Highlights
The page features research highlights at SoMAS.
SoMAS Professors Find Sea Spray Aerosols May Affect Ice Cloud Formation and Global Climate
From the Stony Brook Newsroom - "Sea Spray Aerosols May Affect Ice Cloud Formation and Global Climate" The finding by Stony Brook researchers and international colleagues published in Nature Scientists believe that the thin film on the ocean’s surface, which is...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2015-08-28
Dr. Charles Flagg conducted another flyover of the Breach at Old Inlet on August 28, 2015. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml file that can be viewed using Google Earth. By...
Update on the Old Inlet Breach and Great South Bay
As those who have ventured over to the Old Inlet breach recently have undoubtedly noted, there have been major changes in the breach over the past few months. Charles N. Flagg, Roger Flood, Robert Wilson and Claudia Hinrichs at the School of Marine and Atmospheric...
SoMAS research addresses “Sharknado Studies”
The third "Sharknado" film premiers tonight on the SyFy channel, and early reviews suggest a similar level of insanity as has been present in the past two films. While the film suspends belief in as many scenes as possible, there is some accuracy in the science....
Sustainability Studies Faculty Members Team Up to Develop Sustainability Curriculum
Photo above: Faculty members James Hoffmann (far left) and Katherine Aubrecht (holding sample) are joined by Coastal Environmental Studies majors (left to right) John Papajohn, Matt Zimmerli, Emily Nocito and Akilah Lewis. (Photo: John Griffin) From Faculty Members...
SBU Scientist Returns to Blog from Bahamian Shark Expedition
Demian Chapman, an associate professor in Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, and SBU graduate student Mark Bond are leading a scientific research expedition in the Bahamian Shark Sanctuary. The team is conducting groundbreaking...
Gobler Lab Set To Launch Georgica Pond Research Project
Toxic algae blooms are among the most serious health risks in East Hampton pond From Lauren Sheprow at the Stony Brook Newsroom EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., May 20, 2015 - Stony Brook University has partnered with a group of homeowners from the Georgica Pond community, and the...
URECA Researchers of the Month May 2015
From May 2015 URECA Researchers of the Month Here are some of the graduating seniors we will miss. ...We wish them all well with their future endeavors and pursuits! Michael Colbert - Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Major - Research Mentor: Dr. Brian Colle, School...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2015-03-29
Dr. Charles Flagg took a flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on March 29, 2015. The photomosaic 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 between images and...
SoMAS Scientists Find Tropical Cyclone Size Controlled By Relative Sea-Surface Temperatures
From the Stony Brook Newsroom Findings published in Nature Communications A team of scientists including Minghua Zhang, Dean and Director of Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), have found that the size of tropical cyclones is...