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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Bay Scallop Bowl, a regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) hosted by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, returned IN PERSON to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the event at Stony Brook...
Happy New Year and here’s to a great start of the Spring 2022 Semester! Hopefully your recovery from the snow event over the weekend was successful. Atmospheric Science researchers spent most of the weekend collecting data at South P Lot and elsewhere as part of...
The weather, tides, and a functional Super Cub allowed Dr. Charles Flagg to take flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on January 27, 2022. The flyover mosaic is available below. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml...
From everyone at SoMAS, we hope you have a Happy Holiday and an excellent New Year! Here’s the news for December to close out 2021! The December URECA Student of the Month is Epraim Bryski Epraim Bryski is a senior Civil Engineering major who joined the Coastal...
Here’s the News and Press for November featuring faculty and staff at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences! Dr. Joe Warren has received an award from ONR, via Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in support of the project “Relationship...
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, at a SoMAS Strategic Planning Event at The Waterview in Port Jefferson, we honored the careers of 8 faculty and staff. A scenic sunset view of Long Island Sound was a fitting way to celebrate Bonnie Stephens, Anne McElroy, Bruce...
Here’s the latest news and press for October from SoMAS! Our Bachelor’s in Marine Science is ranked #5 according to College Values Online and is in the Top 15 Best Colleges for Marine Biology according to American Oceans! 2021 Evan R. Liblit...
From Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing on EPA.gov by David Deegan, October 13, 2021 BOSTON – An innovative sensor technology to provide real-time information on the amount of nitrogen in wastewater has been developed as...
As the semester gets into full swing, here’s the latest updates from SoMAS Faculty and Staff. Dr. Yong Chen has received a new award in the amount $417,022, for the period 9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023 in support of the project entitled “Evaluating Impacts of...
Stony Brook’s Ellen Pikitch part of an international team that developed a detailed plan outlined in Science STONY BROOK, NY, September 9, 2021 – A novel scientific framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine...