Category: SoMAS

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research School of Medicine SoMAS

SBU Researchers Collaborate on Genetic Tool Development in Marine Protists

For the past several years, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Jackie Collier and PhD candidate Mariana Rius, along with Associate Professor Joshua Rest from the College of Arts and Sciences...

April 7, 2020

3 min read

Tiger sharks benefit from large marine protected areas (Photo: Austin Gallagher

SoMAS Student Spotlight

SBU Scientist Appeals for Greater Protection of Caribbean Sharks

PhD Candidate Oliver Shipley is among a group of marine scientists urging for larger spatial protections in the Greater Caribbean for threatened, highly migratory species.

February 18, 2020

3 min read

Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS Sustainability

Study Examines Efficiency of Medicine Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants

Anne McElroy, Professor and Associate Dean for Research in Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), led a study that examined the effectiveness of different advanced treatment...

January 24, 2020

3 min read

Incoming Stony Brook freshman Clare Dana

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

SBU Marine Science Student Wins National Scholarship

Stony Brook freshman Clare Dana has been named the winner of a National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) scholarship. Since 2003 the NOSB, a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, has recognized and rewarded student...

January 13, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Uses New Forecasting Tools to Show How Climate Change Affected Hurricane Florence

Change in extreme weather is one of the most serious ways that we experience the impact of climate change. A study led by Kevin Reed, Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook...

January 2, 2020

3 min read

A large portion of Irvin's dissertation research took place in the lab (seen in inset). Irvin, an advanced graduate student at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, uses molecular biology to understand the impacts of pollutants on fish health and survival. He is also pictured in SBU’s zebrafish facility. The zebrafish is a model species that can offer clues to the developmental and behavioral effects of sublethal exposure to pharmaceuticals found in wastewater effluent. Credit: Irvin Huang.

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

SBU Grad Student Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Irvin Huang, a PhD candidate in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has been chosen as a fellow in the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which matches highly qualified...

December 17, 2019

2 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff School of Medicine SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

In honor of their invaluable contributions to science and technology, seven members of the Stony Brook University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):...

December 2, 2019

1 min read

Noah Strycker with an adelie penguin chick

Academics College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research SoMAS Student Spotlight

Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article

It’s no surprise that tensions are high between birdwatchers and lovers of cats. Noah Strycker, a master’s student in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences who currently works in the lab of Dr. Heather Lynch...

November 26, 2019

5 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Diversity Faculty/Staff School of Social Welfare SoMAS

SBU Receives Funding from SUNY PRODiG Initiative to Increase Faculty Diversity

Enhancing its promotion of diversity, Stony Brook University will receive over $957,000 in funding from SUNY over a three-year period to support six faculty members as part of the SUNY’s new PRODiG Faculty...

November 25, 2019

3 min read

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Paul Shepson Awarded for Research on Greenhouse Gas Emission Rates

Paul Shepson, Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has received a $1.1 million award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for his project, “Observations, Analysis, and...

October 8, 2019

3 min read

Sydney Bell holding a baby loggerhead sea turtle after a permitted nest evacuation. This was done under the supervision of professionals and should not be attempted by members of the public.

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors Community Entrepreneurship Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island News Highlights SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight Sustainability

Sydney Bell ‘22 Receives Long Island Business News “30 Under 30” Award

Sophomore Sydney Bell has been selected as an honoree of the Long Island Business News (LIBN) “30 Under 30” Award. The award honors bright and dynamic young professionals under the age of 30 who contribute to the Long...

September 5, 2019

5 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Donovan Finn Receives Early Career Faculty Innovator Award

Donovan Finn, an assistant professor of Environmental Design, Policy and Planning in the Sustainability Studies Program at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of nine early...

June 5, 2019

3 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty/Staff Featured Story Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Supercomputer Cloud Modeling Could Help to Predict Climate Change

One of Stony Brook University’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) core faculty members from SoMAS (The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) — Marat Khairoutdinov — has created a global cloud...

May 13, 2019

8 min read

Academics Alumni News Alumni Spotlight SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

For Carolyn Hall ’09, Mixing Science and the Arts is a Thrilling Dance

Early on in her training as a dancer, Carolyn Hall ’09 had to learn to be able to pivot quickly. Who knew it would have such valuable application as a life skill? Hall, who holds an MS in Marine Science from Stony Brook...

April 15, 2019

12 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS

Two SBU Teams Awarded Ocean Research Grants to Study Waters off NY

Nearly $570,000 in ocean research grants have been awarded to three investigative teams, two of which are from Stony Brook University. Through New York State’s 10-year Ocean Action Plan (OAP) — supported by the...

February 6, 2019

3 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff SoMAS

Two SBU Adjuncts Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence

Maria Brown, from the Sustainability Studies Program in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), and Dmitri Gavrilov, from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of...

January 24, 2019

2 min read

PhD student Julia Stepanuk uses video and photos from drone flights to study the body condition and foraging behavior of humpback whales for her dissertation research.

Academics Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

R/V Seawolf Cruises Waters off NYC to Study Marine Life

A team of researchers from the labs of Drs. Lesley Thorne, Janet Nye and Joe Warren in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) began the first of a series of multi-year research cruises on the R/V Seawolf...

December 11, 2018

2 min read

Zoea, or larvae, of the Atlantic blue crab have a distinctly different morphology than adults. They are often spawned in estuaries, where they can be exposed to low dissolved oxygen and acidified conditions (photo by Stephen Tomasetti).

Academics Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Gobler Lab’s Study Gives Clues to Preserving Blue Crab Estuaries

Blue crabs are ecologically important and represent one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States. A research team from the lab of Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation in the...

December 10, 2018

3 min read

Category: SoMAS

SBU Researchers Collaborate on Genetic Tool Development in Marine Protists

SBU Scientist Appeals for Greater Protection of Caribbean Sharks

Study Examines Efficiency of Medicine Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants

SBU Marine Science Student Wins National Scholarship

Study Uses New Forecasting Tools to Show How Climate Change Affected Hurricane Florence

SBU Grad Student Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article

Paul Shepson Awarded for Research on Greenhouse Gas Emission Rates

Sydney Bell ‘22 Receives Long Island Business News “30 Under 30” Award

Donovan Finn Receives Early Career Faculty Innovator Award

Supercomputer Cloud Modeling Could Help to Predict Climate Change

For Carolyn Hall ’09, Mixing Science and the Arts is a Thrilling Dance

Two SBU Teams Awarded Ocean Research Grants to Study Waters off NY

Two SBU Adjuncts Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence

R/V Seawolf Cruises Waters off NYC to Study Marine Life

Gobler Lab’s Study Gives Clues to Preserving Blue Crab Estuaries

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