PhD in Chemistry - Macromolecules in Stony Brook United States | Stony Brook University, SUNY

The Chemistry Department, part of the College of Arts and Sciences, provides graduate programs culminating in Master of Arts in Teaching Chemistry, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. M.A.T. candidates must enroll through the School of Professional Development. Ph.D. students can pursue dissertation research across various chemistry specializations aligned with faculty expertise or explore interdisciplinary subjects with guidance from faculty in other programs. Collaborative opportunities are available with multiple programs, featuring optional focus areas in chemical physics and chemical biology.

Through cutting-edge X-ray diffraction and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) capabilities at SUNY's X3 Beamline at Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Synchrotron Light Source, the polymer and biomacromolecular physics group—as part of the participating research team (PRT)—operates one of the nation's most advanced X-ray scattering facilities. Research at Stony Brook incorporates numerous complementary techniques including SAXS, laser light scattering, photon correlation spectroscopy, fluorescence photobleaching recovery, holographic relaxation spectroscopy, transient electric birefringence, and multiple NMR spectroscopy methods. Scientists here conduct structural and dynamic analyses of sophisticated polymeric materials, supramolecular systems, and biomacromolecules. Time-sensitive processes are examined using stop-flow, steady-flow, pressure-jump, and temperature-jump methods alongside time-resolved techniques employing powerful radiation sources like pulsed lasers and synchrotron radiation. Exceptional interdisciplinary research possibilities exist with specialized instrumentation for polymer materials, polymer physics, colloid science, and biophysical chemistry studies.