This January, atmospheric chemistry Professor Daniel A. Knopf began his fourth year at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. In his relatively short tenure at SoMAS, Knopf has embarked on a number of projects focusing on the role of aerosols in the...
E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 1, Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2011 Information, Talks, and Publications about Atmospheres Welcome Back! The Spring 2011 semester begins on Monday, January 31. This week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker...
Robert L. de Zafra 8th ITPA Student Symposium May 6, 2011, 9am – 6pm Endeavour Hall , Room 120 Agenda 9:00 am Welcome Professor Minghua Zhang, Dean and Director School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) 9:10 am Zhenhai Zhang “Storm...
The Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres (ITPA) invites a distinguished scholar each year to present a seminar to honor the contributions of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Robert D. Cess to the development of atmospheric sciences at Stony Brook...
E-Newsletter Vol. 19 No. 1, Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2010 Information, Talks, and Publications about Atmospheres Welcome Back! The Fall 2010 semester officially begins on Monday, August 30. The first Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar will take...
Above: General view of the drill site D47, Antarctica, where the LGGE (Laboratoire du Glaciologie et Geophysique de l’Environnement) team drilled one of two cores used in this study. The thermal drilling method allowed for the collection of a 12cm diameter core,...
Seanna Forrester, who graduated from Stony Brook University this May with a double major in Chemistry and Environmental Studies, received at graduation an award for excellence in undergraduate research in recognition of her work in Dr. Daniel Knopf’s lab on “The...
The energy needs of the entire human population could potentially be met by converting wind energy to electricity by means of wind turbines. While offshore wind power resources are abundant, wind turbines are currently unable to provide steady power due to natural...
On the morning of Friday May 21, more than 300 people filled the SoMAS courtyard at a convocation ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of graduating SoMAS students. This spring SoMAS awarded thirteen master’s degrees and nine doctorates in Marine and...
E-Newsletter Vol. 18 No. 1, January 24 – 30, 2010 Information, Talks, and Publications about Atmospheres Welcome Back ! The Spring 2010 semester begins on Monday, January 25. This week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS)...
Robert L. de Zafra 7th ITPA Student Symposium May 7, 2010, 9am – 4pm Endeavour Hall , Room 120 Agenda 9:00 am Welcome Professor Minghua Zhang, Director Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres (ITPA) 9:10 am Peter Alpert “Evidence...
(Photo above) Researchers analyzed hypothetical power output from five-megawatt offshore turbines similar to the one shown here off the coast of Belgium. Photo courtesy of Hans Hillewaert. Linking power generators along U.S. East Coast could compensate for natural...
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences incorporates two distinct but closely-related units that organize and conduct its research and educational programs. On the atmospheric side, there is the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres (ITPA). The...
Prospective graduate students from across the North America visited Stony Brook University the weekend of March 26 – 28 for a recruitment weekend filled with activities designed to showcase all SoMAS has to offer. Students had the opportunity to tour SoMAS...