Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, at a SoMAS Strategic Planning Event at The Waterview in Port Jefferson, we honored the careers of 8 faculty and staff. A scenic sunset view of Long Island Sound was a fitting way to celebrate Bonnie Stephens, Anne McElroy, Bruce...
Preserving History at the Southampton Marine Sciences Center
With the passage of time, history is too often forgotten. For this reason, we have decided to name the pair of ospreys that nest at the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University after Ral and Mary Welker. Dr. John Ralvan “Ral” Welker...
Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity
Photo above: Sara Cernadas-Martín with the research vessel Seawolf behind her. Photo by John Griffin From Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, May 7, 2021 Sara Cernadas-Martín is a self-described...
Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?
Photo Above, from left to right: Wendy Arias Guanga, researcher; Melanie Formosa, research manager; Dana Franz, researcher. From Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson? by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, May 11, 2021. Three Stony Brook University...
Celeste Stout (MA, 2017)
Celeste Stout is currently a Fisheries Management Specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Office of Protected Resources in Silver Spring, Maryland. In this role Celeste works on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) section...
Gabriella Carvajal (MA, 2015)
Gabriella Carvajal is currently enrolled in a PhD program in Integrative Biology at Florida Atlantic University. Working in Dr. Jeanette Wyneken’s lab, she studies temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in sea turtles and their sex ratios in Southeast...
Marine Conservation and Policy Program Welcomes New Assistant Director
The MCP program is pleased to announce the appointment of their new Assistant Director, Kaitlin Willig Giglio! A Long Island Native and SoMAS alum, she is thrilled to be stepping into this role where she will focus on day-to-day student advising and inquiries about...
Andrew Glinsky (MA, 2019)
After graduating from the Marine Conservation and Policy (MCP) program at SoMAS in 2019, Andrew Glinsky secured a role as a Research Associate with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), where he works to monitor and research sea turtle activities in...
Shannon Davis (MA, 2017)
Shannon Davis is currently working as an Aquaculture Welfare Specialist with the Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.). G.A.P. is a science-based animal welfare certification and labeling organization that promotes ethical animal farming practices. Shannon’s current...
Gina Greer (MA, 2019)
Shortly after graduating from the Marine Conservation and Policy program at SoMAS, Gina Greer was appointed Executive Director of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), a member organization founded in 1991 to advocate for and promote the...
Rachel Coccia (MA, 2017)
Rachael comes from an interdisciplinary background with a focus on communications. She was the Host and Associate Producer of the nationally syndicated children’s show, Aqua Kids, for two seasons while earning a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations at Fredonia...
SBU Weather Student Showcase in Seawolves Storm or Not
For the past two years, Stony Brook University Students in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and students in the School of Journalism have worked together to produce a short news segment called “Seawolves Storm or Not.” The news program focuses...
Wayne Penello ’79 Talks Risk Management
From Wayne Penello ’79 Talks Risk Management on Stony Brook Matters, by Kristen Brennan, on November 18, 2020. Wayne Penello ’79 is not afraid to take risks. In fact, he’s built a career out of it. As president and founder of Risked Revenue Energy Associates, Penello...
Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides
From Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides on Stony Brook University News, October 16, 2020. Stony Brook’s Earthworm Ecotoxicology Lab, associated with the Sustainability Studies program, will soon publish a paper on the effect of Roundup...Subscribe by Email
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