


January 2023 News from SoMAS
Happy New Year! Here’s to a great start to the semester, and here’s the latest news from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Dr. Sharon Pochron and co-PIs Dr. David Taylor and Dr. Elizabeth Newman has received a new...
December 2022 News from SoMAS
Wishing you Peace, Love, Joy, and Discovery this Holiday Season from all of us at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! We hope this has been a great year and wish you the best for 2023! Here’s what happened this month: The...
November 2022 News and Press
We are thankful to enter the holiday season and the end of the semester! Here’s what happened in November at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. SoMAS has had the benefit of 25 years of student scholarships, from the...
October 2022 News from SoMAS
Photo above: Students in the Semester by the Sea Program class MAR 303 – Long Island Marine Habitats visited the Rocky Intertidal at Montauk Point. Follow the class on their Blog! Here’s the October News and Press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric...
September 2022 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The 2021 Class of Stony Brook University 40 Under 40 were honored on September 13 at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City where over 150 alumni and friends joined Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis, PhD. This group included SoMAS alumni Rachel...
August News and Press from SoMAS
Welcome back everyone, and greetings to our new students! Here’s the latest news and press from SoMAS for the month of August! Seven members of the Chen Lab here at SoMAS co-ran the Lenfest Ocean Program’s International Crustacean Fisheries Task Force workshop...
July 2022 News from SoMAS
Here’s the news and press from July 2022 from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences! Congratulations to Ali Farhadzadeh, whose promotion to Associate Professor, and tenure, have been approved by the Chancellor! Dr. Brian Colle and Dr. Christine Gilbert...
June News from SoMAS
Catch up on the latest press featuring SoMAS faculty, staff and alumni! Stony Brook University is proud to announce this year’s 40 Under Forty honorees and awards celebration, recognizing an exceptional group of young alumni who have distinguished themselves as...
Vax to Flax 2022
Many thanks to everyone who made Vax to Flax a memorable race this year! From the cold and rainy weather, to a bloody chin and a pulled calf muscle, to the response of 6 emergency vehicles after the race–the tradition of this race between students and faculty and...
May 2022 News at SoMAS
Photo above: The Friends of Flax Pond Walk, led by Steve Abrams, took place on Sunday May 1st. Congratulations to Kim Knoll, who has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award in Professional Service for 2022. Everyone who works with Kim knows how deserving she is of...
SoMAS Convocation 2022
Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson Congratulates the SoMAS Class of 2022 Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation returned to an IN PERSON event on Friday, May 20, 202 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service. Students gathered with their...
April 2022 News from SoMAS
Picture above: Tom Wilson shows off the collection of materials collected by the EShop at Earthstock. Here’s the April News and Press Wrap-Up from The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Thank you for your support of SoMAS during...
February 2022 SoMAS News
Here’s the February News and Press Wrap-Up from SoMAS! Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Pochron, who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Practice at SoMAS! In the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, SoMAS student athlete Jessica Salmon has...