Highlights
The page features research highlights at SoMAS.
Old Inlet Flyover 2016-03-08
Dr. Charles Flagg, with pilot Rich Giannotti, took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on March 8, 2016. Dr. Flagg provided the following report: The flight took place near high tide but the water was clearer than during the last couple of...
HyCRISTAL: Integrating Hydro-Climate Science into Policy Decisions for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Livelihoods in East Africa
LOCATION: Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa SoMAS Members Involved: Kamazima Lwiza and Thomas Wilson HyCRISTAL Project HyCRISTAL is one of five projects in the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) program working with partners to conduct research for decision-making on a...
Going Deep: Novel Microscopy Helps Researchers Examine the Ocean Like Never Before
From Going Deep: Novel Microscopy Helps Researchers Examine the Ocean Like Never Before on SBU Happenings There are about one million bacteria, thousands of species and untold genetic diversity in just one drop of seawater. This amazing fact and the powerful roles...
Wen Cong, URECA Researcher of the Month – February 2016
From Wen Cong, URECA Researcher of the Month, February 2016 Marine Sciences major, Class of 2016 Research Mentor: Dr.Qingzhi Zhu, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences “I am very lucky to have Dr. Zhu as my mentor,” reflects Wen Cong, a Marine Sciences...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-01-31
January 6, 2016 Flight January 31, 2016 Flight Dr. Charles Flagg took flights over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on January 6, 2016 and January 31, 2016. Due to technical issues with the capture, a full mosaic image from the January 6th flight is not...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2015-12-05
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on December 5, 2015. 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 Professor Receives Funding from Moore Foundation for Microbial Ecology Research
From SBU Happenings - November 13, 2015 - SoMAS’ Jackie Collier Receives Funding from Moore Foundation for Microbial Ecology Research Jackie Collier, an associate professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, is studying...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2015-10-26
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on October 26, 2015. The flyover mosaic is available below. Dr. Flagg also provided this report: We did another overflight on Monday, Oct 26th, and one of the oblique photos and the...
Study Shows Hypoxia and Dispersed Oil May Increase Fish Mortality
From "Study Shows Hypoxia and Dispersed Oil May Increase Fish Mortality" from Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) Scientists conducted experiments to determine the effects of hypoxia (reduced oxygen conditions), a seasonal occurrence in the northern Gulf of...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2015-10-07
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on October 7, 2015 and had the following to report: October Update After the stormy period of early October it was expected that there would be changes at the Old Inlet breach. And that has been...