January 2023 News from SoMAS

January 2023 News from SoMAS

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...
December 2022 News from SoMAS

December 2022 News from SoMAS

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...
November 2022 News and Press

November 2022 News and Press

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...
October 2022 News from SoMAS

October 2022 News from SoMAS

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...
September 2022 News and Press from SoMAS

September 2022 News and Press from SoMAS

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...
August News and Press from SoMAS

August News and Press from SoMAS

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...
July 2022 News from SoMAS

July 2022 News from SoMAS

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...
SoMAS Photo Competition 2022

SoMAS Photo Competition 2022

Previous SoMAS Photo Competitions 2022 SoMAS Photo Competition 2021 SoMAS Photo Competition 2020 SoMAS Photo Competition 2019 SoMAS Photo Competition 2018 SoMAS Photo Competition 2017 SoMAS Photo Competition 2016 SoMAS Photo Competition 2015 SoMAS Photo Competition...
June News from SoMAS

June News from SoMAS

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...
Vax to Flax 2022

Vax to Flax 2022

Many thanks to everyone who made Vax to Flax a memorable race this year! From the cold and rainy weather, to a bloody chin and a pulled calf muscle, to the response of 6 emergency vehicles after the race–the tradition of this race between students and faculty and...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover – June 7, 2022

Old Inlet Breach Flyover – June 7, 2022

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on June 7, 2022.  The flyover mosaic is available below.  Dr. Flagg noted that the breach is certainly closing, as the images clearly show. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced...
Marine Laboratory Technician – 2201629

Marine Laboratory Technician – 2201629

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University is accepting applications for a Marine Laboratory Technician. The Marine Laboratory Technician will assist the manager of the Marine Sciences Center in the maintenance of the Center’s wet lab and...
May 2022 News at SoMAS

May 2022 News at SoMAS

Photo above: The Friends of Flax Pond Walk, led by Steve Abrams, took place on Sunday May 1st. Congratulations to Kim Knoll, who has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award in Professional Service for 2022. Everyone who works with Kim knows how deserving she is of...
SoMAS Convocation 2022

SoMAS Convocation 2022

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...
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...