


R/V Seawolf Cruises Waters off NYC to Study Marine Life
Photo above: PhD student Julia Stepanuk uses video and photos from drone flights to study the body condition and foraging behavior of humpback whales for her dissertation research. From R/V Seawolf Cruises Waters off NYC to Study Marine Life on Stony Brook...
SoMAS Makes a Splash with Best College for Marine Biology Ranking
From Stony Brook Makes a Splash with Best College for Marine Biology Ranking on Stony Brook News by Amelia Camurati on November 20, 2018 College Magazine has ranked Stony Brook University fourth on its list of “The 10 Best Colleges for Marine Biology,” the only...
Stony Brook University Achieves Highest-Ever US News Ranking
From Stony Brook Achieves Highest-Ever US News Ranking on Stony Brook News on September 10, 2018 Stony Brook University has been ranked No. 80 among U.S. colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report, the highest ranking in the university’s history and up...
Celebrating 50 Years With The Risk Of Saying Nothing
Take a virtual tour of the SoMAS 50th Anniversary celebration! Use your mouse to click-and-drag the photosphere around to view the image in 360 degrees, and then click on the arrows to move to the next scene.

SoMAS at SUBMERGE 2017
Sixteen volunteers did an outstanding job representing SoMAS and Stony Brook University at the SUBMERGE festival in Manhattan on Saturday September 16, 2017. Five tables of onshore exhibits informed and entertained the thousands of attendees on topics including effect...
SoMAS and the R/V Seawolf attend SUBMERGE 2016
Great crowds attended the second annual SUBMERGE festival at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26. The event was hosted by Hudson River Park and the New York Hall of Science and SoMAS was there to participate! Over 6000 people were in attendance! David Bowman, Jason...
R/V Seawolf Cruises With University of West Indies Students
For several years now, SUNY has had a partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to further collaborative research and instruction by teams of faculty members from both institutions. As part of that collaboration Dr. Brad Peterson (SUNY) and Dayne Buddo...
Emily Markowitz receives Undergraduate Recognition Award
SoMAS is proud to announce that Emily Markowitz has been awarded the 2016 Undergraduate Recognition William J. Sullivan Award, the most prestigious service award Stony Brook presents to a graduating senior for academic accomplishments that go beyond the classroom...
Emily Markowitz (BS, 2015)
In the Fall of 2015, Emily Markowitz was a senior graduating with a major Marine Sciences with minors in Coastal Environmental Science, Geospatial Science and Theatre. She was accepted into the Accelerated BS/MS degree program with Dr. Janet Nye in her Fisheries...
R/V Seawolf on Storage Wars
In late July 2013, the RV Seawolf escorted Chris Morelli & Tad Eaton from “Storage Wars: New York” in Port Jefferson Harbor to conduct an experiment with a water sampler they found in a storage locker. Instrument Engineer Tom Wilson helped them test...Getting the Perfect Shot, Part 1
From the R/V Seawolf Facebook page In April of 2009, then R/V Seawolf Captain Steve Cluett wanted to get the perfect image of the R/V Seawolf. Floating in…Posted by R/V Seawolf on Friday, February 1, 2013RV Seawolf Assists in Release of Bottlenose Dolphin
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) assisted The Riverhead foundation for Marine Research and Preservation with the release of “Seabreeze” a nine-foot long male offshore bottlenose dolphin, for the last 3 months, Seabreeze had undergone...