Faculty Research Groups

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic chemistry research at Stony Brook covers synthetic and physical organic chemistry, organometallics, catalysis, bioorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and materials chemistry. Our wide range of research projects includes development of new and efficient synthetic methods, including organometallic reagents, catalysts; syntheses of natural and unnatural compounds of special interest in medicinal chemistry or materials chemistry; elucidation of enzyme reaction mechanisms, protein-protein, structure-activity relationship of pharmaceutical agents such as anticancer agents, various enzyme inhibitors, and receptor antagonists; preparation of organic solids with designed supramolecular geometry; and the use of organic models to explore polymer structures and properties.

Underpinning it all is a strong commitment to organic synthesis, which is what gives organic chemistry its unique power as a creative science.

	Elizabeth Boon Assistant Professor. Fundamentals and applications in biological sensing. Prokaryotic nitric oxide biology. Fundamentals and applications of the H-NOX family. Peptide and protein engineering for novel sensing applications.
	Clare Grey Professor. Materials chemistry; solid-state NMR spectroscopy; environmental chemistry, batteries, fuel cells, gas sorption and catalysis
	Peter Khalifah Assistant Professor. Materials chemistry; designing functionality into crystalline solids using elemental substitution and structural control to fine-tune the energy levels of bulk materials.
	Stephen Koch Professor. Inorganic, bioinorganic, and solid-state chemistry.
	Joseph Lauher Professor . Structural chemistry and X-ray crystallography, supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering, hydrogen bonding, topochemical polymerizations, conjugated polymers. molecular graphics.
	Andreas Mayr Professor. Synthesis, reactivity, and physical properties of transition metal compounds; metal-carbon multiple bonds; molecular materials.
	John Parise Professor. Crystallography; mineral physics.
	Stanislaus S. Wong Professor. Synthesis and characterization of chemically functionalized nanomaterials (including carbon nanotubes and quantum dots) and one-dimensional nanostructures. Physical, chemical, and biological applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Biophysical chemistry. Surface chemistry and reactivity. Optical spectroscopy. Probe and electron microscopies.