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October 2022 News from SoMAS
Photo above: Students in the Semester by the Sea Program class MAR 303 - Long Island Marine Habitats visited the Rocky Intertidal at Montauk Point. Follow the class on their Blog! Here's the October News and Press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at...
September 2022 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The 2021 Class of Stony Brook University 40 Under 40 were honored on September 13 at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City where over 150 alumni and friends joined Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis, PhD. This group included SoMAS alumni Rachel...
August News and Press from SoMAS
Welcome back everyone, and greetings to our new students! Here's the latest news and press from SoMAS for the month of August! Seven members of the Chen Lab here at SoMAS co-ran the Lenfest Ocean Program’s International Crustacean Fisheries Task Force workshop the...
July 2022 News from SoMAS
Here's the news and press from July 2022 from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences! Congratulations to Ali Farhadzadeh, whose promotion to Associate Professor, and tenure, have been approved by the Chancellor! Dr. Brian Colle and Dr. Christine Gilbert have a...
June News from SoMAS
Catch up on the latest press featuring SoMAS faculty, staff and alumni! Stony Brook University is proud to announce this year’s 40 Under Forty honorees and awards celebration, recognizing an exceptional group of young alumni who have distinguished themselves as...
Vax to Flax 2022
Many thanks to everyone who made Vax to Flax a memorable race this year! From the cold and rainy weather, to a bloody chin and a pulled calf muscle, to the response of 6 emergency vehicles after the race–the tradition of this race between students and faculty and...
May 2022 News at SoMAS
Photo above: The Friends of Flax Pond Walk, led by Steve Abrams, took place on Sunday May 1st. Congratulations to Kim Knoll, who has been awarded the Chancellor's Award in Professional Service for 2022. Everyone who works with Kim knows how deserving she is of this...
SoMAS Convocation 2022
Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson Congratulates the SoMAS Class of 2022 Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation returned to an IN PERSON event on Friday, May 20, 202 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service. Students gathered with their...
April 2022 News from SoMAS
Picture above: Tom Wilson shows off the collection of materials collected by the EShop at Earthstock. Here's the April News and Press Wrap-Up from The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Thank you for your support of SoMAS during Stony...
February 2022 SoMAS News
Here's the February News and Press Wrap-Up from SoMAS! Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Pochron, who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Practice at SoMAS! In the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, SoMAS student athlete Jessica Salmon has...
Celebrating 20 Years of The Bay Scallop Bowl
The Bay Scallop Bowl, a regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) hosted by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, returned IN PERSON to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the event at Stony Brook...
January 2022 News from SoMAS
Happy New Year and here's to a great start of the Spring 2022 Semester! Hopefully your recovery from the snow event over the weekend was successful. Atmospheric Science researchers spent most of the weekend collecting data at South P Lot and elsewhere as part of the...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2022-01-27
The weather, tides, and a functional Super Cub allowed Dr. Charles Flagg to take flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on January 27, 2022. The flyover mosaic is available below. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml...
December News from SoMAS
From everyone at SoMAS, we hope you have a Happy Holiday and an excellent New Year! Here's the news for December to close out 2021! The December URECA Student of the Month is Epraim Bryski Epraim Bryski is a senior Civil Engineering major who joined the Coastal and...
November News from SoMAS
Here's the News and Press for November featuring faculty and staff at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences! Dr. Joe Warren has received an award from ONR, via Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in support of the project "Relationship between...
Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, at a SoMAS Strategic Planning Event at The Waterview in Port Jefferson, we honored the careers of 8 faculty and staff. A scenic sunset view of Long Island Sound was a fitting way to celebrate Bonnie Stephens, Anne McElroy, Bruce...
October News from SoMAS
Here's the latest news and press for October from SoMAS! Our Bachelor's in Marine Science is ranked #5 according to College Values Online and is in the Top 15 Best Colleges for Marine Biology according to American Oceans! 2021 Evan R. Liblit Memorial...
Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing
From Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing on EPA.gov by David Deegan, October 13, 2021 BOSTON – An innovative sensor technology to provide real-time information on the amount of nitrogen in wastewater has been developed as...
September Research and Press at SoMAS
As the semester gets into full swing, here's the latest updates from SoMAS Faculty and Staff. Dr. Yong Chen has received a new award in the amount $417,022, for the period 9/1/2021 - 8/31/2023 in support of the project entitled "Evaluating Impacts of Changing Life...
New MPA Guide Maps Out Ways to Effectively Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030
Stony Brook’s Ellen Pikitch part of an international team that developed a detailed plan outlined in Science STONY BROOK, NY, September 9, 2021 – A novel scientific framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine...
August News and Research Updates
As the end of Summer leads into the start of the Fall Semester, SoMAS Faculty and Staff are still in the news. Here's the press and research updates from August: Dr. Roger Flood has received a new award from the State of Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental...
SoMAS Faculty Release Long Island Water Quality App
How’s the water? – First-ever water quality app allows user to instantly know the status of any beach or water body across Long Island Southampton, NY, August 9th 2021- It’s summer and Long Islanders are enjoying beaches, swimming, fishing, and even clamming. But how...
SoMAS Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes
Figure Above: This figure depicts summer and winter precipitation in East Asia based on a new mathematical method that reveals less precipitation increases in summer and larger ones in winter. Credit: Wengui Liang Scientists Use New Method to Predict Precipitation...
2021 SoMAS Photo Competition
The SoMAS photo competition is an annual event where students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty and staff share their pictures with the SoMAS community and the general public. The categories represent our SoMAS diversity and showcase the representation of our...
July News and Research Updates
Photo above: Kevin Reed discusses the impact of climate change on extreme weather events on "Doug To The Rescue." Here's the latest news and press from SoMAS for July! Congratulations to SoMAS PhD student Arlaine Sanchez for her "Tools of the Trade" article about...
SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere
Photo above: SoMAS PhD student Nathan Hirtle at Flax Pond Marine Lab From SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere on Stony Brook University News, July 20, 2021 A project called SEA MATE, with a team of researchers led by Stony Brook University...
Latest News and Press from SoMAS
Above: Indian Island off Hubbard Ave in Peconic Bay, Riverhead, NY. Photo by Kaitlin Morris. Catch the latest press featuring SoMAS faculty and staff! The Environmental Protection Agency recently granted SoMAS with an award in the amount $522,537 in support of the...
SoMAS, Geosciences Take to the Road in the EarthBus
Photo above: SBU Faculty and the Crew of the BioBus From SoMAS, Geosciences Take to the Road in the EarthBus on Stony Brook University News, June 25, 2021 Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) and the Department of Geosciences in...
Harmful Brown Tide Erupts Across Great South Bay
Photo above: Brown tide in Patchogue on June 23, 2021 Stony Brook’s Gobler Laboratory monitoring the tide; newly spawned hard clams at risk STONY BROOK, NY, June 25, 2021 -- An intense and damaging brown tide has erupted across Great South Bay on the south shore of...
Owls at Southampton
From Great Horned Owls Descend on Stony Brook Southampton by Chris Paparo on Stony Brook University News, June 22, 2021 On a cold winter’s night, a “hoo-h'HOO-hoo-hoo” rings out from an area of pitch pines behind one of the dorms at the Southampton campus. Moments...
