Latest News and Press from SoMAS

Here’s the latest round up of news featuring SoMAS faculty, staff, and students! Newsday: Bat signals: Research, community projects aim to protect the creatures on LI  Bats “get a bad rap all the time, but we want to promote all the great things they...
Two SoMAS Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

Two SoMAS Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

From Five SBU Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor on Stony Brook University News, April 20, 2021. Stony Brook University faculty members Anissa Abi-Dargham, J. Kirk Cochran, Maurizio Del Poeta, Yi-Xian Qin and Paul Shepson have been elevated to...
SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie

SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie

From SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie on Stony Brook University News on April 21, 2021. Ryan Durie had a profound effect on those who knew him, and the impact he made on others’ lives is reflected in the response from his friends, family and the...
Stronger Together With Your Support!

Stronger Together With Your Support!

Welcome!Welcome to SoMAS! If you are a marine science, atmospheric science, or sustainability studies student, you have made a wise choice in choosing a field that is about understanding and protecting Earth resources. The world needs you, literally! Read More from the Dean

Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats

Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats

Photo above: Maria Brown and daughter Lexi prepare at dawn to return to the location in Peru’s Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve where bats were captured the night before. The bats were released back into the wild. Photo credit Melissa Ingala From Maria Brown Goes to Bat for...
Latest Press and Research News

Latest Press and Research News

Here’s the latest news from SoMAS Faculty and Staff Dr. Kamazima Lwiza, and co-PIs Dr. Edmund Chang, Dr. Brian Colle, Dr. Hyemi Kim, and Dr. Weisen Shen, have received a new award from NSF in support of the project “GP-IN: Discovering Pathways into the...
“Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays” Webinars Start April 7

“Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays” Webinars Start April 7

In conjunction with Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), the Evan R. Liblit Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee is hosting “Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays,” — a four-part free seminar series examining the management of solid...
Stony Brook University Announces Giving Day 2021: April 21!

Stony Brook University Announces Giving Day 2021: April 21!

From Stony Brook University Announces Giving Day 2021: April 21! on Stony Brook University News on March 29, 2021. On April 21, Stony Brook University will host its third annual “Giving Day,” a 24-hour fundraising drive to generate support for students, faculty and...
SoMAS Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

SoMAS Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

Stephen Tomasetti at the Marine Sciences Center at Stony Brook Southampton. Photo above by John Griffin From Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, March 23, 2021. Shellfish couldn’t have a better...
SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

Photo above: Stony Brook’s Pavlos Kollias (far right) with fellow Brookhaven Lab atmospheric scientists Andrew Vogelmann, Edward Luke and Fan Yang From SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice on Stony Brook University News, March 24, 2021 Where...
Latest Student and Faculty News

Latest Student and Faculty News

Spring is starting to reveal itself and that means we are approaching award season! Congratulations to the two winners of the 2021 JR Schubel Fellowship! Naomi Miller, advised by Dr. Kevin Reed and Dr. Donovan Finn Farinaz Motlagh, advised by Dr. Sara Hamideh  ...
Latest Technology Helping SoMAS Student Identify Harmful Algae

Latest Technology Helping SoMAS Student Identify Harmful Algae

Photo above: Graduate student Rebecca Rogers with the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) at the Marine Sciences Center in Southampton. From Latest Technology Helping Student Identify Harmful by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, March 18, 2021 Rebecca Rogers has...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2021-03-09

Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2021-03-09

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on March 9, 2021.  The flyover mosaic is available below.  Dr. Flagg noted that there is a lot of sand building in the breach and it would appear that the breach is on the verge of...

Winter Updates from SoMAS Faculty

Check out the latest updates from our faculty! Dr. Kevin Reed is one of the 2021 Discovery Prize Finalists for his project, “Attribution of the human influence on the 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons.” Kevin Reed is an associate professor in Stony Brook...
SoMAS Women Faculty: Inspiring the Next Generation

SoMAS Women Faculty: Inspiring the Next Generation

From Stony Brook Women Faculty: Inspiring the Next Generation on Stony Brook University News, March 5, 2021 They are world-renowned scientists, groundbreaking researchers and beloved professors. They are also trusted advisors, caring mentors, loving mothers and good...