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Photo above: Poster session at the SoMAS Graduate Recruitment Event on March 8, 2024 We received news that Dr. Frank Roethel passed away on the morning of March 26 surrounded by his family. Frank was one of the first MSRC (now SoMAS) PhD graduates, earning his PhD in...

Photo above: aerial photo of SoMAS buildings on South Campus taken by Arthur Mabaka on November 19. 2023 from a small private plane operated by Dean Shepson. The photo was a finalist in the Atmospheric category of the SoMAS Photo Competition.   Thanks to everyone...

Photo above: The plaque dedicating the Larry Swanson Room in Challenger Hall Read about the adventures of 14 undergrad and 5 MCP students (and 2 professors) who took Tropical Marine Ecology this month in Jamaica ! The class blog ( http://you.stonybrook.edu/tropical )...

From all of us at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, we hope you have a joyous holiday season! Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year's Okubofest! The event offered a chance for SoMAS students, faculty, and staff to...

Photo above: New endowed faculty members; Back row (from left to right): Thomas Diacovo, MD, Styliani-Anna E. Tsirka, PhD, Loredana Polezzi, PhD, Eden Figueroa, PhD, William A. Wertheim, MD, MBA, James A. Vosswinkel, MD, FACS, Kathleen McGarry, PhD; Front row (from...

Photo above: Tom Wilson demonstrates the Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox at Stony Brook's CommUniversity Day on October 14, 2023 at the Wang Center. Congratulations to the SoMAS recipients of SUNY Chancellor's Awards, who were celebrated at a ceremony on October 27:...

Photo above: SoMAS Faculty and Staff met in Southampton for a retreat on Friday September 22, 2023 Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the new class of graduate students on Friday September 15 in the courtyard. Photos by Ginny Clancy, Steve Ortega, and...

Photo above: The inaugural class of Stony Brook’s 2023 Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund internships which facilitated the university’s Summer Opportunity for Academic Research (SUNY SOAR). SUNY SOAR is a pilot program that provided $250,000 from SUNY to...

Here's the latest news and press headlines from July at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University!   Paul Shepson, PhD, Distinguished SUNY Professor and Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook...

Photo above: Inauguration of Shinnecock Bay as a Global “Hope Spot”. Stony Brook marine scientists, Mission Blue and Dr. Sylvia Earle, The Explorers Club, members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners and others come together during a day...

Summer is here! Here's what happened at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences as we wrap up the semester and kick off the summer research season! Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2023! In case you missed it, SoMAS celebrated the Class of 2023...

From left to right: Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis, Peggy Gelfond, honorees Robert J. Maze and Laurie Landeau, and Rich Gelfond, Stony Brook Foundation chair and CEO of Imax Corporation at the 2023 Stars of Stony Brook Gala. Here's the latest news and...

Here’s the latest news and press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Thank you for your support of SoMAS during Stony Brook University's Giving Day! With your help we are able to #HoldDoorsOpen for our fellow Seawolves!...

Here's the latest news and press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Congratulations to Sara Hamideh, whose promotion to Associate Professor, and tenure, have been approved by the Chancellor! David Taylor and Carl Safina had...

Happy New Year! Here's to a great start to the semester, and here's the latest news from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Dr. Sharon Pochron and co-PIs Dr. David Taylor and Dr. Elizabeth Newman has received a new grant from the...

Wishing you Peace, Love, Joy, and Discovery this Holiday Season from all of us at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! We hope this has been a great year and wish you the best for 2023! Here's what happened this month: The 2022...

We are thankful to enter the holiday season and the end of the semester! Here's what happened in November at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University.   SoMAS has had the benefit of 25 years of student scholarships, from the...

Photo above: Students in the Semester by the Sea Program class MAR 303 - Long Island Marine Habitats visited the Rocky Intertidal at Montauk Point. Follow the class on their Blog! Here's the October News and Press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at...

Photo above: The 2021 Class of Stony Brook University 40 Under 40 were honored on September 13 at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City where over 150 alumni and friends joined Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis, PhD. This group included SoMAS alumni Rachel...

Welcome back everyone, and greetings to our new students! Here's the latest news and press from SoMAS for the month of August! Seven members of the Chen Lab here at SoMAS co-ran the Lenfest Ocean Program’s International Crustacean Fisheries Task Force workshop the...

Here's the news and press from July 2022 from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences! Congratulations to Ali Farhadzadeh, whose promotion to Associate Professor, and tenure, have been approved by the Chancellor! Dr. Brian Colle and Dr. Christine Gilbert have a...

Catch up on the latest press featuring SoMAS faculty, staff and alumni! Stony Brook University is proud to announce this year’s 40 Under Forty honorees and awards celebration, recognizing an exceptional group of young alumni who have distinguished themselves as...

Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson Congratulates the SoMAS Class of 2022 Congratulations to our graduates!  The annual SoMAS Convocation returned to an IN PERSON event on Friday, May 20, 202 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service. Students gathered with their...

Picture above: Tom Wilson shows off the collection of materials collected by the EShop at Earthstock. Here's the April News and Press Wrap-Up from The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Thank you for your support of SoMAS during Stony...