IMAX Corporation B.A., 1976
Gary Beauvoir Pilot B.A., 2020


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