Institutes
SoMAS is an interdisciplinary center for education, research, and public service. To increase understanding of the oceans and atmosphere and to apply that knowledge to resolving societal and environmental issues, SoMAS houses these mission-oriented institutes:
Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres- Institute for Ocean Conservation Science
- Institute for Particle-Related Environmental Processes
- Long Island Groundwater Research Institute
- New York Resiliency Institute for Storms & Emergencies
- Waste Reduction and Management Institute
- Living Marine Resources Institute
- Coastal Ocean Action Strategies Institute
- The Safina Center
- New York Sea Grant