Photo above: Professor Gordon Taylor in his lab.
From NSF Supports Marine Science and Chemistry Educational Research Programs on Stony Brook News on April 12, 2019 by Greg Filiano
STONY BROOK, NY, April 12, 2019 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) $434,000 to advance research that will help scientists understand the global carbon cycle in the ocean. The NSF grant, effective April 1, 2019, provides students with a unique opportunity to participate in the research and gain additional educational and work experience.
Under the direction of Gordon Taylor, the NSF grant to SoMAS is for a project titled “Collaborative Research: Transforming Carbon in the Deep Sea.” Researchers will explore microbial communities and remineralization processes that transform carbon in the deep sea. Using newly-designed deep-sea incubators deployed off the east coast of the United States, they will be able to identify the organisms involved in the decay processes and rates at which changes occur at the single-cell level. Results will shed light on these understudied biological phenomena and contribute to an improved understanding of the global carbon cycle.
The award also supports graduate and undergraduate student education through partnerships with Old Dominion University, the Virginia Aquarium and National Ocean Sciences Bowl to increase ocean science literacy. For more about the award, see this link.
This award was also covered by Jill Ryan on NPR Morning Edition on April 15, 2019
About The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) is a leader in marine, atmospheric and sustainability research; education; public service; and is SUNY’s designated center for the marine sciences. The School is among the leading oceanography and atmospheric sciences institutions in the world, providing students with access to state-of-the-art research laboratories, shipboard experiences, high-powered radar and computing facilities. SoMAS provides expanded study opportunities in the fields of ocean conservation, climate change and extreme weather, sustainability, waste management, marine fisheries and resources, and many others.
Stony Brook University, widely regarded as a SUNY flagship, is going beyond the expectations of what today’s public universities can accomplish. Since its founding in 1957, this young university has grown to become one of only four University Center campuses in the State University of New York (SUNY) system with more than 26,000 students, more than 2,700 faculty members and 18 NCAA Division I athletic programs. Our faculty have earned numerous prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Indianapolis Prize for animal conservation, Abel Prize and the inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. The University offers students an elite education with an outstanding return on investment: U.S.News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 40 public universities in the nation. Its membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU) places Stony Brook among the top 62 research institutions in North America. As part of the management team of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University joins a prestigious group of universities that have a role in running federal R&D labs. Stony Brook University fuels Long island’s economic growth. Its impact on the Long island economy amounts to $7.38 billion in increased output. Our state, country and world demand ambitious ideas, imaginative solutions and exceptional leadership to forge a better future for all. The students, alumni, researchers and faculty of Stony Brook University are prepared to meet this challenge.
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