Biennial Report 2014-2015
New Faculty
New Biogeochemists
Endowed Professorships
Retirees
Bassem Allam
Endowed Professor of Marinetics
Pathobiology and Immunobiology of Marine Shellfish
Josephine Aller
Professor
Marine benthic ecology, invertebrate zoology,marine microbiology, biogeochemistry
Robert Aller
Distinguished Professor
Marine biogeochemistry, marine animal-sediment relations.
Steven Beaupré
Assistant Professor
Biogeochemistry
David Black
Associate Professor
Paleoclimatology, paleoceanography, deep-sea sediments, marine micropaleontology
Henry Bokuniewicz
Distinguished Service Professor
Near shore transport processes, coastal groundwater hydrology, coastal sedimentation, marine geophysics
Malcolm Bowman
Distinguished Service Professor
Coastal ocean and estuarine dynamics
Kurt Bretsch
Lecturer / Faculty Director, Semester by the Sea
Marine and Environmental Science Education, Coastal Community Ecology
Bruce Brownawell
Associate Professor
Biogeochemistry of organic pollutants in seawater and groundwater.
Robert Cerrato
Associate Professor
Benthic ecology, population and community dynamics.
Edmund Chang
Professor
Atmospheric dynamics and diagnoses, climate dynamics, synoptic meteorology
Demian Chapman
Associate Professor
Molecular ecology, conservation, elasmobranch (sharks, batoids) biology, acoustic and satellite telemetry, marine reserve design, evolution of vertebrate mating systems and mate choice, wildlife forensics
J. Kirk Cochran
Professor
Marine geo-chemistry, use of radionuclides as geochemical tracers; diagenesis of marine sediments.
Brian Colle
Professor / Director, ITPA
Extreme weather, coastal meteorology, weather forecasting, regional climate change
Jackie Collier
Associate Professor
Phytoplankton physiological ecology; Biocomplexity and microbial diversity; Planktonic ecosystem processes in marine, estuarine, and freshwater systems
David Conover
Professor
Ecology of fish, fisheries biology
Nolwenn Dheilly
Assistant Professor
Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions
Anthony Dvarskas
Assistant Professor
Environmental economics, ecosystem services and resilience of coastal ecosystems, economics of restoration, natural capital accounting
Ali Farhadzadeh
Assistant Professor
Nearshore hydrodynamics, sediment transport, wave-current-sediment-structure interaction, resilient coastal protection systems, coastal flooding
Nicholas Fisher
Distinguished Professor / Director, CIDER
Marine phytoplankton physiology and ecology, biogeo-chemistry of metals, marine pollution
Charles Flagg
Research Professor
Continental Shelf Dynamics, Bio-Physical Interactions in Shelf Systems, Climate Change Effects on Coastal Systems, Shipboard ADCPs on Volunteer Observing Ships
Roger Flood
Professor
Marine geology, sediment dynamics, continental margin sedimentation
Michael French
Assistant Professor
supercell and tornado dynamics; Doppler weather radar applications; mesoscale meteorology
Michael Frisk
Associate Professor
Fish ecology, population modeling and life history theory
Christopher Gobler
Professor
Coastal ecosystem ecology, climate change, harmful algal blooms, phytoplankton, ocean acidification, effects of multiple stressors on coastal marine resources, aquatic biogeochemistry
Sultan Hameed
Professor
Climate change: analysis, impacts, and predictability
Marat Khairoutdinov
Associate Professor
Climate modeling, high-resolution cloud modeling, cloud microphysics, super-parameterization, massively parallel super-computing, cloud parameterization
Hyemi Kim
Assistant Professor
low frequency climate variability, tropical meteorology, ocean-atmosphere interaction, prediction and predictability, tropical cyclone activity, extreme events
Daniel Knopf
Associate Professor
Atmospheric Chemistry, Microphysics and Chemistry of Atmospheric Aerosols, Heterogeneous Atmospheric Chemistry and Kinetics
Pavlos Kollias
Professor
Cloud Microphysics and Dynamics, Environmental Remote Sensing, Radar Meteorology and Technology
Cindy Lee
Distinguished Professor
Ocean carbon cycle, marine geochemistry of organic compounds, organic and inorganic nitrogen-cycle biochemistry silicate and carbonate biomineralization
Ping Liu
Research Assistant Professor
Climate change, dynamics and modeling; Unix/Linux supervisor
Darcy Lonsdale
Professor
Ecology and physiology of marine zooplankton; food web dynamics of estuarine plankton and the impacts of harmful algal blooms.
Glenn Lopez
Professor
Marine benthic ecology, animal-sediment interactions
Kamazima Lwiza
Associate Professor
Structure and dynamics of shelf-seas and remote sensing oceanography
John Mak
Professor
Stable and radioisotopes as tracers of chemistry, origin, and transport in marine and atmospheric environments
Anne McElroy
Professor
Aquatic Toxicology
Janet Nye
Assistant Professor
Fish ecology, climate variability, global environmental change, ecosystem-based management
Bradley Peterson
Associate Professor
Community ecology of seagrass dominated ecosystems
Ellen Pikitch
Professor / Executive Director, IOCS
Ocean conservation, fisheries management, ecosystem-based approaches, endangered fishes, sharks, sturgeon
Roy PRice
Research Professor
Hydrothermal vents, water-rock reactions, toxic metal & metalloid cycling in coastal environments, arsenic bioaccumulation, vent-biota relationships, and alkaline shallow-sea vents
Kevin Reed
Assistant Professor
Climate Modeling; Tropical Cyclones; Climate Extremes; Atmospheric Dynamics
Tara Rider
Lecturer
Maritime and Environmental History
Carl Safina
Endowed Professor
Marine vertebrates, fisheries policy, and raising awareness of ocean change
Mary Scranton
Professor
Marine geochemistry, biological-chemical interactions in seawater
Larry Swanson
Associate Dean, SoMAS / Director, WRMI
Coastal Oceanography, marine pollution, marine policy, recycling and reuse of waste materials, waste management
Gordon Taylor
Professor
Marine microbiology, interests in microbial ecology, trophodynamics, anoxia, hypoxia, single-cell analysis, Raman microspectrometry and atomic force microscopy
Lesley Thorne
Assistant Professor
Bio-physical and trophic interactions in marine ecology; application of spatial analysis and landscape ecology techniques to marine conservation
Nils Volkenborn
Assistant Professor
Sediment biogeochemistry, animal-sediment interactions, benthic ecology
Joe Warren
Associate Professor
Acoustical oceanography, Zooplankton behavior and ecology
Laura Wehrmann
Assistant Professor
Robert Wilson
Associate Professor
Estuarine and coastal ocean dynamics
Christopher Wolfe
Assistant Professor
Physical oceanography, large-scale circulation: theory and modeling.
Jie Yu
Associate Professor
Ocean waves, environmental fluid mechanics and coastal dynamics
Minghua Zhang
Professor / Dean, SoMAS
Climate modelling, atmospheric dynamics
Qingzhi Zhu
Associate Professor
Chem-/Bio- Sensors, Marine Biogeochemistry, Trace Elements, Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Carl Safina Endowed Research Chair for Nature and Humanity
Carl Safina is the inaugural recipient of the Carl Safina Endowed Research Chair for Nature and Humanity in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
Carl Safina is an international leader in ocean conservation and is the first endowed chair in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Through Carl Safina’s work, the Safina Center aims to help people understand how the ocean supports all life on our planet. This is a rare opportunity for the campus to celebrate academic and research excellence.
Marinetics Endowed Professorship in Marine Science
The Marinetics Endowed Professorship in Marine Science was made possible by the generous and gratifying support of a donor. It is conferred to a SoMAS full-time faculty who conducts world-class research in one or more of the following areas: population biology of fisheries, fishery ecology, marine ecology, aquaculture, marine animals, marine animal health, marine habitat health, and closely related areas in marine science.
Bassem Allam has been selected as the first Marinetics Endowed Professor in Marine Sciences. This tremendous honor recognizes the quality, productivity, and importance of Professor Allam’s research. An investiture ceremony will be organized by the university to celebrate the conferral of the professorship. You will be invited to the event at that time.
Stephen Baines
Associate Professor
Aquatic ecosystem ecology, ecological stoichiometry
Jeffrey Levinton
Distinguished Professor
Conservation biology, developmental evolution
Heather Lynch
Assistant Professor
Development and application of statistics
Dianna Padilla
Professor
Aquatic ecology, applied ecology, conservation biology
Sheldon Reaven
Associate Professor
Science and technology policy; energy and environmental problems and issues; environmental and waste management, recycling and pollution prevention; risk analysis and life-cycle analysis; nuclear, chemical, and biological threats; technology assessment; homeland security and the war on terrorism
Ammerman, James – james.ammerman@stonybrook.edu
Baumann, Hannes – Hannes.Baumann@stonybrook.edu
Bluestein, Howard – hblue@ou.edu
Cahill, Michael J. – mjc@germanocahill.com
Engel, Anja – aengel@geomar.de
Fast, Mark – Mark.Fast@stonybrook.edu
Fowler, Scott – sfowler@free.fr
Gianelli, Scott – scott.gianelli@stonybrook.edu
Jordaan, Adrian – ajordaan@eco.umass.edu
Kemp, Paul – paul.kemp@hawaii.edu
Koppelman, Lee – Lee.Koppelman@stonybrook.edu
Lin, Wuyin – wuyin.lin@stonybrook.edu
Liu, Yangang – lyg@bnl.gov
Munch, Stephan B – steve.munch@noaa.gov
Pales-Espinosa, Emmanuelle – Emmanuelle.PalesEspinosa@stonybrook.edu
Rapaglia, John – rapaglia@geographie.uni-kiel.de
Riemer, Nicole – nriemer@uiuc.edu
Roethel, Frank – Frank.Roethel@stonybrook.edu
Vogelmann, Andrew – vogelmann@bnl.gov
As representatives of the public for the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), members of the Dean’s Council are the primary external force moving the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences to the realization of its opportunities for mission fulfillment and service to its constituencies. Working with the Dean and his designated representatives, the Dean’s Council provides advice and guidance in the areas of planning, advancement, organization, and operations. The current Dean’s council members are:
| Sarah Chasis | Senior Attorney and Director, Oceans Program, Natural Resources Defense Council | |
| Rosalind Walrath | Board, New York League of Conservation Voters. | |
| Michael Halpern | President, East Hampton Beach Preservation Society | |
| Maureen Sherry Klinsky | Board, Peconic Baykeeper | |
| Robert Komitor | Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP | |
| Laurie J. Landeau, VMD | Associate Director, Aquavet; Marinetics, Inc. and Co-founder, Marinetics | |
| Xiaodan (Danny) Lu, Ph. D. | President and CEO, Seawolf Technologies Inc., Chinawind Communications Limited | |
| Robert J. Maze, Ph. D. | Co-founder and Vice President of Marinetics, Inc. | |
| Jane Ross | Vice President, Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation, Inc. | |
| Andrew Sabin | President, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation | |
| Dieter von Lehsten | Co-chair, Town of Southampton Sustainability Advisory Committee | |
| Michael White | Environmental Law Practice | |
| Michael J. Zeitlin | CEO, Aqumin LLC | |
| Christopher Zeppie | Director, Environmental Policy, Programs and Compliance at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | |
| Ex Officio: | ||
| Minghua Zhang, Ph. D. | Dean, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences | |
| Deborah Lowen-Klein | Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Stony Brook University |