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Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial reef
Above: This underwater microphone heard people and dolphins using an artificial reef in New York to find fish to eat. Credit: Stony Brook University From "Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial reef" on...
SoMAS 2016-2017 Biennial Report
Every two years, the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences produces a report to summarize the activities of the school. The 2016-2017 report celebrates our 50th Anniversary and includes additional content that showcases our celebratory events and memories. View...
SoMAS Helps Earthstock 2018 Combine Traditions and Innovations
Photo above: Mark Lang cavorts with the dancing sand shrimp. From Earthstock 2018 to Combine Traditions and Innovations by Glenn Jochum on SBU Happenings, April 11, 2018 Earthstock, Stony Brook’s annual celebration of Earth Day, kicks off Monday, April 16, featuring...
Osprey Return to Southampton Campus
The weather forecast may say winter, but nature says it is spring! Our male osprey has returned to his nest located at the Marine Sciences Center at Stony Brook Southampton. Arriving from his winter home in South America, he will do some spring cleaning of the nest,...
SoMAS Professor Analyzes Storm Damage on North Shore
Photo above by R. Lawrence Swanson: An eroding bluff at Long Beach has been stabilized by constructing a stone seawall at the bluff’s base. The bluff has been terraced to capture material that rolls down from the top and can be planted with vegetation that will help...
SoMAS joint faculty member leads team that discovered “Supercolony” of Adélie Penguins in Antarctica
From "Supercolony" of Adélie Penguins Discovered in Antarctica on the Stony Brook Newsroom by Gregory Filiano Additional coverage of this story is featured on CBS News, Futurity, Drone DJ, Geek.com, Newsday, BBC and the New York Times STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 2, 2018...
SoMAS Faculty Testify Against Off Shore Drilling
Photo above: Interim Dean Larry Swanson speaks about how oil from drilling offshore Long Island would reach our shores based on his research on prevailing winds and the movement of plastics debris in the Atlantic. Photo by Assemblyman Steve Englebright. Content...
Dr. Paul Shepson Named SoMAS Dean
Stony Brook University Provost Michael A. Bernstein, in a memo distributed to the SoMAS community, is happy to announce that "our national search for a new Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences has ended in resounding success." Dr. Paul B....
SoMAS Faculty Stemming The (Rising) Tide of Climate Change
From Stemming The (Rising) Tide of Climate Change on the Stony Brook Magazine, Winter 2018 by Victoria Cebalo with Illustrations by Anthony Freda Research yields new strategies for protecting the biosphere. There’s no denying that as the Earth is getting warmer, our...
SBU President Stanley Joins International Coalition of Universities to Tackle Climate Change
Photo above: Joy Pawirosetiko, an Honors College student who works with Dr. Sharon Pochron in Sustainability Studies, researched the effects of Roundup fertilizer on earthworms. From "President Stanley Joins International Coalition of Universities to Tackle Climate...
Turning the Tide for Long Island’s Coastal Ecosystems
From TURNING THE TIDE FOR LONG ISLAND’S COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS on The Campaign for Stony Brook, posted on February 8, 2018 in ENDOWED FACULTY, MAJOR GIFTS, RESEARCH & INNOVATION New Endowed Chair in Coastal Ecology and Conservation helps advance impactful...
SoMAS Facility Leads the Future of Weather Forecasting: It’s all in the “MRI” of Clouds
Above: Professor Pavlos Kollias, center/back, and colleagues at Stony Brook’s Radar Observatory. From left: Zeen Zhu, SoMAS graduate student; Mariko Oue, postdoctoral research associate, SoMAS; and Alexander Sneddon, SoMAS engineer. Credit: Stony Brook...
Happy Holidays 2017!
Welcome to SoMAS! Many opportunities await you here. This is an exciting time to enter a career in marine and atmospheric sciences! Read More from the Dean
Memorial Scholarship Winners Honored at Annual Liblit Breakfast
On Tuesday, November 14, the Evan R. Liblit Scholarship winners were formally announced at our annual Liblit Fundraiser/Scholarship Breakfast held at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip. This year marks the 20th year of the Liblit Scholarship Fund. Our...
Celebrating 50 Years With The Risk Of Saying Nothing
Take a virtual tour of the SoMAS 50th Anniversary celebration! Use your mouse to click-and-drag the photosphere around to view the image in 360 degrees, and then click on the arrows to move to the next scene.
Geospatial Center to celebrate GIS Day @ SBU
Wednesday, November 15, 2017, Noon to 4pm North Reading Room Learning Lab, Melville Library 1st floor. International GIS Day is November 15th. The Geospatial Center (School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) and the University Libraries celebrate GIS Day by hosting...
Two SoMAS Faculty Recipients of NSF CAREER Awards
STONY BROOK, N.Y., November 10, 2017 – The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University is honored to have two faculty recipients of Faculty Early Career Development awards and federal funding from the National Science Foundation...
Relevant Learning on the Rise at Stony Brook
Above: Distinguished Professor Jeffrey Levinton and student Quemar Blake check on a basket of oysters in Stony Brook harbor. From Relevant Learning on the Rise at Stony Brook on SBU Happenings, November 3, 2017 Relevant learning — a teaching method through...
The Fate of Forage Fish on East Coast Lies With November Decision
A letter signed by 118 scientists led by Professor Ellen Pikitch of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) makes the case for the importance of managing menhaden, the leading forage fish on the Northeast Atlantic Coast, with an...
SoMAS Researchers to use Climate Data to Better Predict Marine Distribution in Northeast
Photo above from left, Hyemi Kim, Janet Nye and Lesley Thorne From Researchers to use Climate Data to Better Predict Marine Distribution in Northeast on SBU Happenings, October 23, 2017 Scientists from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and...
Stony Brook Community Pioneers Technology-Based Response to Puerto Rico Crisis
From Stony Brook Community Pioneers Technology-Based Response to Puerto Rico Crisis on SBU Happenings on October 13, 2017 “In theory I would be on a plane heading for Puerto Rico, but I am a graduate student without much money — so I am glad to be helping the Red...
SoMAS Participates in New York Harbor Educational Tour
On October 10, 2017, the National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure commemorated the fifth anniversary of Super Storm Sandy with a Coastal Resiliency Storm Surge Barrier Boat Tour in New York Harbor. As described in the invitation "Join us as...
The Risk of Saying Nothing
"The Risk of Saying Nothing" Environmental Media Conference On Friday October 13th, join us to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences as we explore “The Risk of Saying Nothing,” an environmental media...
New York State Senator Elaine Phillips Tours SBU Water Quality Research Labs
Above: Lisa Herbert (Left), SoMAS Ph.D. student, explains her research to Senator Elaine Phillips. New York State Senator Elaine Phillips recently met with Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) researchers and the Center for Clean...
SoMAS 50th Anniversary
Welcome to SoMAS! Many opportunities await you here. 2017 will be an exciting year to enter a career in marine and atmospheric sciences as we celebrate our 50th anniversary! Read More from the Dean
U.S Global Change Research Program Climate Science Special Report
From Read the Draft of the Climate Change Report by the New York Times, August 7, 2017 A final draft report by scientists from 13 federal agencies concludes that Americans are feeling the effects of climate change right now. The report was completed this year and is...
SoMAS Professors Share Expertise and Advocacy on Hudson Fisheries
Photo above: The sloop Clearwater sails on the Hudson River. From SoMAS Professors Share Expertise and Advocacy on Hudson Fisheries on Stony Brook Matters, July 18th 2017 Three Stony Brook science professors delivered a powerful message to Capitol Hill at a public...
Governor Cuomo Takes Hands-On Approach to Support Water Quality
Pictured above, from Left to Right: Governor Cuomo, Prof. Gobler, Assemblyman Fred Thiele, County Executive Steve Bellone and Assemblyman Steve Englebright. From the Stony Brook University Capitols and Communities Newsletter, June 28, 2017. Governor Andrew Cuomo has...
Congressman Paul Tonko Tours SBU Water Quality Research Labs
Pictured above: Congressman Paul Tonko (fourth from right) tours Dr. Laura Wehermann's lab in SoMAS along with Center for Clean Water Technology staff. From the Stony Brook University Capitols and Communities Newsletter, June 28, 2017. On June 6, Congressman Paul...
SoMAS Professor is Advancing Nobel Prize-Winning Science
From the RFSUNY Annual Report 2016 Dr. Edmund Chang, professor of atmospheric sciences at the Institute of Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University and coleader of a NOAA task force, investigates...
