News, Publications & Research | Chemistry Program

Research group presents on hydrogen storage

Jun 24, 2026 | Scientists in the Simpson Research Group presented their work at the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2025 Fall National Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Research reveals how PFAS’ acidity affects environmental mobility

Jun 24, 2026 | Professor of Chemistry Dr. Scott Simpson, in collaboration with researchers at the University at Buffalo, has developed a more accurate way to measure the acidity of “forever chemicals,” a crucial step in understanding how these pollutants move through the environment and affect health.

Work by Simpson and two others accepted for publication

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry, Kate Merkel, 2022 SBU Chemistry graduate, and Dr. Alyssa Santos, former postdoctoral researcher in the Simpson Research group, have had their publication "Trigonal Bipyramidal or Square Planar? Density Functional Theory calculations of iron bis(dithiolene) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes" accepted for publication in the Royal Chemical Society's journal Dalton Transactions.

SBU’s Simpson, SUNY researchers publish article on removal of PFAS

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry at �鶹ӳ��, along with researchers from the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University, continue to fight on the front line in their effort to rid dangerous chemicals from water.

Simpson highlights computational chemistry solutions

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry, chair of the Chemistry Department and Honors Program chair, was invited to speak in Le Moyne College’s Natural Science Seminar Series March 6.

SBU sophomore Jacob Smeraldo presents research at WNY symposium

Jun 24, 2026 | Jacob Smeraldo, a sophomore at �鶹ӳ�� from Jamestown, New York, presented his research at the American Chemical Society Western New York Undergraduate Research Symposium April 4 at Canisius University.

�鶹ӳ�� chemistry professor Alexander Rupprecht awarded $205,000 NSF grant

Jun 24, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $205,241 that will engage chemistry faculty and students over a three-year period beginning Sept. 1.

SBU Biochemistry alumnus to discuss how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens

Jun 24, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� alumnus Dr. Jordan Powers, ’18, will return to campus Thursday, Oct. 10, to discuss his Ph.D. thesis research on how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens.

Dr. Scott Simpson’s research published in ACS Nano

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson and collaborators have had their publication “On-Surface Photodissociation Control within Magic-Sized Nanoclusters by Halogen Bonding” accepted by the peer-reviewed journal ACS Nano.

Simpson researchers publish article on removal of PFAS

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and department chair, along with researchers from the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University, published their article titled "Synthesis and Evaluation of Cationic Porphyrin-Based Organic Nanocages for the Removal of 38 PFAS from Water: Experimental, Theoretical, and Eco-toxicological Insights" in ACS ES&T Engineering.

Chemistry Society journal to publish research by SBU's Simpson

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program director, had a manuscript accepted for publication in ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the American Chemical Society that publishes broad, high-quality research across all areas of chemistry and related sciences.

Six collaborate on article in Journal of Chemical Education

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Alyssa Santos, former postdoctoral researcher at �鶹ӳ��; Dr. Alexander Rupprecht, assistant professor of Chemistry; Dr. Katsu Ogawa, assistant professor of Chemistry; Patrick Schneider, lecturer of Chemistry; Dr. Adam Brown, professor of Education; and Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and program chair (from left in photos, starting at top left), had their article titled "Exploring Student Misconceptions in Bonding and Resonance: A Computational Chemistry Exercise for General Chemistry Laboratory" published in the Journal of Chemical Education.

�鶹ӳ�� Biochemistry students continue to rise to the top of the ASBMB certification process

Jun 24, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� Biochemistry students who take the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) certification exam continue to score well above the national average of the 1,000 college students annually taking the exam.

Several SBU Honors students shine in summer

Jun 24, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� Honors students past and present of Dr. Scott Simpson had sensational summers, at home and abroad.

SBU’s STEM programs for teachers, students mark 10th anniversary

Jun 24, 2026 | This summer marked the 10th anniversary of two STEM outreach programs at SBU that have made a lasting impact on nearly 200 students and area educators.

Join SBU faculty and students and community partners Oct. 5 for interactive science activities

Jun 24, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� faculty and students are once again inviting the public to “Fall in Love with Science” and explore the science behind their food, health and community.

SBU's Simpson among select group to join Netherlands workshop

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program director, participated in a workshop on computational materials research, with a special focus on molecular dynamics (MD) methodologies applied to energy and storage materials, at the Lorentz Center, Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands.

Simpson's research advances PFAS modeling methods

Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry, is a co-author of a newly accepted paper in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling that could help strengthen future research on PFAS, often called “forever chemicals.”

SBU faculty, students share the fun of science with Cuba-Rushford community

Jun 24, 2026 | A group of �鶹ӳ�� science faculty and students got out of the Bona Bubble to share the excitement and fun of science with the community at the Cuba-Rushford Elementary School STEaM Night event on Friday, Feb. 7.

Join us for SBU's 5th annual Fall in Love with Science on Oct. 4

Jun 24, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� faculty and students are once again inviting the public to “Fall in Love with Science” and explore the science behind their food, health and community.