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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...
Cultivating Kelp Will Help Cut Down Nitrogen in Local Waters
From Cultivating Kelp Will Help Cut Down Nitrogen in Local Waters on Stony Brook University News, June 4, 2021 Using kelp to help reduce nitrogen in Long Island waters was the subject of a May 27 press conference at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences...
News and Press from SoMAS
Here's the latest news and press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Dr. Marat Khairoutdinov has received a new award from Brookhaven Science Associates, in the amount $64,851, for the performance period 6/1/21 - 9/15/21, in...
Preserving History at the Southampton Marine Sciences Center
With the passage of time, history is too often forgotten. For this reason, we have decided to name the pair of ospreys that nest at the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University after Ral and Mary Welker. Dr. John Ralvan “Ral” Welker...
SoMAS Celebrates the Class of 2021
Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation occurred virtually on Friday, May 21, 2021 on the SoMAS website, Facebook and YouTube. Students gathered with their friends and family and SoMAS faculty, staff, and fellow students to celebrate the...
Machine Learning May Help Improve Long-Range Weather Forecasting
Photo above, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): MJOs are powerful tropical thunderstorm systems that move eastward, as depicted in this graphic, and affect global weather. STONY BROOK, NY, May 26, 2021 – The accuracy of weather...
SoMAS Researchers Studying Mercury Levels Under Ice
From SBU Researchers Studying Mercury Levels Under Ice on Stony Brook University News, May 10, 2021 Scientists at Stony Brook University, the University of Vermont and Dartmouth College have been studying mercury uptake into the food chain during the winter, and how...
Honoring Ryan’s Memory
Photo above: Students assist the New York Marine Rescue Center with the release of rescued seal "Ryan." The seal is fitted with a satellite tag to track its movement. Students, faculty, and staff from the Southampton campus community remembered Ryan Durie with two...
News Roundup from SoMAS
Did you catch SoMAS in the News? Here's a few headlines featuring our students, faculty, and staff! Congratulations to Dr. Sara Hamideh, on her NSF CAREER Award, entitled "CAREER: Affordable Versus Vacation Housing Resilience: Mechanisms that Shape Housing...
Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity
Photo above: Sara Cernadas-Martín with the research vessel Seawolf behind her. Photo by John Griffin From Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, May 7, 2021 Sara Cernadas-Martín is a self-described...
