SBU Weather Student Showcase in Seawolves Storm or Not
For the past two years, Stony Brook University Students in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and students in the School of Journalism have worked together to produce a short news segment called “Seawolves Storm or Not.” The news program focuses...
Stephen Schwartz Receives International Aerosol Fellow Award
From Stephen Schwartz Receives International Aerosol Fellow Award by Joe Gettler in the Brookhaven National Lab Newsroom, November 4, 2020. Stephen Schwartz, a senior scientist emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and...
Fall Updates from SoMAS Faculty
The Fall Semester is off and running, and while classes are back in session, SoMAS faculty are bringing in research awards! Dr. Paul Shepson has received a new award from NSF’s Office of Polar Programs, in support of the project: “Collaborative Research:...
SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC
Photo above: The ALAR aircraft, operated by Paul Shepson, is one plane that will be flown in Alaska during CHACHA research. Photo credit: The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research From SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC on Stony...
SBU receives NSF grant to study, engage others on regional air pollution
Photo above: The C-130 aircraft in flight. Nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long with a 132-foot (30-meter) wingspan, the C-130 carries a variety of instruments providing measurements important to atmospheric chemistry, dynamics, radiation, cloud physics and oceanography....
SoMAS Faculty Unfolding the Secrets of Ice Formation to Better Understand Climate
From Unfolding the Secrets of Ice Formation to Better Understand Climate on Stony Brook University News, August 8, 2020. STONY BROOK, NY, August 7, 2020 – Ice crystal formation plays a crucial role in precipitation formation and alters the radiative properties of...
Summer Updates from SoMAS Faculty
Above: a close-up photo of a bay scallop (Photo by Chris Paparo). Congratulations to the recent research grants awarded to SoMAS faculty! Dr. Bassem Allam and co-PI Dr. Emmanuelle Pales Espinosa have received an Award from NSF in support of the project “RAPID: A...
SoMAS-led Research Suggests African Dust Decreases Hurricane Activity
Photo above: One of the largest plumes of Saharan dust in 2019 blowing across the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, as Tropical Storm Dorian passed over the Lesser Antilles. Credit: NOAA Does a giant plume of dust from the Saharan desert making its way across...
SoMAS Study Projects More Intense Rain During Future Hurricanes
Photo Above: A visible image of Tropical Storm Cristobal on June 5 over the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding areas. New research suggests future storms that make landfall over eastern U.S. coasts may carry more intense rain totals per hour (credit: NASA Worldview) From...
Celebrating the Class of 2020 – SoMAS Convocation
Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation occurred virtually for the first time on Friday, May 22, 2020 on the SoMAS website, Facebook and YouTube. Students gathered with their friends and family and SoMAS faculty, staff, and fellow students to...
Research Updates from SoMAS Faculty
Photo above: An automated mesocosm called the Red Sea Simulator that will be used by Dr. Karine Kleinhaus for her NSF-funded project. The end of classes at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences is when research projects kick into full gear. Here are some of...
SoMAS Research part of 180 Covid-19 Studies Launched at SBU Since Start of Pandemic
From More than 180 Covid-19 Studies Launched at Stony Brook Since Start of Pandemic on Stony Brook University News, May 28, 2020 Investigations involve faculty from 45 academic departments and eight schools STONY BROOK, NY, May 28, 2020 – In just the two plus months...
Student Research Celebrated at URECA
From URECA’s 2020 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Stony Brook University News, May 6, 2020. URECA’s Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creativity is an annual event organized by the URECA Program that showcases undergraduate research and is open...
