SUNY Research in the News

Governor Kathy Hochol announced that components of the world's most advanced semiconductor equipment arrived at the Albany NanoTech Complex operated by NY Creates. The Research Foundation provides NY Creates administrative support and infrastructure that enables staffing, benefits, payroll, and purchasing for sponsored research, industry programs, and agency activities. Read more: Governor Hochul Announces the World’s Most Advanced Equipment for Semiconductor Chip Design Begins to Arrive at NY Creates’ Albany NanoTech Complex.

A team of researchers from SUNY's Stony Brook University published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on a rare tick-borne infection called the Bourbon virus. One of the researchers, Charles Kyriakos Vorkas, is the principal investigator on three ongoing sponsored projects and one completed project, and a collaborator on two ongoing sponsored projects, managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Study: Lone Star Tick Is Bringing Another Infection Concern and Bourbon Virus in Lone Star Ticks.

Associate Professor Courtney Wigdahl-Perry from SUNY Fredonia presented updates on her research at Chautauqua Lake. Dr. Wigdahl-Perry was the principal investigator on three completed projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Faculty Member Presents On Chautauqua Lake Research.

Melissa Mendoza-Seale, an alumna of SUNY's Binghamton University, is applying skills from her research experiences in school to improving medical devices in the private sector. At Binghamton, her research under Professor Gretchen Mahler focused on modeling calcific aortic valve disease. Dr. Mahler is the principal investigator on two ongoing sponsored projects and five completed projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Biomedical Engineering Alumna Is Making Medical Devices Safer.

Chris Gilbert, a PhD student at SUNY's University at Albany, was named a Fulbright Student Scholar. The Research Foundation looks forward to supporting his future sponsored research and technology. Read more: Atmospheric Science Student Earns Fulbright to Study Hydrometeorology in Italy.

Seven faculty members and several Research Foundation for SUNY-affiliated centers and offices at SUNY's Binghamton University supported a camp for middle- and high-school students focused on microelectronics. Four of the faculty are principal investigators on two ongoing sponsored projects and 11 completed projects, and collaborators on two ongoing sponsored projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. The Research Foundation provides staffing services to the offices and centers supporting the camp. Read more: Microelectronics Camp Introduces Students To Key Industry.

16-year-old Evan Buhain is working with Associate Professor Jennifer Gilbert Jenkins at SUNY Morrisville on an independent high school research project. Dr. Gilbert-Jenkins was a principal investigator on four completed sponsored projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: High School Student’s Search For Answers Brings Him To SUNY Morrisville Research Lab.

New York Sea Grant awarded seven grants to researchers from SUNY Oswego, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and SUNY's Stony Brook University. The Research Foundation for SUNY provides staffing services to New York Sea Grant and administers and manages grants to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: Four SoMAS Research Projects Receive Funding from New York Sea Grant and SUNY Oswego Leads Lake Ontario Fisheries Study In $1.5M Sea Grant Research Suite.

Associate Professor Guy German from SUNY's Binghamton University explains why a new FDA-approved sunscreen works. Dr. German was the principal investigator on four completed sponsored projects and a collaborator on one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: A New Sunscreen Ingredient Was Finally Approved In The U.S.—Binghamton Skin Scientist Explains Why It’s Effective and First New US Sunscreen Ingredient Since 1999 Approved By FDA – A Skin Scientist Explains How Bemotrizinol Works.

The Community Health Equity Research Institute at SUNY's University at Buffalo is funding community projects and pilot studies to address social issues impacting health. The Research Foundation for SUNY manages a $3.6M National Institutes of Health grant supporting these projects and ensures compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: To Improve Health Equity On The East Side, More Than $600,000 Has Been Awarded To Community Groups, Researchers and Over $600K Awarded to Advance East Side Health Equity.

Read more about the new world-class SUNY discoveries that are available for licensing. The Research Foundation offers numerous pathways to translate SUNY innovation into economic development opportunities.

• Three mutations that could be used as biomarkers for patient's drug responses or for tumor therapeutic targets.
• With a clear and growing unmet need, a novel mechanism of action, and demonstrated in vitro superiority over current standard-of-care agents, these novel boron-based antifungal agents represent a compelling early-stage opportunity with significant commercial and public health relevance.

Billionaire philanthropist Lauren Sánchez Bezos wants to change what your clothes are made of and help offset fashion’s materials problem by investing in research at the SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology. The Research Foundation for SUNY manages research grants and ensures compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: Lauren Sánchez Bezos put $34 million behind reinventing what clothes are made of—and stirred a debate about Amazon.

The American chestnut tree was a dominant and iconic species in many Appalachian forests until it was devastated by an introduced fungus from Asia called chestnut blight. Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are working on a solution. The Research Foundation for SUNY manages research grants and ensures compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory.

Seniors at SUNY Polytechnic Institute completed a study of the effects of banning cell phones in schools. Postdoctoral Research Dr. Winnie Mkandawire was the study's data analyst. Postdoctoral researchers receive employee appointments with The Research Foundation for SUNY to conduct advanced research and provide training in a field of expertise after earning a PhD or MD. Read more: SUNY Poly Students Conduct Real World Research on New York's Cellphone Ban in Local High School.

Assistant Professor Jian Zhou and Distinguished Professor Ronald Miles from SUNY's Binghamton University, in collaboration with a researcher at the University of Southern California, received a five-year, $1.84M grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop an ear probe that will detect otoacoustic emissions. The probe will increase understanding of how the ear works and enable more effective detection of hearing loss. Read more: New Ear Probe to Detect Hearing Issues is Based on How Spiders ‘Hear’ Through Their Webs.

WSYR TV Syracuse quoted Assistant Professor Andrew Vander Yacht from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in a story about poor air quality from the Canadian fires. Dr. Yacht is the principal investigator on two ongoing sponsored projects, a collaborator on two ongoing projects, and a collaborator on two completed projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Ecologist Says Central New York May Deal With Canadian Wildfire Smoke Throughout the Summer.

Bloomberg quoted Associate Professor Samantha Penta from SUNY's University at Albany in a story about the impact of reduced federal resources for emergency preparedness. Dr. Penta was a collaborator on one completed sponsored project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Overlapping Disasters Challenge US Amid Trump Cuts.

29 faculty members and staff from SUNY's Stony Brook University received Chancellor's Awards for Excellence. 10 of them are principal investigators on 41 ongoing sponsored projects, 89 completed projects, and collaborators on one ongoing project and one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: 29 Stony Brook University Faculty and Staff Earn SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at SUNY's Binghamton University is looking back on its accomplishments from the last academic year. Their research accomplishments include multiple sponsored projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY, as well as technology-to-market efforts that benefit from the numerous pathways the foundation offers to translate SUNY innovation into economic development opportunities. Read more: Mechanical Engineering Department Celebrates 2025-26 Accomplishments.

The Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at SUNY's University at Buffalo is hosting the 2026 Teaching Black History Conference. The center's research group seeks grants and develops research projects. When research-related funding is awarded to SUNY or SUNY faculty members, the Research Foundation administers and manages those funds to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: UB to Host 5th Annual Teaching Black History Conference.

Kuang-Ching “KC” Wang joined SUNY's Binghamton University as the Director of the School of Computer last fall. At Clemson, he directed more than $100M in sponsored research. He is currently the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: The Connector: New School of Computing Director Brings Deep Experience with Sensors, Networking.

PBS News quoted Distinguished Professor Sanjay Sethi from SUNY's University at Buffalo in a story about protecting yourself from poor air quality. Dr. Sethi is the principal investigator on four ongoing sponsored projects, a collaborator on one ongoing project, a principal investigator on 11 completed projects, and a collaborator on five completed projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: UB In The News What To Know About Bad Air Caused By Wildfires And How To Protect Yourself.

Summer Research Fellow Smit Patel at SUNY's Binghamton University is working with Assistant Professor John Fetse on the development of ways to deliver treatments directly to the brain. Fellowships are non-employment appointments with The Research Foundation for SUNY that receive non-wage payments in support of academic study or research. Read more: Summer Research Fellow Explores Next-Generation Brain Drug Delivery.

USA Today included comments by Associate Professor Holly Buck from SUNY's University at Buffalo in a story about El Niño events. Dr. Buck is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project and one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Could We Stop El Niño By Brightening Clouds? New Study Explores How.

New York Sea Grant awarded seven grants to researchers from SUNY's Stony Brook University, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and SUNY Oswego. The Research Foundation for SUNY provides human resource services to New York Sea Grant and will administer and manage these grants to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: Four SoMAS Research Projects Receive Funding from New York Sea Grant.

SUNY's University at Buffalo named Professor Uttam Singiseti as director of its Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies. The Research Foundation for SUNY administers research grants at the center to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Dr. Singisetti is the principal investigator on five ongoing sponsored projects and 10 completed projects and a collaborator on one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies Names New Director.

SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry created an Advanced Certificate in Indigenous Peoples and the Environment graduate program. Assistant Professor Madeline Nyblade, one of the program's advisors, is the principal investigator on three ongoing sponsored projects, a collaborator on two ongoing projects, and a collaborator on one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Another advisor, Associate Professor Jean Kayira, is the principal investigator on one ongoing project. Read more: SUNY ESF Introduces Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Peoples and the Environment.

Paul Kelly, NY Creates Chief Operating Officer and Alex Oscilowski, former President of the Tokyo Electron US (TEL) Technology Center of America at the Albany NanoTech Complex, created a podcast discussing TEL's success and how it was enabled by the complex. The Research Foundation provides NY Creates administrative support and infrastructure that enables staffing, benefits, payroll, and purchasing for sponsored research, industry programs, and agency activities. Watch more: Now Streaming: NY Creates NanoChat – Episode 9!

Three researchers from SUNY's University at Buffalo, working with a researcher from Cornell University, published a study in Biodiversity and Conservation on the impacts on air quality on bird species. One of the authors, Dr. Adam M. Wilson, is the principal investigator on two ongoing sponsored projects and two completed projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Linked to Fewer Bird Sightings in New York State.

President Andrea Goldsmith from SUNY's Stony Brook University and Eden Figueroa, Director of Stony Brook's Quantum Institute and a joint appointee with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), explored quantum networking at the latest Southampton Dialogues. Dr. Goldsmith serves on the Board of Directors of The Research Foundation for SUNY. Dr. Figueroa is the principal investigator on four ongoing sponsored projects and 11 completed projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) manages and operates BNL on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf of Stony Brook University. Read more: Southampton Dialogues Event Explores How Quantum Networking Could Shape the Future.

Three researchers from SUNY's University at Buffalo published findings from a study in Sociological Focus on the impacts of school choice on segregation. Dr. Himelberg was a collaborator on one completed sponsored project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Dr. Gabriel is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project and one completed project, and a collaborator on one completed project. Dr. Poulin was the principal investigator on one completed sponsored project. Read more: Study Shows How School Choice May Sustain Income Segregation in U.S. Classrooms.

The American Society of Civil Engineers Long Island Branch recognized Professor Rigoberto Burgueño from SUNY's Stony Brook University as the Educator of the Year. Dr. Burgueno is the principal investigator on two ongoing sponsored projects and one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Rigoberto Burgueño Named ASCE Long Island’s Educator of the Year.

The Program Evaluation Center appointed Fox Birdtail, a senior at SUNY Fredonia, as a Student Research Intern for the summer. He will support a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center - Improvement and Advancement Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Research Foundation for SUNY manages the grant and provides human resource services for the center. Read more: Senior Named as Intern at Program Evaluation Center.

Four researchers from SUNY's Stony Brook University published a study in the Journal of Applied Physicsbased on their work at the onsemi Research Center for Wide Bandgap Materials. The center's director, Dr. Dudley, is the principal investigator on four ongoing sponsored projects and 24 completed projects managed by The Research Foundation SUNY. Dr. Raghothamachar is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project and three completed projects, and Dr. Gersappe is the principal investigator on four ongoing sponsored projects, 25 completed projects, and a collaborator on one completed project. The Research Foundation SUNY administers and manages sponsored programs at the center to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: Stony Brook Researchers at onsemi Research Center for Wide Bandgap Materials Pave Way For Next-Generation Semiconductors.

Nathanan Tantivasadakarn from SUNY's Stony Brook University, working with colleagues from Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and Quantinuum, published a study in Nature on a new approach to quantum computing. Although this study was supported by grants to Harvard University and the University of Chicago, The Research Foundation for SUNY looks forward to supporting his future research. Read more: Braided, Exotic Particles Could Build Reliable, Universal Quantum Computers.

PhD student Sydney Robinson from SUNY's Stony Brook University is conducting research to understand communication barriers and effective messaging in Queens, New York. She credits her advisor, Christine Gilbert, with supporting her academic success. Dr. Gilbert is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project and one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: SoMAS Grad Student Ponders the Intersection of Climate and Communications.

NY Creates posted that ASML's High Numerical Aperture Extreme Ultraviolet system will soon arrive at their NanoFab Reflection facility. The Research Foundation for SUNY provides administrative support and infrastructure that allows for staffing, benefits, payroll, and purchasing to conduct sponsored research, industry programs, and agency activity at NY Creates. Watch more: Driving Semiconductor Innovation at the Leading Edge: NanoFab Reflection.

Alecia Lashier, an alumna of SUNY's Binghamton University, reflects on her internship with Innovation Associates through the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) program. Since 1994, SPIR programs at SUNY's University at Albany, Binghamton University, University at Buffalo, and Stony Brook University have helped create and retain jobs and solve technological problems. The Research Foundation for SUNY offers numerous pathways to translate SUNY innovation into economic development opportunities. Read more: From Intern to Vice President: Alumna’s Career Blossomed at Pharmacy Automation Company.

Read more about the new world-class SUNY discoveries that are available for licensing. The Research Foundation offers numerous pathways to translate SUNY innovation into economic development opportunities.

• This technology is a quantum camera system employing unpredictable activation to capture and provide credible evidence of non-human intelligence (NHI) activities.

The National Science Foundation awarded Early CAREER Awards to four faculty members at SUNY's Stony Brook University for their potential to serve as academic role models in research and to lead advances in research. The Research Foundation for SUNY will administer and manage these grants to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more:

• Assistant Professor Qingyun Li, Department of Geosciences
• Assistant Professor Yifan Zhou, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Assistant Professor Jeffrey M. Lipshultz, Department of Chemistry
• Assistant Professor Quinton J. Bruch, Department of Chemistry

Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation selected SUNY's University at Albany as one of two recipients of the first New York Global Entrepreneurs Program. The award will expand the Research and Innovators Startup Exchange in the UAlbany Innovation Center. The Research Foundation for SUNY supports numerous pathways to translate SUNY innovation into economic development opportunities. Read more: UAlbany Named Inaugural Recipient of New York Global Entrepreneurs Grant.

Reuters quoted Professor Siwei Lyu from SUNY's University at Buffalo in an analysis of the shortfalls of AI image detection. Dr. Lyu is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project and six completed projects, and a collaborator on one completed project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Meta AI Image Detector Fails to Identify Some of Its Own Cropped AI Images.

SUNY named Professor Apostolos Tassiopoulos from Stony Brook University a Distinguished Service Professor, SUNY's highest faculty distinction. Dr. Tassiopoulos is the principal investigator on eight ongoing sponsored projects and a collaborator on one ongoing project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. He was also the principal investigator on 16 completed projects. Read more: Surgery Chair Apostolos Tassiopoulos Honored as Department’s First Distinguished Service Professor.

Two researchers from SUNY's Binghamton University, working with colleagues from the University of Alabama, published a study in Neurobiology of Aging on sleep quality. Although this study was supported by a National Institutes of Health grant to the University of Alabama, The Research Foundation for SUNY looks forward to supporting their future research. Read more: Study: Poor-quality Sleep Involves Different Parts of the Brain, Depending on Age.

Daniel M. Holstein from SUNY's Stony Brook University, working with colleagues from Mote Marine Laboratory, the University of Miami, and the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, published a study in Scientific Reports. Dr. Holstein is the principal investigator on two ongoing sponsored projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Naturally Immune Corals Offer a Solution to Reef Devastation.

The National Institutes of Health extended its funding of SUNY's University at Buffalo Research Training on Alcohol Etiology and Treatment program. The Research Foundation for SUNY will continue to administer and manage the grant to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: NIH Funds Longstanding Alcohol Research Training Program for 5 More Years.

The Office of Health Equity and Climate Medicine Research at SUNY's Stony Brook University is partnering with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services on a community nature walk. Postdoctoral researchers at the Office of Health Equity and Climate Medicine Research receive employee appointments with The Research Foundation for SUNY to conduct advanced research and provide training in a field of expertise after earning a PhD or MD. Read more: Tick Safety and Local Conservation on the Agenda at Nature Walk Series.

SUNY's University at Buffalo is leading two National Science Foundation awards, totaling $950K, for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing workforce training programs. The Research Foundation for SUNY administers and manages both grants to ensure compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: UB Trains Future AI, Cybersecurity and Advanced Manufacturing Workforce.

Nathan St. Louis, Mitch Timerman, and Matthew Gattus from SUNY Canton placed 4th in the Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation (FIERF) annual competition. SUNY Canton's Forging Club was built following a $5K grant from FIERF in 2025, a sponsored project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Read more: Forged in Canton: Collegiate Smiths Hammer Out 4th Place Axe in National Competition.

Seven researchers from SUNY's University at Buffalo and two from SUNY's Binghamton University joined colleagues from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in publishing the results of a study in Science. The study used visible light to build complex molecules, aiding future drug discovery efforts. Dr. Hirschi (Binghamton) is the principal investigator on two ongoing sponsored projects and a collaborator on one project managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. Dr. Musacchio (Buffalo) is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project. Read more: Blue lights and Textbook Chemistry Could Help Create Complex Drugs in Fewer Steps.

Since 2016, researchers from SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry have partnered with Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to study fisher populations across the state. The Research Foundation for SUNY supports research by ensuring compliance with university, sponsor, and government policies and procedures. Read more: Fisher and Marten Trapping Seasons Expanded in Upstate NY.

The Office of Global Health Initiatives at SUNY's University at Buffalo hosted the New American Health Summit: Mental Health and Refugee Resilience. The Director, Lina Mu, who opened the event, is the principal investigator on one ongoing sponsored project and a collaborator on three ongoing sponsored projects managed by The Research Foundation for SUNY. She was also the principal investigator of three completed projects and a collaborator on one. Read more: Annual Summit Examines Resilience of Refugees and Their Care Providers