Department of Geoscience, Stony Brook University




























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Welcome to the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University located at Stony Brook, New York. Our department has 16 full-time faculty in geological sciences, covering the areas of crystal chemistry, geochemistry, mineral and rock physics, petrology, sedimentary geology, and seismology and tectonics. One of Stony Brook's strengths continues to be opportunities for interdisciplinary research in the geological sciences, both within the department and beyond.

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2008 Year in Review

Timothy Glotch, Geosciences Assistant Professor- science team member
for the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which successfully entered lunar orbit on June 23. LRO is the first U.S. mission to the Moon in more than a decade.

John Parise to receive Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award 2009-2010
John's work involving research and development in X-ray and neutron scattering has provided leadership across the crystallography, mineral physics, geosciences, and solid-state chemistry research communities.

John Parise selected to Co-Direct the Joint Photon Sciences Institute (JPSI)
This new Institute represents a partnership between the US Department of Energy and New York State.

Geosciences researchers discover form of sodium that becomes transparent at high pressure
New Geosciences faculty member Artem Oganov and research fellow Andriy Lyakhov have discovered an exotic phase of the element sodium that becomes transparent at high pressure.

New faculty member Artem Oganov reveals ionic form of boron in Nature article

Congratulations 2009 Graduates!
The Geosciences Graduation Ceremony will take place May 22, 2009 at 1:30pm in the Hanson Seminar Room (Rm 123).



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We would like to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Artem Oganov to our department.
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