SoMAS 2013 Convocation
A cool and cloudy spring day could not dampen the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences convocation ceremony on Friday, May 24th, 2013. This year we had 79 undergraduates in our ATM, ENS, MAR, and MVB majors and a total of 22 graduates in the MA, MS and PhD...
SoMAS Alum Named “America’s Science Idol”
SoMAS alumnus Tom Diliberto’s singing skills may remain largely undocumented and undescribed. But, based on his performance at the “America’s Science Idol” competition, held during this year’s annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Tom’s science communication skills are unparalleled.
Kenneth Lang (MA, 2013)
Former Marine Conservation and Policy Masters student Kenneth Lang (fall 2013) was recently selected for the prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The competitive fellowship recruits students from 33 Sea Grant programs nationwide to complete a one year...
Owen Doherty (PhD, 2012)
Owen Doherty earned his PhD from Stony Brook in December 2012, working on mineral dust transport. He, Nicole Riemer, Sultan Hameed and Kirk Cochran successfully identified a new paradigm that explained variability and loadings and sources of mineral dust blowing off...Cassie Bauer (MS, 2012)
Cassie Bauer got received her bother her BS and MS from SoMAS in 2009 and 2012 respectively. Her thesis research involved the physical processes that contribute to localized, seasonal hypoxic conditions in the bottom waters of Smithtown Bay, Long Island Sound.
According to Cassie, “My thesis work gave me experience doing research in the Sound, understanding the Sound’s water quality issues, and developing relationships with researchers and environmental groups. This directly prepared me for a job as the Long Island Sound Study Coordinator”
Cassie works with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation as the Long Island Sound Study Coordinator. This is a bi-state partnership to restore and protect the Long Island Sound where her job responsibilities include co-chairing technical work groups, attending meetings, managing grants, collecting data on environmental indicators, tracking state activities, and writing reports, newsletters, and management plans. According to Cassie, “I also get to interact with many local environmental organizations and help out with various educational and outreach events, which I think is the most exciting aspect of my job.”
Her advice to incoming and current students is to “take advantage of the knowledgeable and friendly faculty and staff and the excellent resources SoMAS has to offer.”
SoMAS Convocation 2012
After what has been a cool and rainy spring, Friday, May 18th, 2012, dawned sunny, bright and warm on Long Island. Perfect weather in which to graduate! The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 2012 convocation ceremony began with a slideshow of its graduating...
Jake LaBelle (MA, 2012)
Jake LaBelle, a graduate of the Marine Conservation and Policy (MCP) Master’s program, has found career success at the New York Seascape. The New York Seascape, a program operated through the Wildlife Conservation Society, seeks to protect habitat and species that...
Laura Picariello (MA, 2012)
Laura Picariello, former MCP student, is busy pursuing a career in Louisiana with the Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries, part of the Audubon Nature Institute. As a Research Assistant working with a wide variety of audiences, she says the Marine Conservation and Policy...
Christopher Lang (MA, 2012)
Christopher Lang, a graduate of the Marine Conservation and Policy (MCP) Master’s Program, is using his degree to make a difference in environmental policy. Lang, who graduated from the MCP program in 2012, works as a Legislative Fellow in the New York Senate. The...Subscribe by Email
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