Highlights
The page features research highlights at SoMAS.
News from the NAno-Raman Molecular Imaging Laboratory (NARMIL)
In September, we celebrated the first anniversary of Ms. Tanya Zaliznyak joining the SoMAS staff and taking the helm at NARMIL. Her first year has been filled with exciting accomplishments demonstrating that this facility is reaching its scientific potential. We’d...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-10-06
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on October 6, 2016. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg provided the following report regarding the status of the breach: As mentioned in earlier notes, the western side...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-09-08
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on September 8, 2016. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Charles Flagg released the following report on the status of the breach as we approach the four-year anniversary of...
Updates from the Shinnecock Restoration Program
The ShiRP 2016 trawling season is almost over and we would like to thank all the great volunteers we have had this season. A special thanks goes to the Saint Joseph College and Stony Brook University Undergraduate students who volunteered their time this summer to...
SoMAS Graduate Student Helps Develop Tool to Constrain Silicon Cycle
Our understanding of the global silicon (Si) cycle has changed progressively over the past several decades. In the late 1970’s, the silica (SiO2) produced by weathering on the continents and delivered in dissolved form from the world’s rivers to the ocean was thought...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-08-05
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on August 5, 2016. 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...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-06-30
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on June 30, 2016. 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 clicking...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-06-01
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on June 1, 2016. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg provided the following report: Another set of aerial photos and a video mosaic were taken today around 9:30 AM during...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-05-11
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on May 11, 2016. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg provided the following report: The flight took place just after low tide in the bay, ~8:40AM EDT May 11th, so many of...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-04-13
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on April 13, 2016. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg provided the following comments Low tide at Bellport was at 11:18 AM while the flight was around noon so many of the...