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Watch Discovery Prize Finalists Describe Their Research

The $200,000 Stony Brook Foundation Discovery Prize will be awarded on Wednesday, April 28, at the end of a virtual event where four outstanding early-career faculty finalists will present their research. The event will...

April 19, 2021

2 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Long Island Research SoMAS University

Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats

They’ve been called creepy, scary and spooky, but Maria Brown says don’t be fooled, and don’t be afraid. Bats are an important species that impacts our daily lives in ways we might not even realize, including...

April 9, 2021

6 min read

Events Long Island SoMAS

“Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays” Webinars Start April 7

The four-part free seminar series examining the management of solid waste on Long Island is being held in honor of the late former associate dean of SoMAS.

March 30, 2021

3 min read

A new technology to accurately and cost effectively detect nitrogen from wastewater, such as at a sewage plant as the one depicted, is being developed by Stony Brook researchers. Source: Hermann Hammer, Pixabay License

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Scientist Receives SUNY TAF Award for Technology to Advance Septic Systems

Qingzhi Zhu, an associate professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, has received a SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) award for his research to develop a low-cost...

March 30, 2021

3 min read

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Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

Shellfish couldn’t have a better friend than Stephen Tomasetti, a doctoral student in marine science at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS). Tomasetti has been studying the effects...

March 23, 2021

6 min read

Data collected at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) atmospheric observatory in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, indicate that shattering drizzle droplets play a major role in the formation of "secondary" ice in mixed-phase clouds. The results will improve how these cloud processes are represented in computational models used to forecast climate and local snowfall. (Credit: ARM user facility)

Academics Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS

SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

Where does snow come from? This may seem like a simple question, but a new study on how water becomes ice in slightly supercooled Arctic clouds may make you rethink the simplicity of snow. Pavlos Kollias, a professor in...

March 23, 2021

8 min read

Academics News Highlights Research SB Southampton SoMAS University

Latest Technology Helping Student Identify Harmful Algae

Graduate student Rebecca Rogers uses Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB), an automated submersible imaging flow cytometer that generates images of particles taken from the aquatic environment.

March 18, 2021

4 min read

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Latest Discoveries Revealed at SBU’s Virtual Postdoc Spotlight

The annual event — designed like a TED talk — gave Stony Brook’s postdocs the opportunity to present their cutting-edge research to an audience in five minutes.

March 11, 2021

2 min read

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Stony Brook Women Faculty: Inspiring the Next Generation

They are world-renowned scientists, groundbreaking researchers and beloved professors. They are also trusted advisors, caring mentors, loving mothers and good listeners. Women faculty at Stony Brook University have...

March 5, 2021

28 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Long Island News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Sustainability

Identifying Toxic Chemicals and Keeping Our Groundwater Safe

New York State Center for Clean Water Technology reveals a novel approach to removing contaminants Emerging research from the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology (CCWT) at Stony Brook University affirms...

February 26, 2021

5 min read

An eelgrass bed off of Fishers Island, NY. Credit: CCE Suffolk County Marine Program

Academics Faculty/Staff Long Island News Highlights Research SoMAS

Chris Gobler’s LI Sound Research Receives Federal Funding

A study of ocean acidification by Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation in Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of eight research projects that will examine...

February 22, 2021

2 min read

Faculty/Staff Global SoMAS Sustainability

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch Addresses UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science

On February 11 Ellen Pikitch, Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) spoke at the United Nations’ sixth annual International Day...

February 11, 2021

2 min read

In an effort to help prevent erosion, signage encourages beachgoers to keep off coastal bluffs. New research supported by NY Sea Grant will provide information that will allow for improved prediction of bluff erosion that informs planning by coastal communities. Image credit: Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program

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$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

Funds will support three projects led by Stony Brook University faculty that explore topics relating to and benefiting New York’s coastal environment, communities and economies.

October 16, 2020

6 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Global Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change scenarios may be a key component in a large research initiative with the goal to reduce schistosomiasis.

October 8, 2020

3 min read

Awards and Honors SoMAS Sustainability

NY Sea Grant Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’

In a virtual ceremony held on September 22, New York Sea Grant’s (NYSG) “Currents Clips” received a Folio Award from the Fair Media Council (FMC) for “Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign.” NYSG — a...

September 22, 2020

3 min read

The ALAR aircraft, operated by Paul Shepson, is one plane that will be flown in Alaska during CHACHA research.

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS

SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University (SoMAS) will embark on new research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that involves using highly sophisticated airplanes to...

September 21, 2020

4 min read

Academics Alda Center Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research School of Journalism (Private)SoMAS

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Stony Brook University researchers will lead a team of scientists from around the country to study air pollution and the chemical processes in the atmosphere that create or transform pollutants, such as ozone and...

September 11, 2020

5 min read

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Understanding Earth’s Climate through Ice Formation

Ice crystal formation plays a crucial role in precipitation formation and alters the radiative properties of clouds, thereby affecting Earth’s climate system.

August 7, 2020

2 min read

Category: SoMAS

Watch Discovery Prize Finalists Describe Their Research

Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats

“Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays” Webinars Start April 7

Scientist Receives SUNY TAF Award for Technology to Advance Septic Systems

Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

SBU’s Pavlos Kollias Part of BNL Team Studying ‘Secondary’ Ice

Latest Technology Helping Student Identify Harmful Algae

Latest Discoveries Revealed at SBU’s Virtual Postdoc Spotlight

Identifying Toxic Chemicals and Keeping Our Groundwater Safe

Chris Gobler’s LI Sound Research Receives Federal Funding

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch Addresses UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science

$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

NY Sea Grant Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’

SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Understanding Earth’s Climate through Ice Formation

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