SBU Officials and Local Dignitaries celebrate groundbreaking of new 15,000 sq. ft. research and teaching facility SOUTHAMPTON, NY, June 8, 2012 – The Southampton Campus of Stony Brook University is set to begin construction on a new state-of-the-art Marine Sciences...
Of the implements found in the tool boxes of 21st Century atmospheric scientists and climatologists, climate models are arguably the most important. Climate models simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface and ice. They are used for a variety...
STONY BROOK, NY, October 11, 2011 – Stony Brook University has named Dr. Minghua Zhang to the position of Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), announced Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, President of Stony Brook University and Dennis N. Assanis,...
Additional Offerings at Southampton will focus on unique cultural and geographic resources to expand Arts and Marine Sciences programs STONY BROOK, NY, February 28, 2011 — Stony Brook University today announced that plans are underway to introduce expanded...
On Tuesday February 16, The joint BNL-SBU Center for Regional Impacts of Climate Change (CIRCC) sponsored a one-day symposium at the Wang Center at Stony Brook University to bring together those interested in climate change from the Stony Brook campus and from...
Stony Brook University (SBU) – Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Joint Symposium on Climate Change Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Wang Center, Lecture Hall 2 Stony Brook University BNL ** Registration is strongly suggested to secure a seat. Contact Gina at...
Undergraduate students from universities across the country who spent their summer conducting research at SoMAS presented their work at the 2009 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Symposium on Thursday July 30, 2009. The theme of this summers REU program was...
SoMAS professor Daniel Knopf was awarded the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER Award) for his proposal “Chemical Aging of Biomass Burning Aerosol by Heterogeneous and Photosensitized Reactions with Atmospheric Trace Gases.” The five-year $660,000...
Over 120 people from academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies attended a SUNY Conversations-in-the Disciplines (CID) conference on coastal storms held on November 12-13. Participants convened to discuss recent advances in understanding...
Co-Production of Humanities Institute, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, and Philosophy Department STONY BROOK, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2008 — Three Stony Brook departments are presenting a conference titled “Changing Climates, Changing Minds: Storms, Trust and...
As part of Earthstock, Stony Brook University’s celebration of Earth Day, a special awards ceremony was held to honor the four SoMAS professors who, as members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al...
STONY BROOK, N.Y., April 2, 2008— EarthStock 2008, Stony Brook University’s fifth annual celebration of Earth Day, will culminate with a free, day-long festival complete with a great lineup of musical acts and entertainment as well as food, refreshments and...
Over a billion people do not have access to clean,safe drinking water, resulting in the deaths of millions of adults and children each year from water related illnesses. Most of these deaths occur in poor countries that lack the resources to treat and supply clean...
Marv Geller Recognized For His Role in IPCC STONY BROOK, N.Y., February 19, 2008 — Professor Marv Geller, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), became the fourth Stony Brook Professor sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore for his participation...
SoMAS Professor Marvin Geller became the fourth Stony Brook faculty member sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore for his participation in the lnter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Professor Geller received the congratulatory letter from the...