Faculty (by position)
This page lists faculty members grouped by their position. To see a grouping by research area, click here. To see an alphabetical list, click here.
- Adjunct/Affiliated Professors

David Asner
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 703

Sergey Belomestnykh
Adjunct Professor Office: Physics A-139B, Phone: (630) 840-5015
sergey.belomestnykh@stonybrook.edu
Accelerator Physics 
Ilan Ben-Zvi
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, C-AD, MS-911B
accelerator physics 
Maria Chamizo-Llatas
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 703
Particle Physics 
Hucheng Chen
Adjunct Professor Phone: (631) 344-3468
Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics 

Matthew Dawber
Adjunct Professor Office: Physics B-104, Phone: (631)-632-4978
Condensed Matter experimental 
Sally Dawson
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Phone: (631) 344-3854
Theoretical physics, collider phenomenology 
Dmitri Denisov
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg. 703
HEP 
Mikhael Fedurin
Adjunct Associate Professor Office: BNL, Phone: (631) 344-4381
Accelerator Physics 
Andrei Fluerasu
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory
andrei.fluerasu@stonybrook.edu
Condensed Matter Physics 
Jiangyong Jia
Adjunct Professor Office: Chemistry, Phone: (631) 632-7905/
Experimental Nuclear Physics 

Christopher Johnson
Affiliated Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Office: 521 Chemistry, Phone: (631)-632-7577




Lilianne Mujica-Parodi
Adjunct Professor Office: Bioengineering, Phone: (631) 371-4413
Philosophy (Mathematical Logic, Foundations of Physics) 
Rachid Nouicer
Adjunct Professor Phone: (631) 344-8433
Nuclear Physics 
Peter Petreczky
Research Professor Office: Physics B-132
Nuclear Theory 
Yuri Polyakov
Research Professor Office: Physics B-132, Phone: (631)-632-8209
Physics of Semiconductors 

Bjoern Schenke
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Bldg 555, Rm 126
high energy nuclear theory 
Anze Slosar
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Astrophysics 
Alexei Tkachenko
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Phone: (631) 344-2130
Theoretical Condensed Matter 


Jin Wang
Affiliated Professor in Physics and Professor in Chemistry Office: Physics B-103/Chemistry 104
biological physics 
Michael Wilking
Adjunct Professor Office: Physics D-106, Phone: (631)-632-8087


Yimei Zhu
Adjunct Professor Office: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Condensed Matter - Assistant Professors

Hannah Arnold
Assistant Professor Office: Physics D-137, Phone: (631)-632-8099
High Energy Physics 
Simon Birrer
Assistant Professor Office: ESS 457-A, Phone: (631)-632-8606
Astrophysics 

Valerio Dao
Assistant Professor Office: Physics D-106, Phone: (631)-632-8087
Particle Physics 

Aishwarya Kumar
Assistant Professor Office: Physics A-103, Phone: (631)-632-4069
aishwarya.kumar@stonybrook.edu
Quantum Computation 

Vivian Miranda
Assistant Professor Office: Math 6104
Astrophysics 

Ciro Riccio
Assistant Professor Phone: (631)-632-8104
Particle Physics 
Felix Ringer
Assistant Professor Office: Physics C-137, Phone: (631)-632-8125

Nathanan Tantivasadakarn
Assistant Professor Phone: (631)-632-7975
- Associate Professors

Thomas Allison
Associate Professor Office: Physics S-169, Phone: (631)-632-7767
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Experiment 
Jan Bernauer
Associate Professor Office: Physics C 105, Phone: (631)-632-8113
Nuclear Experiment 
Jennifer Cano
Associate Professor Office: Physics B 103, Phone: (631)-632-8091
Condensed Matter Theory 
Cyrus Dreyer
Associate Professor Office: Physics B 104, Phone: (631)-632-8132
Condensed Matter Theory 
Will Farr
Associate Professor Office: ESS 457 B, Phone: (631)-632-5732
Physics 
Erlend Graf
Associate Professor Office: Physics B-101, Phone: (631)-632-8173
Education 
Joanna Kiryluk
Associate Professor Office: C-109, Phone: (631)-632-7734
Nuclear and Heavy Ion Physics - Nucleon spin and neutrino physics 
Clark McGrew
Associate Professor Office: Physics D-134, Phone: (631)-632-8299
experimental high energy physics 
Sergey Syritsyn
Associate Professor Office: Physics C-140, Phone: (631)-632-8128
sergey.syritsyn@stonybrook.edu
Nuclear Theory 
Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi
Associate Professor Office: D-101, Phone: (631)-632-7023
navid.vafaei-najafabadi@stonybrook.edu
Accelerator Physics 
Anja von der Linden
Associate Professor Office: ESS 453, Phone: (631)-632-8226
anja.vonderlinden@stonybrook.edu
Astrophysics - Distinguished Professors

Barry Barish
President's Distinguished Endowed Chair Office: Physics D-144

Abhay Deshpande
Distinguished Professor Office: Physics C-102, Phone: (631)-632-8109/(631) 344-8783
abhay.deshpande@stonybrook.edu
Nucleon spin and heavy ion physics 
Ken A. Dill
Distinguished Professor Office: Laufer Center 117, Phone: (631)-632-5401
Biological and statistical physics 
Axel Drees
Distinguished Professor Office: Physics C-105/P-101, Phone: (631)-632-8114/(631)-632-4366/(631)-632-8067
Heavy ion physics 
Paul Grannis
Research Professor Office: Physics D-142, Phone: (631)-632-8088/(631)-632-8095
Experimental high-energy physics 
Thomas Hemmick
Distinguished Teaching Professor Office: Physics C-107/S-200, Phone: (631)-632-8111/(631)-632-8150
Experimental relativistic heavy ion physics 
Chang Jung
Distinguished Professor Office: Physics D-141, Phone: (631)-632-8108
Experimental high-energy physics 
Dmitri Kharzeev
Distinguished Professor Office: C-142A, Phone: (631)-632-8118/(631) 344-7231
dmitri.kharzeev@stonybrook.edu
Theoretical Particle and Nuclear Physics 
James Lattimer
Distinguished Professor Office: ESS 449, Phone: (631)-632-8227
Astrophysics 
Barry McCoy
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Office: Physics D-145, Phone: (631)-632-7984
Statistical mechanics 
Harold Metcalf
Distinguished Teaching Professor Office: Physics S-225/S-145, Phone: (631)-632-8185/(631)-632-8184
Atomic physics; level crossing techniques 
Laszlo Mihaly
Distinguished Service Professor Office: Physics B-145/S-259, Phone: (631)-632-8178/(631)-632-8155
Experimental solid-state physics 
Martin Rocek
Distinguished Professor Office: Math Tower 6-116A, Phone: (631)-632-7965
Theoretical physics; supersymmetry, string theory 
Robert Shrock
Distinguished Professor Office: Math Tower 6-111, Phone: (631)-632-7986
Particle physics, field theory, statistical mechanics 
Edward Shuryak
Distinguished Professor Office: Physics C-139, Phone: (631)-632-8127
Theoretical nuclear physics 
George Sterman
Distinguished Professor Office: Math Tower 6-108, Phone: (631)-632-7967
Theoretical physics; elementary particles 
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen
Distinguished Professor Emeritus/ Simons Lecturer Office: Math Tower 6-110, Phone: (631)-632-7972
peter.vannieuwenhuizen@stonybrook.edu
Theoretical physics 
Jacobus Verbaarschot
Distinguished Professor Office: Physics C-142B, Phone: (631)-632-8123
jacobus.verbaarschot@stonybrook.edu
Statistical Theory of Spectra 
Thomas Weinacht
Distinguished Teaching Professor Office: Physics A-102/S-105, Phone: (631)-632-8163/(631)-632-4906
thomas.weinacht@stonybrook.edu
Experimental atomic physics; molecular dynamics 
Alexander Zamodlochikov
C.N.Yang/Wei Deng Endowed Chair Office: Math 6-109, Phone: (631)-632-7962
alexander.zamolodchikov@stonybrook.edu
Theoretical Physics - Emeritus Professors

Alfred Goldhaber
Professor Emeritus Office: Math Tower 6-113, Phone: (631)-632-7975
alfred.goldhaber@stonybrook.edu
Theoretical physics, nuclear theory, particle physics, condensed matter, cosmology, astrophysics 
Michael Gurvitch
Professor Emeritus Office: Physics B-147, Phone: (631)-632-7298
michael.gurvitch@stonybrook.edu
Experimental solid-state physics 

Peter Koch
Professor Emeritus Experimental atomic physics; nonlinear dynamical systems 
Linwood Lee
Professor Emeritus Office: Physics C-106, Phone: (631)-632-8116
Experimental nuclear structure 
James Lukens
Professor Emeritus Office: Physics B-143/S-175, Phone: (631)-632-8081/(631)-632-8077
Nanodevice physics 
Robert McGrath
Professor Emeritus and former Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice President for Brookhaven Laboratory Affairs experimental nuclear 
Deane Peterson
Associate Professor Emeritus Office: ESS 454, Phone: (631)-632-8223/(631)-632-8758
Stellar and Galactic Astronomy 
Michael Rijssenbeek
Professor Emeritus Office: Physics D-137, Phone: (631)-632-8099
michael.rijssenbeek@stonybrook.edu
Experimental high-energy physics 
Gene Sprouse
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Office: Physics A-103, Phone: (631)-632-4069
Neutral Atom Trapping and Laser Spectroscopy of Radioactive Atoms. Development of Radioactive Beams 
William Weisberger
Professor Emeritus Office: Math Tower 6-112, Phone: (631)-632-7974
weisberg@insti.physics.sunysb.edu
Theoretical physics 
Chen Ning Yang
Albert Einstein Professor Emeritus Office: Math Tower 6-107/6-108, Phone: (631)-632-7980/(631)-632-0666
Theoretical physics; field theory; statistical mechanics; particle physics - Professors

Alexandre Abanov
Professor Office: Physics B-102, Phone: (631)-632-8174
alexandre.abanov@stonybrook.edu
Interference effects in strongly correlated electronic systems 
Luis Alvarez-Gaume
Professor/Director SCGP Office: Simons Center 413, Phone: (631)-632-2818
luis.alvarez-gaume@stonybrook.edu
String Theory and Quantum Gravity 

Dmitri Averin
Professor Office: Physics B-140, Phone: (631)-632-8177
Solid state physics 
Alan Calder
Professor Office: ESS-438, Phone: (631)-632-1176
Astronomy 

Xu Du
Professor Office: Physics B-106, Phone: (631)-632-8019
Experimental condensed matter physics 
Rouven Essig
Professor Office: Math Tower 6-112, Phone: (631)-632-7990
High Energy Theory 
Marivi Fernandez-Serra
Professor Office: Physics B-139, Phone: (631)-632-8244
marivi.fernandez-serra@stonybrook.edu
Condensed Matter Physics 
Eden Figueroa
Professor Office: Physics A-104, Phone: (631)-632-9492
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Experiment 
Paul Goldbart
Professor Office: Physics A-141
Condensed Matter Theory 
Vladimir Goldman
Professor Office: Physics B-137/S-176, Phone: (2-9001/(631)-632-8162
vladimir.goldman@stonybrook.edu
Experimental solid-state physics 
Maria Gonzalez-Garcia
Professor Office: Math Tower 6-115A, Phone: (631)-632-7971
concha@insti.physics.sunysb.edu
Theoretical physics; neutrino physics 
JoAnne Hewett
Professor Office: Math 6-115A, Phone: 631-632-7971
Theoretical physics; elementary particles 
John Hobbs
Professor Office: Physics D-139, Phone: (631)-632-8107
Experimental high energy physics 
Angela Kelly
Professor Office: Physics A-141B/Life Sciences 001, Phone: (631)-632-8168/(631)-632-7075
Science Education 
Jin Koda
Professor Office: ESS 455, Phone: (631)-632-8063
Astronomy 
Zohar Komargodski
Professor Phone: (631)-632-2834
zohar.komargodski@stonybrook.edu
Theoretical Physics 
Vladimir Korepin
Professor Office: Physics D-147, Phone: (631)-632-7981
vladimir.korepin@stonybrook.edu
Mathematical Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Condensed Matter, Exactly Solvable Models, and Quantum Computing 
Kenneth Lanzetta
Professor Office: ESS 456, Phone: (631)-632-8222
Extragalactic Astronomy 
Qiang Li
Professor Office: Physics B-143, Phone: (631)-632-8081
Condensed Matter 
Vladimir Litvinenko
Professor Office: Physics D-102, Phone: (631)-632-8093

Mengkun Liu
Professor Office: Physics B-105, Phone: (631)-632-8175

Patrick Meade
Professor Office: Math Tower 6-104, Phone: (631)-632-7969
High Energy Theory 
Emilio Mendez
Professor Office: Physics B-142, Phone: (631)-632-8065
Experimental solid-state physics 
James Misewich
Professor Office: Physics B-112, Phone: (631)-632-7698


Rosalba Perna
Professor Office: ESS 461, Phone: (631)-632-1558
Theoretical Astrophysics 
Giacinto Piacquadio
Professor Office: Physics D-143, Phone: (631)-632-8295
giacinto.piacquadio@stonybrook.edu
High Energy Physics 
Leonardo Rastelli
Renaissance Chair in Theoretical Physics Office: MT 6-115B, Phone: (631)-632-4158
leonardo.rastelli@stonybrook.edu
Theoretical physics 
Dominik Schneble
Professor Office: Physics A-106/S-114, Phone: (631)-632-8043/(631)-632-4497
dominik.schneble@stonybrook.edu
Experimental atomic physics; ultracold quantum gases 
Neelima Sehgal
Professor Office: ESS 454, Phone: (631)-632-8229
Astrophysics 
Derek Teaney
Professor Office: Physics C-135, Phone: (631)-632-4489
Nuclear Theory 
Dmitri Tsybychev
Professor Office: Physics D-135, Phone: (631)-632-8106
dmitri.tsybychev@stonybrook.edu
Experimental high-energy physics 
Frederick Walter
Professor Office: ESS 459, Phone: (631)-632-8232
frederick.walter@stonybrook.edu
Astronomy and Astrophysics 
Tzu-Chieh Wei
Professor Office: Math Tower 6-101, Phone: (631)-632-7966
Quantum Theory 
Ismail Zahed
Professor Office: Physics C-141, Phone: (631)-632-8129
Theoretical nuclear physics 
Michael Zingale
Professor Office: ESS 452, Phone: (631)-632-8225
michael.zingale@stonybrook.edu
Computational Astrophysics - Research Professors, Visiting Scholars

Philip Allen
Professor Emeritus/Research Professor Office: Physics B-146, Phone: (631)-632-8179
Theoretical solid-state physics 
Martin Cohen
Visiting Scholar Office: Physics S-232, Phone: (631)-632-8646
Applied physics 
Gabor David
Research Professor Office: Physics C-113, Phone: (631)-632-8120
Nuclear Physics 
Klaus Dehmelt
Research Professor Office: Jefferson Lab
Nuclear Experimental 

Prakhar Garg
Research Assistant Professor Office: Physics C-103



Konstantin Likharev
Distinguished Professor Emeritus/Research Professor Office: Physics B-135, Phone: (631)-632-8159
konstantin.likharev@stonybrook.edu
Nanodevice physics 

Robert Schamberger
Research Professor Office: Physics D-115, Phone: (631)-632-8094
dean.schamberger@stonybrook.edu
Experimental high-energy physics 
Vasili Semenov
Research Professor Office: Physics B-108, Phone: (631)-632-8931
nanodevice physics 
Peter Stephens
Distinguished Professor Emeritus/Research Professor Office: Physics B-134, Phone: (631)-632-8156/(631) 344-5816
Experimental solid-state physics 
F. Swesty
Research Associate Professor Office: ESS 463, Phone: (631)-632-8055

Alexander Turbiner
Visiting Scholar alexander.turbiner@stonybrook.edu
Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia 
Chiaki Yanagisawa
Research Associate Professor Office: Physics D-138, Phone: (631)-632-8105
chiaki.yanagisawa@stonybrook.edu
Experimental high-energy physics - Lecturers




