Estimating the potential impact of climate change on Hurricane Florence
From Dr. Kevin Reed’s Climate Extremes Modeling Group, Estimating the potential impact of climate change on Hurricane Florence, posted on September 12, 2018.PLEASE NOTE: The forecasts below are EXPERIMENTAL and will continue to be analyzed in more detail in the...
Summer Presentations by SoMAS Students
SoMAS students and faculty have spent some of their summer preparing for conferences, giving talks and training future scholars. Here are a few updates: Nicholas Leonardo, Ph.D. candidate in Prof. Brian Colle’s group, was awarded Best Student Oral Presentation...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-08-10
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on August 10, 2018. The flyover mosaic is available below. This image was captured 3-4 hours after high tide. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml...
SoMAS Faculty Receive SBU-BNL SEED Grant for Collaborative Research
The SBU-BNL Seed Grant program serves to foster collaborative efforts between scientists at the University and BNL. It is a key opportunity for developing synergistic activities that can grow joint research programs aligned with the strategic plans of both...
Scientists Explore New Experimental Model Systems to Advance Biology
Photo above: Marine protists known as thraustochytrids produce carotenoids, which are responsible for giving them a yellow to orange color. Carotenoids are essential nutrients for animals, and of biotechnological interest for several applications. EMS scientists are...
SoMAS Waste Reduction and Management Institute promoting “Strawless Suffolk” Initiative
Photo above by Kimberly Williams From Stony Brook to Participate in “Strawless Suffolk” Initiative on SBU Happenings on July 18, 2018 The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) will take a lead role as Stony Brook joins a new, county-wide initiative called...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-07-13
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on July 13th, 2018. The flyover mosaic is available below. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml file that can be viewed using Google Earth. By...
eDNA Analysis: A key to Uncovering Rare Marine Species
A pod of killer whales, an endangered species, swims near Seattle. By using eDNA from seawater samples, marine biologists can often detect rare species like the killer whale without seeing them. (Credit: C. Emmons, NOAA Fisheries) From eDNA Analysis: A key to...
SoMAS Photo Competition 2018
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Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-05-25
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on May 25, 2018. The flyover mosaic is available below. A report on the status of the breach from Dr. Flagg is pending. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics...
SoMAS Faculty Secure $1.1 Million for NY Sea Grant Research Projects
Photo Above: According to Gobler, 2017 was one of the worst years for brown tide and red tides that cause paralytical shellfish poisoning. It covered the entire south shore of Long Island by early June and persisted through late July in Great South Bay, pictured here....
Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial reef
Above: This underwater microphone heard people and dolphins using an artificial reef in New York to find fish to eat. Credit: Stony Brook University From “Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial...
Old Inlet Breach Flyovers 03-26 and 04-25 2018
Above: Old Inlet Breach on March 26, 2018 Dr. Charles Flagg took flights over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on March 26 and April 25, 2018. The flyover mosaics are available below. Dr. Flagg noted that the April 25th flight was “near high tide and the...
SoMAS Shines at Earthstock
SoMAS had great, enthusiastic participation at Earthstock this year. Thank you to everyone at SoMAS who helped with the event in some way: Interim Dean Larry Swanson kicked the week off with his lecture, “Dredging Stony Brook Harbor,” at the Three Village Historical...Subscribe by Email
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