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...
August News and Research Updates

August News and Research Updates

As the end of Summer leads into the start of the Fall Semester, SoMAS Faculty and Staff are still in the news. Here’s the press and research updates from August: Dr. Roger Flood has received a new award from the State of Connecticut Dept. of Energy and...
SoMAS Faculty Release Long Island Water Quality App

SoMAS Faculty Release Long Island Water Quality App

How’s the water? – First-ever water quality app allows user to instantly know the status of any beach or water body across Long Island Southampton, NY, August 9th 2021- It’s summer and Long Islanders are enjoying beaches, swimming, fishing, and even clamming.  But how...
SoMAS Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

SoMAS Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

Figure Above: This figure depicts summer and winter precipitation in East Asia based on a new mathematical method that reveals less precipitation increases in summer and larger ones in winter. Credit: Wengui Liang Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation...
2021 SoMAS Photo Competition

2021 SoMAS Photo Competition

Previous SoMAS Photo Competitions 2022 SoMAS Photo Competition 2021 SoMAS Photo Competition 2020 SoMAS Photo Competition 2019 SoMAS Photo Competition 2018 SoMAS Photo Competition 2017 SoMAS Photo Competition 2016 SoMAS Photo Competition 2015 SoMAS Photo Competition...
July News and Research Updates

July News and Research Updates

Photo above: Kevin Reed discusses the impact of climate change on extreme weather events on “Doug To The Rescue.” Here’s the latest news and press from SoMAS for July! Congratulations to SoMAS PhD student Arlaine Sanchez for her “Tools of the...
SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

Photo above: SoMAS PhD student Nathan Hirtle at Flax Pond Marine Lab From SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere on Stony Brook University News, July 20, 2021 A project called SEA MATE, with a team of researchers led by Stony Brook University...