Primary Mission The primary mission of the Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS) - a collaboration of leading research scientists at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory, with additional members at Penn State University and Temple University - is to identify the molecular basis for the chemical reactivity and fate of important environmental contaminants near the Earth's surface. CEMS also promotes outreach and education, including the training of future scientists. With funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Stony Brook University, the Center for Environmental Molecular Science brings together researchers, educators, and students to provide a better understanding of the environmental consequences of society's energy- and pollution-intensive activities and to contribute to development of novel strategies for solving some of these environmental problems. Read more about the Center for Environmental Molecular Science | |
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Science and Education Nuggets The Center for Environmental Molecular Science provides the National Science Foundation and other organizations science and educational nuggets throughout the year. A "nugget" is a one page overview of a project that can be shown as a slide or a poster. A nugget is a good way to simply explain to the broader community what we do. |
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CEMS Projects The National Science Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, has established a small number of Environmental Molecular Science Institutes whose goals are to examine the molecular basis for environmentally- relevant processes, both natural and engineered. The Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS) at Stony Brook and Brookhaven was established in 2002. CEMS researchers specifically focus on two major topics: chemical behavior of contaminant species, especially the nature of reactants, products, and mechanisms of fundamental processes, and secondly, the design and function of engineered waste forms that provide effective sequestration and long-term storage of selected contaminants. |
Andrea Illausky, Administrative Assistant
Center for Environmental Molecular Science
ESS 255
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100
TEL: (631) 632-1924
FAX: (631) 632-1937
aillausky@notes.cc.sunysb.edu