Vax to Flax 2022

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

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

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

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

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...
Celebrating 20 Years of The Bay Scallop Bowl

Celebrating 20 Years of The Bay Scallop Bowl

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...
January 2022 News from SoMAS

January 2022 News from SoMAS

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...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-01-27

Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-01-27

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...
December News from SoMAS

December News from SoMAS

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...
November News from SoMAS

November News from SoMAS

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...
Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff

Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff

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...
October News from SoMAS

October News from SoMAS

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...
September Research and Press at SoMAS

September Research and Press at SoMAS

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...