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
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...
CCWT Research Finds Likely Source of 1,4-dioxane in Wastewater and Novel Approach for Removal
From Twin University Studies Reveal Contamination of Public Water Supplies by Household Products Containing Likely Human Carcinogen and the Creation of a New Septic System to Remove This, Nitrogen, and Other Contaminants from the New York State Center for Clean Water...
Chris Gobler’s LI Sound Research Receives Federal Funding
Photo above: An eelgrass bed off of Fishers Island, NY. Credit: CCE Suffolk County Marine Program From Chris Gobler’s LI Sound Research Receives Federal Funding by on Stony Brook University News, February 22, 2021 A study of ocean acidification led by Christopher...
Ellen Pikitch Addresses UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science
From SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch Addresses UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Stony Brook University News, February 11, 2021. On February 11 Ellen Pikitch, Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and...
Making 2021 A Great Year
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
Marine Conservation and Policy Program Welcomes New Assistant Director
The MCP program is pleased to announce the appointment of their new Assistant Director, Kaitlin Willig Giglio! A Long Island Native and SoMAS alum, she is thrilled to be stepping into this role where she will focus on day-to-day student advising and inquiries about...Spring 2021 SoMAS Ocean, Sustainability, Atmosphere Colloquium
For Spring 2021, the Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Oceans and Atmospheres Colloquiums have merged into the Ocean, Sustainability, Atmosphere Colloquium. These seminars will be hosted on Zoom. View the SoMAS Calendar of Events to add these events to...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2021-01-08
Dr. Charles Flagg is in the air early in 2021! He was able to take a flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on January 8, 2021. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg provided the latest report (PDF): At long last we have another aerial...
Scientists Warn of Likely Massive Oil Spill Endangering the Red Sea, Region’s Health
Above: Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba, photo by Maoz Fine. Abandoned tanker has 4 times the amount of oil as the Exxon Valdez STONY BROOK, NY, December 15, 2020 – A paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science on December 15 is calling for action to remove the oil from...
$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment
From $2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment on Stony Brook University News, October 16, 2020. New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led...
Remembering Larry Swanson
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences hosted a memorial for Dr. Larry Swanson on Friday November 20, 2020. Family, colleagues, friends and neighbors shared stories of their friend to a crowd of over 200 participants on Zoom and Facebook Live. The stories...
Celebrating Larry Swanson
Larry Swanson October 11, 1938 – October 17, 2020 Service: Friday November 20, 2020 1:30 – 3:30 pm EST on Zoom ID: 97201781650 Password: 942471 The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences invites you to attend an online celebration of the life and...
Stephen Schwartz Receives International Aerosol Fellow Award
From Stephen Schwartz Receives International Aerosol Fellow Award by Joe Gettler in the Brookhaven National Lab Newsroom, November 4, 2020. Stephen Schwartz, a senior scientist emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and...Subscribe by Email
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