List of Stony Brook University people

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

University presidents

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

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]
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[8]
Simon Donaldson	Mathematician, Fields Medallist (1986), Shaw Prize recipient (2009), Breakthrough Prize laureate (2014)	Permanent member, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics[9]
Lawrence Dutton	Violist, Emerson String Quartet, 1977–present	Artist in Residence, Music Department at the Staller Center[10]
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) [11]
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[12]
Jukka Jernvall	Research in mammalian dentition	Research Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology[13]
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[14]	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 list (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[15]
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.[16]
Homer A. Neal	Particle physicist	Provost (1981–1986)[17]
Patrice Nganang		Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Andrew J. Nicholson	Indologist, scholar of Hinduism	Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies[18]
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[19]
Patricia Wright	Primatologist, physical anthropologist	Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Anthropology, and Director, Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments[20]
Chen Ning Yang	Nobel Prize in Physics, 1957, shared with Tsung-Dao Lee for work on weak nuclear forces and parity	Professor (1965–1999)[21]
Shing-Tung Yau	Fields Medal-winning mathematician (1982)	Assistant professor (1972–1974)

Notable alumni

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
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
Dylan Curry	Contestant on season 1 of Love Island
Jane Delgado	President and CEO of National Alliance for Hispanic Health	Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 1981
Glenn Dubin	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 [22]	B.A., Biology, 1978 [23]
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
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[24]
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	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
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[25] 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[26]
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[27]
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	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[28]
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

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External links

• Stony Brook University – Official website