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, 2020present

Notable faculty This list includes both present and former faculty members.

Name Known for Relationship to Stony BrookThomas J. J. Altizer Literary critic, philosopher and theologian Professor emeritus of Religious StudiesSaïd Amir Arjomand Sociologist, author Distinguished Service Professor EmeritusRobert Aumann Nobel laureate in economics Visiting Leading Professor; founding member of Center for Game Theory in EconomicsAmiri Baraka Poet, playwright, activist Professor emeritus, Department of Africana StudiesLaurence Baxter Statistician Jorge Benach Microbiology, helped discover causative agent of Lyme disease Professor, director of the Stony Brook Center for Infectious Diseases, and chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyPaul M. Bingham Molecular biologist, evolutionary biologist, and vice president for Research at Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the School of MedicineJustus Buchler Philosopher and metaphysician Professor emeritus in the Department of PhilosophyMartin 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)William Chittick Author of numerous books on Sufism and Islamic philosophy Distinguished Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American StudiesRichard Clark Dermatologist, biomedical engineer Professor, Health Sciences CenterRose Laub CoserSociologist; vice-president of the American Sociological Association; president of the Eastern Sociological Society; contribution to medical sociology, role theory, and sociology of the familyProfessor emeritus of SociologyJoanne Davila Clinical psychologist Professor, Department of PsychologySimon Donaldson Mathematician, Fields Medallist (1986), Shaw Prize recipient (2009), Breakthrough Prize laureate (2014) Permanent member, Simons Center for Geometry and PhysicsLawrence Dutton Violist, Emerson String Quartet, 1977–present Artist-in-residence, Music Department at the Staller CenterThomas 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 EvolutionJohn Gagnon Sociologist, pioneer in the field of human sexuality Professor, Department of Sociology (1968–1998)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 engineeringH. 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 MathematicsMark Granovetter Sociologist, the author of The Strength of Weak Ties Associate to full professor of Sociology in 1977–1992George W. Hart Artist Professor of Computer ScienceRobert Harvey Literary theorist, philosopher Distinguished University ProfessorBenjamin 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 of Research (2012– )Don Ihde Philosopher of science Professor emeritus in the Department of PhilosophyMasayori Inouye Researcher in antisense RNA Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell BiologyJukka Jernvall Research in mammalian dentition Research professor of Evolutionary Developmental BiologyLowell E. Jones Co-creator of the Farrell–Jones conjecture ProfessorAllan Kaprow Developer of Happenings Department of Fine Arts, 1961–1968; professorAlfred 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 SciencesLee Koppelman Executive director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board Director of Stony Brook University's Center for Regional Policy StudiesRon 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 Professor, Department of Chemistry and Radiology (1969–1985) Richard Leakey Paleontologist and conservationist Visiting professor of AnthropologyBenjamin Whisoh LeeTheoretical physicist, head of theoretical research group at Fermilab who was influential in the development of standard modelProfessor of PhysicsDaniel Levy Sociologist Professor in the Department of SociologyMarci LobelHealth psychologist, known for her research on women's reproductive healthProfessor of Psychology, senior researcher and director of the Stress and Reproduction (STAR) LabJohn 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 psychologyJohn Milnor Mathematician; Fields Medal winner (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 BrookJoseph 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 UniversityHomer A. Neal Particle physicist Provost (1981–1986)Patrice Nganang Associate professor of Comparative Literature Andrew J. Nicholson Indologist, scholar of Hinduism Associate professor, Department of Asian and Asian American StudiesMel Pekarsky Artist Professor emeritus and visiting professor, Department of ArtMassimo 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 MathematicsLouis Simpson Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of EnglishDennis 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 SciencesGeorge C. Williams Author, evolutionary biologist Professor of biology Eckard Wimmer Distinguished ProfessorPatricia Wright Primatologist, physical anthropologist Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Anthropology, and director, Institute for the Conservation of Tropical EnvironmentsChen Ning Yang Nobel Prize in Physics, 1957, shared with Tsung-Dao Lee for work on weak nuclear forces and parity Professor (1965–1999)Shing-Tung Yau Fields Medal-winning mathematician (1982) Assistant professor (1972–1974)

Notable alumni