November 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

November 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Attendees from memorial for the late Professor Sultan Hameed Thank you to everyone who joined us for the memorial for the late Professor Sultan Hameed. Former and current SoMAS faculty, staff, and graduate students were joined by members of Sultan’s...
October 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

October 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Thank you to everyone who joined us for the SoMAS Open Mike Night at Okubofest! In case you missed it, the video is available on the SoMAS YouTube channel. The Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences is accepting applications for...
September 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

September 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: The Research Vessel Seawolf has returned to the dock in Port Jefferson Harbor   Congratulatons to Dr. Adam Charboneau who is part of the Inaugural SUNY Sustainability Faculty Fellows Class of 2025. State University of New York Chancellor John B. King...
August 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

August 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: The 2025 Class of Marine Conservation and Policy graduates presented their work at the MCP Symposium on August 21, 2025 Welcome to the start of the Fall 2025 semester! Dean Paul Shepson welcomes all new students and returning students in his Fall 2025...
July 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

July 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Long Island elected officials and solid waste experts gathered to address the future of how Long Island will manage its ever-increasing waste at the Larry Swanson’s Third Long Island Environmental Symposium on June 25, 2025 Long Island elected...
June 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

June 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: A collection of photos featuring Professor Sultan Hameed, who passed away earlier this month. It is with great regret and sorrow that we inform you that Prof. Sultan Hameed has passed. Sultan Hameed was one of the founding members of atmospheric sciences...
May 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

May 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo Above: The participants of Vax to Flax 2025 Thank you to everyone who came out for Vax to Flax 2025! We hope to see even more faculty, staff and students next year. This year’s winners were  the SoMAS Students, implementing a double forfeit out of...
SoMAS Convocation 2025

SoMAS Convocation 2025

Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson and Marine Division Head Gordon Taylor and the graduates of the SoMAS Class of 2025 Congratulations to our graduates!  The annual SoMAS Convocation event was held on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service....
April 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

April 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Students involved in the ambitious student-led project “Nature State of Mind: SUNY Students Reflect on Our Environment” that is a testament to the transformative power of nature on the human consciousness Thank you to everyone who helped Stony...
March 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

March 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: The display screen as you enter Endeavour Hall showing the WeatherStar 4000+ simulation Join Dr. Chris Gobler on Wednesday April 2, 2025 at the Duke Lecture Hall in Chancellor’s Hall at Stony Brook Southampton for the “State of the Bays 2025:...
February 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

February 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Bruce Brownawell, Associate Professor Emeritus from SoMAS, and a founding member of the Center for Clean Water Technology Dr. Chris Gobler wrote a tribute to Bruce, who passed away on February 2, 2025: Dr. Bruce Brownawell passed away last week after a...
January 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

January 2025 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Scuba divers exploring the ocean in Tropical Marine Ecology. Eighteen Seawolves headed south to the Discovery Bay Marine Lab in Jamaica for the 2025 edition of Tropical Marine Ecology (MAR 388 / 537), a study abroad course taught by Drs. Joe Warren and...
December 2024 News and Press at SoMAS

December 2024 News and Press at SoMAS

Photo above: Spriobranchus giganteus, also known as the Christmas tree worm, taken by Chris Paparo However you decorate, we hope you have a Happy Holiday and Joyful New Year! Wishing for Peace, Love, and Joy for you and your families for the holiday season and 2024...
November 2024 News and Press at SoMAS

November 2024 News and Press at SoMAS

Photo above: Student mural artist Norah Allam is celebrated for her work at SoMAS with her parents Bassem Allam and Emmanuelle Pales-Espinosa and Dean Paul Shepson. Congratulations to Dr. Chris Gobler, who was one of eleven Stony Brook University endowed faculty...