Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation occurred on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the SAC auditorium. Students gathered with their friends and family and SoMAS faculty and staff to celebrate the completion of their journey at Stony Brook University.
Opening Remarks
- Dr. Minghua Zhang, Dean
Commencement Address (PDF)
- Dr. Carl Safina, Stony Brook University
Awarding of Undergraduate Certificates
- B.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences – Presented by Dr. Brian A. Colle
- David Benjamin, Kyle Carpenter, Michael Colbert, Steven Lerman, Peter Ramirez, Thomas Thieke, William Verity
- B.A. in Environmental Studies – Presented by Dr. Kamazima M.M. Lwiza
- Joseph Azeizat, Andrew Boskamp, Jodi Chan, Irene Chu, Christopher Contino, Angelo Costa, Eleni Kavvadias, Emily Leung, Mandy Liang, Luke Limbach, Mary Macisaac, Kevin Montalvo, Yubin Ni, Breanna Perso, Kelley Roberts, Nicole Salcuni, Luke Schmitz, Ian Schwarz, Anthony Serino, Haley Silverman, Nicholas Steel, Matthew Zampariello
- B.S. in Marine Sciences – Presented by Dr. Mary I. Scranton
- Mykaela Copeland, Elizabeth Danon, Nikolas Floros, Victoria Harrison, James Mangialardi, Kaitlyn O’Toole, Jessica Quinlan
- B.S. in Marine Vertebrate Biology – Presented by Dr. Mary I. Scranton
- Nathan Baker, Samantha Browne, Jodi Chan, Connor Dearborn, Mario Flunory, Danielle Francois, Elizabeth Howlett, Zachary Kocsik, Sonia Limaye, Brianna Lusher, Michaela Miller, Megan Pantaleo, Shannon Smallwood, Meredith Smith, Andrew Tan, Michael Thompson, Carlin Yu
Stony Brook Alumni Association Dean’s Choice Awards
- Presented by Dr. Frank Roethel
- Atmospheric Sciences – Michael Colbert
- Environmental Studies – Tesia Moore
- Marine Sciences – Mykaela Copeland
- Marine Vertebrate Biology – George Czeck
Honors Recognized
- Dr. Minghua Zhang, Dean
- Undergraduate Honors – Michael Colbert, Dr. Brian A. Colle, AdvisorSynoptic flow patterns and mesoscale conditions associated with convection initiation along the sea breeze front across Long Island and NYC.
Memorial Awards
Presented by Dr. Brian A. Colle
Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship Award
- Taylor Scott Mandelbaum
Timothy Magnussen Memorial Scholarship
- Kylie Merrow
- Charles Bergin
Xiangding Wu Memorial Award
- Cheng Zheng
Presented by Dr. Robert C. Aller
Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Irvin Huang
Student Research Award
Presented by Dr. Anne E. McElroy
Pikitch Family Endowed Student Research Award
- Mark Bond
Awarding of Masters and Doctoral Certificates
Master of Arts in Marine Conservation and Policy Certificates – Presented by Dr. Lesley H. Thorne
- Molly Adams, Elizabeth Ahearn, Kayleigh Boose, Jessica Carde, Gabriella Carvajal, Darlene Defabio, Daniel Garatea, James Hunt, Janice Jensen, Amanda Levine, Emily Liebert, Kayleigh , ahoney, Maxwell Marsh, Heidi O’Riordan, Angela Schimizzi, Brittany Sievers, Andrew Thyberg, Danica Warns
Master of Science and Doctoral Certificates in Marine and Atmospheric Sciences – Presented by Dr. Anne E. McElroy
- Master of Science in Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
- Tyler Abruzzo – Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Trends in the Finfish and Macro-Invertebrate Community Structure of The Peconic Bay Estuary – Drs. Michael Frisk and Robert Cerrato, Co-Advisors
- Aichen Niu – Meteorological Factors Affecting Impacts of Extra Tropical Cyclones along the New York/New Jersey Coast – Dr. Sultan Hameed, Advisor
- Jorge Pérez Tuero – Biogeochemical and Dynamical Constraints on Salt Marsh Health on Long Island – Dr. J. Kirk Cochran, Advisor
- Keith Roberts – An Application of Regression for Storm Surge Prediction along the New York/New Jersey Coast in Climate Models – Dr. Brian A. Colle, Advisor
- Camilo Salazar – Radium Isotopes as Tracers of Porewater Dynamics in Two Long Island Salt Marsh Systems – Dr. Kirk Cochran, Advisor
- Michael White – Marine Acoustics and Seafloor Characterization in the Peconic Estuary – Dr. Henry J. Bokuniewicz, Advisor
- Doctor of Philosophy in Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
- Diego Alfaro Berea – Modulation of Mesoscale Convective Systems by Environmental Kinematics and Thermodynamics – Dr. Marat Khairoutdinov, Advisor
- Katelin Childers – Circulation and Transport Across the Iceland Faroes Shetland Ridge – Drs. Charles N. Flagg and Robert Wilson, Co-Advisors
- Carolina Cisternas-Novoa – Effects of a Changing Ocean on Marine Gel Particles and Implications for Aggregation Processes and POC Export – Dr. Cindy Lee, Advisor
- Michael Erickson – Exploring Model Error through Post-processing and an Ensemble Kalman Filter on Fire Weather Days – Dr. Brian A. Colle, Advisor
- Bradley Furman – Space Acquisition Strategies of Zostera Marina – Dr. Bradley J. Peterson, Advisor
- Matthew Harke – Exploring Gene Expression Patterns to Understand the Nutritional Ecology of the Toxic Cyanobacterium Microcystis Aeruginosa – Dr. Christopher J. Gobler, Advisor
- Jungmin Lee – Development of the Simplified Land Model (SLM) and its application to the problem of diurnal cycle of precipitation over land – Dr. Marat Khairoutdinov, Advisor
- Ling Liu – Exploring Physical and Biological Mechanisms Leading to Seasonal Hypoxia in Long Island Sound Using the Enhanced 1-D and 3-D Model Results – Dr. Kamazima M.M. Lwiza, Advisor
- Alejandra Sanchez Franks – Structure and Dynamics of the Gulf Stream’s Interannual Migration East of Cape Hatteras – Dr. Charles N. Flagg, Advisor
- Jonathan Slade – Chemical Aging and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Activity of Biomass Burning Aerosol Proxies in the Presence of OH Radicals – Dr. Daniel A. Knopf, Advisor
- Jaime Soto-Neira – Dissolved Manganese in Bioturbated Marine Sediments: a Multi-Dimensional Characterization – Drs. Qingzhi Zhu and Robert C. Aller, Co-Advisors
- Amber Stubler – Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Tropical Sponge Ecology – Dr. Bradley J. Peterson, Advisor
- Shuaiqi Tang – An Ensemble Three-Dimensional Constrained Variational Analysis Method to Derive Large-Scale Forcing Data for Single-Column Models – Dr. Minghua Zhang, Advisor
- Jasmine Valentin-Albanese – Reserve Effects, Behavioral Interactions and Trophic Relationships of Upper and Mid-trophic Level Grouper Species (F. Serranidae) on the Belize Barrier Reef – Dr. Demian Chapman, Advisor
- Shu Meir Wang – A Study of the Extratropical Tropopause from Observations and Models – Dr. Marvin A. Geller, Advisor
- Weilei Wang – Using Geochemical Tracers and Mathematical Models to Estimate Sinking Particle Interaction Rate Constants
Best Thesis/Dissertation Awards – Presented by Dr. Anne E. McElroy
- Best Dissertation: Jonathan Slade – Chemical Aging and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Activity of Biomass Burning Aerosol Proxies in the Presence of OH Radicals
- Best Thesis: Lindsay Roupe – Interannual variability of the Madagascar phytoplankton bloom
Closing Remarks
- Dr. Minghua Zhang, Dean
Photos of the event taken by Kurt Bretsch are available on Google Photos.
Photo Slideshow of Graduating Students is available on Google Photos.
