SUNY Research in the News

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