Daniel Leite (MA, 2015)

Daniel Leite (MA, 2015)

Daniel Leite (MA, 2015) is currently working as a Marine Fauna Observer (MFO/PSO), PAM operator, and Environmental Advisor on a seismic project in Abu Dhabi where he monitors marine protected species in order to apply the mitigation measures required by the client and...
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...
SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

Photo above: SoMAS PhD student Nathan Hirtle at Flax Pond Marine Lab From SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere on Stony Brook University News, July 20, 2021 A project called SEA MATE, with a team of researchers led by Stony Brook University...
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...
Honoring Ryan’s Memory

Honoring Ryan’s Memory

Photo above: Students assist the New York Marine Rescue Center with the release of rescued seal “Ryan.” The seal is fitted with a satellite tag to track its movement. Students, faculty, and staff from the Southampton campus community remembered Ryan Durie...
Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

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...
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.  ...
MCP Student Highlight – Steve Silverman

MCP Student Highlight – Steve Silverman

Time to highlight one of our amazing current Marine Conservation and Policy students, Steve Silverman! Where did you go to undergrad? Binghamton University, graduated in 2020 with an Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Biology Major and Environment Sciences minor. Why...
Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

From Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach by Tamara Gregorian on Stony Brook University News on May 6, 2021 On the last weekend in April, Stony Brook University students took part in the Southampton Warner Island Cleanup. Students from the School...
Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms

Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms

Photo above: Blue-green algal blooms, like this one at Roth Pond in 2015, have greatly affected Lake Agawam in Southampton over the past decade. From Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms on Stony Brook University News, April 26, 2021. Lake Agawam in...
Exchange Program Combines Love of Major with Love of Language

Exchange Program Combines Love of Major with Love of Language

From Exchange Program Combines Love of Major with Love of Language by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, April 29, 2021. Biology major Laura Roesch ’21, from Glen Cove, New York, has been selected to represent Stony Brook University in the Congress-Bundestag...
SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie

SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie

From SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie on Stony Brook University News on April 21, 2021. Ryan Durie had a profound effect on those who knew him, and the impact he made on others’ lives is reflected in the response from his friends, family and the...
Latest Technology Helping SoMAS Student Identify Harmful Algae

Latest Technology Helping SoMAS Student Identify Harmful Algae

Photo above: Graduate student Rebecca Rogers with the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) at the Marine Sciences Center in Southampton. From Latest Technology Helping Student Identify Harmful by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, March 18, 2021 Rebecca Rogers has...
Jonathon Gaare (MA, 2020)

Jonathon Gaare (MA, 2020)

Jonathon Gaare interned as a seasonal Park Ranger Interpreter for the National Park Service at the nearby Fire Island National Seashore and focused his project on science communication during a pandemic. The role of the Interpreter is to use their diverse wealth of...
Christine Suter (MA, 2020)

Christine Suter (MA, 2020)

Christine Suter conducted her internship with the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS) based in Hampton Bays, New York, where she analyzed data on sea turtle strandings in the coastal waters of New York for the years 2010, 2012 and 2016. Her goals were to...