CHemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA)

CHemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA)

Principle Investigators: Stony Brook University (Paul Shepson), University of Michigan (Kerri Pratt), University at Albany (Sara Lance), Penn State University (Jose Fuentes), and University of Alaska at Fairbanks (Bill Simpson), along with the U. Wyoming King Air crew...
February 2022 SoMAS News

February 2022 SoMAS News

Here’s the February News and Press Wrap-Up from SoMAS! Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Pochron, who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Practice at SoMAS! In the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, SoMAS student athlete Jessica Salmon has...
January 2022 News from SoMAS

January 2022 News from SoMAS

Happy New Year and here’s to a great start of the Spring 2022 Semester! Hopefully your recovery from the snow event over the weekend was successful. Atmospheric Science researchers spent most of the weekend collecting data at South P Lot and elsewhere as part of...
October News from SoMAS

October News from SoMAS

Here’s the latest news and press for October from SoMAS! Our Bachelor’s in Marine Science is ranked #5 according to College Values Online and is in the Top 15 Best Colleges for Marine Biology according to American Oceans!   2021 Evan R. Liblit...
SoMAS Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

SoMAS Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

Figure Above: This figure depicts summer and winter precipitation in East Asia based on a new mathematical method that reveals less precipitation increases in summer and larger ones in winter. Credit: Wengui Liang Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation...
2021 SoMAS Photo Competition

2021 SoMAS Photo Competition

Previous SoMAS Photo Competitions 2022 SoMAS Photo Competition 2021 SoMAS Photo Competition 2020 SoMAS Photo Competition 2019 SoMAS Photo Competition 2018 SoMAS Photo Competition 2017 SoMAS Photo Competition 2016 SoMAS Photo Competition 2015 SoMAS Photo Competition...
SoMAS Celebrates the Class of 2021

SoMAS Celebrates the Class of 2021

Congratulations to our graduates!  The annual SoMAS Convocation occurred virtually on Friday, May 21, 2021 on the SoMAS website, Facebook and YouTube. Students gathered with their friends and family and SoMAS faculty, staff, and fellow students to celebrate the...
Machine Learning May Help Improve Long-Range Weather Forecasting

Machine Learning May Help Improve Long-Range Weather Forecasting

Photo above, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): MJOs are powerful tropical thunderstorm systems that move eastward, as depicted in this graphic, and affect global weather. STONY BROOK, NY, May 26, 2021 – The accuracy of weather...
Undergraduate Research Celebrated at Annual URECA Event

Undergraduate Research Celebrated at Annual URECA Event

Students from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences participated in URECA, the Stony Brook University annual event that showcases undergraduate research and is open to all SBU undergraduates conducting faculty-mentored research and creative projects.  ...
Two SoMAS Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

Two SoMAS Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

From Five SBU Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor on Stony Brook University News, April 20, 2021. Stony Brook University faculty members Anissa Abi-Dargham, J. Kirk Cochran, Maurizio Del Poeta, Yi-Xian Qin and Paul Shepson have been elevated to...
Latest Press and Research News

Latest Press and Research News

Here’s the latest news from SoMAS Faculty and Staff Dr. Kamazima Lwiza, and co-PIs Dr. Edmund Chang, Dr. Brian Colle, Dr. Hyemi Kim, and Dr. Weisen Shen, have received a new award from NSF in support of the project “GP-IN: Discovering Pathways into the...
SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

Photo above: Stony Brook’s Pavlos Kollias (far right) with fellow Brookhaven Lab atmospheric scientists Andrew Vogelmann, Edward Luke and Fan Yang From SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice on Stony Brook University News, March 24, 2021 Where...
Making 2021 A Great Year

Making 2021 A Great Year

Welcome!Welcome to SoMAS! If you are a marine science, atmospheric science, or sustainability studies student, you have made a wise choice in choosing a field that is about understanding and protecting Earth resources. The world needs you, literally! Read More from the Dean

Pavlos Kollias Receives AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award

Pavlos Kollias Receives AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award

From Pavlos Kollias Receives AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award by Kelly Zegers on the BNL Newsroom, December 22, 2020 Brookhaven Lab/Stony Brook University atmospheric scientist recognized for advances in the field of cloud and precipitation physics through novel...

Updates from SoMAS Faculty

The semester may be winding down, but the research enterprise never sleeps! Check out the latest updates from our faculty! Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Bob Aller, who has received a 2020 Outstanding Mentor Award from Stony Brook University! This award...