Southampton - Stony Brook Southampton has added three more full-time faculty members this semester along with four new minors.

Seva Joukhovitski teaches Mathematics at Stony Brook Southampton, including Calculus A and B. He received his undergraduate degree from Saint Petersburg State University in Russia and his Ph.D. in Mathematics at Northwestern University. He has been a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Louisiana State University and has taught there and at UCLA, including courses in Finite Mathematics and Mathematical Cryptology. His research is focused on applications of topological methods in algebra and algebraic K-Theory.

Shopon Mollah teaches Biology at Stony Brook Southampton. He previously was Assistant Professor at Yeshiva University and a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He earned his B.A. in Biology at Illinois Wesleyan University and Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the University of Notre Dame. Having authored numerous academic publications, Dr. Mollah's research interests include the regulating of gene expression by macromolecular associations, micro-RNA silencing systems, designing and modeling three-dimensional protein structures, and the evolution of protein structures and functions.

Michael Sperazza teaches classes in Environmental Studies, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Geology, and Physical Anthropology. He earned a Ph.D. in Geology and a Master's in Physical Anthropology from the University of Montana. He has taught at the University of Montana and MCC-Maple Woods in Kansas City, where he was the department chair. His current research interests have focused on paleoclimatic reconstructions, understanding the driving forces of past climate change, and the analytical evaluation of the methods used to measure these data. Additionally, he is interested in the morphologic changes of early hominids and role climate has played on these evolutionary adaptations.

The new faculty members are joined by four new minors, just approved last week: Ecosystems and Human Impact, Environmental Design, Policy and Planning, Sustainability Studies and Business Management.

In its second full year, Stony Brook Southampton continues to grow. Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Education had approved three cutting-edge, new majors for Southampton: Ecosystems and Human Impact; Environmental Design, Policy and Planning, and Sustainability Studies, which join SBS's existing three majors in Environmental Studies, Marine Sciences and Marine Vertebrate Biology. A "green" Business major is also being introduced this fall.

This year, the student body has almost doubled in size to over 300 full-time students and approximately 400 students overall while maintaining the same rigorous admissions standards as parent Stony Brook University. The number of classes offered, majors and professors has also increased.

More residence halls are online with over 150 students living on campus now; again, almost double last year's number. Residence Life has also added a community service element that will see more Southampton students going into the larger community to volunteer with not-for-profit, community and civic groups. This past spring, new state monies were announced for the Marine Center and the Student Center.