Highlights
The page features research highlights at SoMAS.
Updates from SoMAS Faculty
The semester may be winding down, but the research enterprise never sleeps! Check out the latest updates from our faculty! Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Bob Aller, who has received a 2020 Outstanding Mentor Award from Stony Brook University! This award...
$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment
From $2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment on Stony Brook University News, October 16, 2020. New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led...
SoMAS Climate Projection Research May Help to Battle “Snail Fever” Worldwide
Photo above: Kamazima Lwiza, PhD, collecting data in Lake Victoria in East Africa, a location that also has a high incidence of schistosomiasis. STONY BROOK, NY, October 8, 2020 – Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change scenarios may be...
Sara Hamideh Advocates for Equity in Disaster Recovery
From Sara Hamideh Advocates for Equity in Disaster Recovery by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, September 22, 2020. Finding more equitable approaches to recovery is a central concern in the work of Sara Hamideh, assistant professor at Stony Brook...
Fall Updates from SoMAS Faculty
The Fall Semester is off and running, and while classes are back in session, SoMAS faculty are bringing in research awards! Dr. Paul Shepson has received a new award from NSF's Office of Polar Programs, in support of the project: "Collaborative Research: CHemistry in...
SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC
Photo above: The ALAR aircraft, operated by Paul Shepson, is one plane that will be flown in Alaska during CHACHA research. Photo credit: The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research From SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC on Stony...
Beyond the Expected: An Interview with Stony Brook’s Naturalist
From Beyond the Expected: An Interview with Stony Brook’s Naturalist on Stony Brook University News, September 11, 2020 Christopher Paparo has been exploring the wilds of Long Island’s marine estuaries for over 30 years, and in this episode of “Beyond the Expected,”...
SBU receives NSF grant to study, engage others on regional air pollution
Photo above: The C-130 aircraft in flight. Nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long with a 132-foot (30-meter) wingspan, the C-130 carries a variety of instruments providing measurements important to atmospheric chemistry, dynamics, radiation, cloud physics and oceanography....
Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times
Photo above: Sharon Pochron (upper left) meets with URECA research team via Zoom. From Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times on Stony Brook University News by Glenn Jochum on August 24, 2020. When Sharon Pochron assembled a group of students and faculty...
SoMAS Expertise On Display During Shark Week
Lisa Crawford and members of the Frisk Lab join Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino at Tobay Beach. Photos by Meredith Whitten. The Lab of Dr. Michael Frisk attended a press conference in front of media on Wednesday August 12 in light of recent shark sightings...