Faculty and Staff

The Mineral Physics Institute has faculty in geological sciences, covering the areas of crystal chemistry, geochemistry, mineral and rock physics, petrology, and planetary science. 

Faculty and Research Staff

• Haiyan Chen
   

  Email: haiyan.chen@stonybrook.eduResearch Scientist High Pressure Beamline Scientist
• Lars Ehm
   

  Email: lars.ehm@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-8058Associate Professor  Crystallography, Mineralogy, Mineral Physics
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• Baosheng Li
   

  Email: baosheng.li@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-9642Professor Mineral Physics, Geophysics
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• Qingyun Li
   

  Email: qingyun.li@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-8336Assistant Professor Geochemistry, Environmental Science/Eingineering
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• Robert Liebermann
   

  Email: robert.liebermann@stonybrook.ed Phone: 631-632-1968Distinguished Professor Emeritus
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• Li Li
   

  Email:  lili.stonybrook@gmail.com Research Associate Professor Mineral Physics
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• John Parise
   

  Email: john.parise@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-8196Distinguished Professor Crystallography, Synthesis
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• Donald Weidner
   

  Email: donald.weidner@stonybrook.edu Phone: 631-632-8211Distinguished Toll Professor Mineral Physics
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• Matthew Whitaker
   

  Email: matthew.whitaker@stonybrook.eduResearch Scientist High Pressure Beamline Scientist
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Staff 

• Kenneth Baldwin
   

  Email: kenneth.baldwin@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-8206Instructional Specialist 
• William Huebsch
   

  Email: william.huebsch@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-8193Technical Specialist
• Samantha Lin
   

  Email: samantha.lin@stonybrook.eduPhone: 631-632-8241Sr. Staff Specialist

Postdoctoral Research Associates

• Ran Wang
   

  Email: ran.wang.2@stonybrook.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate Ultrasonics
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Students

• Madin Anae
   

  Email: madison.anae@stonybrook.eduMineral Physics, Crystallography Grad Student
• Brian Gulick
   

  Email: brian.gulick@stonybrook.edu Grad Student
• Prashani Ulapane
   

  Email:  kangaramudiyan.ulapane@stonybrook.eduCrystallography, Mineralogy, Planetary Geochemistiry Grad Student

Affiliated Faculty

• Frederic Bejina
   

  Email: frederic.bejina@irap.omp.eu Visiting Research Scientist
• Gabriel Gwanmesia
   

  Email: ggwanmesia@desu.eduHigh Pressure Mineral Physics Visiting Research Scientist
• Paul Raterron
   

  Email: Paul.Raterron@univ-lille.fr Visiting Research Scientist
• Michael Vaughan
   

  Email:michael.t.vaughan@gmail.comHigh Pressure Mineral Physics Visiting Research Scientist
• Wuyi Wang
   

  Email:wang@gia.edu Research Professor