Highlights
The page features research highlights at SoMAS.
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2019-03-24
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on March 24, 2019. 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...
SoMAS Faculty Participate in Task Force Trying to Bridge the Weather-to-Climate Prediction Gap
A NOAA task force is working to improve meteorological predictions that go beyond 2-week weather forecasts and extend up to seasonal climate outlooks. These predictions are highly sought after by the agricultural and water sectors, among many others. From Bridging the...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2019-02-14
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on February 14, 2019. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg provided the following report (PDF): Another breach overflight was carried out Thursday Feb 14th near low tide in...
Two SoMAS Teams Awarded Ocean Research Grants to Study Waters off NY
Photo above: New York Bight Whale Monitoring Program. Property of NYSDEC and the aerial survey contractor, Tetra Tech From Two SBU Teams Awarded Ocean Research Grants to Study Waters off NY on Stony Brook News, February 6, 2019. Nearly $570,000 in ocean research...
SoMAS MCP Students Spend Winter at Cape Eleuthera
Photo above by Oliver Shipley: Marine Conservation and Policy Students at Cape Eleuthera Institute during a two-week field research class in Eleuthera Over Winter Break, Marine Conservation and Policy students participated in a field course held in collaboration...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2019-01-17
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on January 17, 2019. 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...
Eighteen Students Mentored at Stony Brook Named Top Regeneron Scholars
The Regeneron Science Talent Search has named the top 300 scholars as part of its 78th nationwide research competition among high school students. Eighteen of these students conduct research in Stony Brook University laboratories and are mentored by Stony Brook...
SoMAS Faculty Highlight 11th Volume of Annual Review of Marine Science
SoMAS authors contributed 3 of the 21 invited papers published in 2019 edition of the Annual Review of Marine Sciences. The invitation to contribute to the Annual Review of Marine Sciences is a significant honor for the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at...
Tracking Horseshoe Crabs by Acoustic Telemetry
From Tracking Horseshoe Crabs by Acoustic Telemetry on the Stony Brook Newsroom on January 9, 2019. Horseshoe crabs have been on earth since before dinosaurs, and they are an important part of the life ecosystem, as multiple marine animals, such as migratory...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-12-19
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on December 19, 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...