Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-03-16

Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-03-16

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on March 16, 2022, around 0930 EDT and shortly after high tide in the ocean..  The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg documented the changes in Inlet Report 27, noting...
CHemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA)

CHemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA)

Principle Investigators: Stony Brook University (Paul Shepson), University of Michigan (Kerri Pratt), University at Albany (Sara Lance), Penn State University (Jose Fuentes), and University of Alaska at Fairbanks (Bill Simpson), along with the U. Wyoming King Air crew...
Grants Coordinator – 2200474

Grants Coordinator – 2200474

The Grants Coordinator will administratively support the Climate Extremes Modeling Group under the direction of Principal Investigator, Dr. Kevin Reed, in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS). The incumbent will advance the research mission at SoMAS...
February 2022 SoMAS News

February 2022 SoMAS News

Here’s the February News and Press Wrap-Up from SoMAS! Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Pochron, who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Practice at SoMAS! In the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, SoMAS student athlete Jessica Salmon has...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-02-16

Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-02-16

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on February 16, 2022.  The flyover mosaic is available below.  Dr. Flagg conducted the flight after noticing that the salinities at Bellport Bay were low and he was curious if the Breach...
Celebrating 20 Years of The Bay Scallop Bowl

Celebrating 20 Years of The Bay Scallop Bowl

The Bay Scallop Bowl, a regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) hosted by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, returned IN PERSON to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the event at Stony Brook...
January 2022 News from SoMAS

January 2022 News from SoMAS

Happy New Year and here’s to a great start of the Spring 2022 Semester! Hopefully your recovery from the snow event over the weekend was successful. Atmospheric Science researchers spent most of the weekend collecting data at South P Lot and elsewhere as part of...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-01-27

Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-01-27

The weather, tides, and a functional Super Cub allowed Dr. Charles Flagg to take flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on January 27, 2022.  The flyover mosaic is available below.   Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml...
December News from SoMAS

December News from SoMAS

From everyone at SoMAS, we hope you have a Happy Holiday and an excellent New Year! Here’s the news for December to close out 2021! The December URECA Student of the Month is Epraim Bryski Epraim Bryski is a senior Civil Engineering major who joined the Coastal...
November News from SoMAS

November News from SoMAS

Here’s the News and Press for November featuring faculty and staff at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences! Dr. Joe Warren has received an award from ONR, via Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in support of the project “Relationship...
Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff

Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, at a SoMAS Strategic Planning Event at The Waterview in Port Jefferson, we honored the careers of 8 faculty and staff. A scenic sunset view of Long Island Sound was a fitting way to celebrate Bonnie Stephens, Anne McElroy, Bruce...
Two Positions at the Peconic Estuary Partnership

Two Positions at the Peconic Estuary Partnership

Picture Above by Kaitlin Morris: Indian Island, off Hubbard Avenue in Riverhead, NY The Peconic Estuary Partnership, hosted by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, is seeking applicants for two positions: a Program Support...
October News from SoMAS

October News from SoMAS

Here’s the latest news and press for October from SoMAS! Our Bachelor’s in Marine Science is ranked #5 according to College Values Online and is in the Top 15 Best Colleges for Marine Biology according to American Oceans!   2021 Evan R. Liblit...