PhD in Chemistry - Magnetic Resonance 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. Candidates pursuing the M.A.T. degree must enroll through the School of Professional Development. Doctoral students can select dissertation topics from various chemistry specializations aligned with faculty expertise or pursue interdisciplinary research under the supervision of faculty from other departments. The department maintains collaborative initiatives with multiple programs, featuring optional focus areas in chemical physics and chemical biology.

The department's magnetic resonance research spans physiological investigations to chemical physics applications. Current studies utilize liquid and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy along with micro-imaging methods involving stable spin 1/2 and quadrupolar nuclei to examine inorganic, organic, biological, and living systems. Ongoing projects apply diverse NMR spectroscopic approaches and innovative imaging techniques to analyze chemical reactions and characterize biological and organic molecular structures in solution. Researchers are pioneering new NMR methodologies to determine micro- and macromolecular configurations in amorphous solids and investigate molecular architecture and movement in liquid crystalline phases and surface-adsorbed systems. Additionally, pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods are advancing to examine metalloenzymes, organic conductors, and related molecular systems.