Organization profile
Description
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University serves as the State University of New York’s designated center for marine sciences and a leader in marine, atmospheric and sustainability research, education, and public service. Currently, there are more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students and 90 faculty and staff from 16 different nations working together to better understand how our marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric environments function, are related to one another and how they and their associated living resources may be sustained for future generations. Research at SoMAS explores solutions to a variety of issues facing the world today ranging from local problems affecting the area around Long Island to processes that are impacting the entire globe.
Organization profile
- Dean Paul Shepson
- Division Head, Atmospheric Sciences Brian Colle
- Division Head, Marine Sciences Gordon Taylor
- Division Head, Sustainability Studies David Taylor
- Assistant Dean Elyse Jay
- Associate Dean for Facilities Nils Volkenborn
- Associate Dean for Research Lesley Thorne
Research Units
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Marine Sciences
- Sustainability Studies
- Southampton Marine Sciences
- Center for Clean Water Technology
- Institute for Ocean Conservation Science
- Coastal Ocean Action Strategies Institute
- Living Marine Resources
- Long Island Groundwater Research Institute
- Marine Environmental Studies
- Waste Reduction and Management Institute
Research Highlights
- Greater New York Oxidant, Trace gas, Halogen, and Aerosol Airborne Mission (GOTHAAM)
- CHemistry in the Arctic-Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA)
- New York Ocean Action Plan 2017-2027
- Azolla as a Soil Amendment to Facilitate Carbon Sequestration
- Habitability Estimates for Heterotrophic Metabolisms in Wet-to-Dry Transient Environments on Noachian Mars (HabMars)
- Reverse and Submarine Weathering in Glacially Influenced Arctic Fjords
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Addressing Spatiotemporal Data Gaps in Fish Abundance Modelling: Insights From Offshore Wind Impacts in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic
Sun, M., Braid, K., Blaylock, J., Hennen, D., Truesdell, S. & Chen, Y., Feb 2026, In: Diversity and Distributions. 32, 2, e70156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Airborne Observations of the Vertical Structure of a Polar Low in the Norwegian Sea
Newman, E. P., Geerts, B., Doyle, J. D., Grasmick, C., Zuidema, P., Ephraim, S. & Wang, Z., Jan 2026, In: Monthly Weather Review. 154, 1, p. 59-77 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Method to Estimate Health Effects Based on Error-Prone Simulated Environmental Exposure: An Application to a Multi-Country Study on Birthweight and Fine Particulate Matter
Guo, J., Kang, N., Deng, J., Qiu, M. & Xue, T., May 2026, In: GeoHealth. 10, 5, e2025GH001789.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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The Oscar E. Sette Award for Outstanding Marine Fishery Biologist
Pikitch, E. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Honorary award
Facilities & Equipment
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Bruker Innova Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Taylor, G. (Manager)
School of Marine and Atmospheric SciencesEquipment/facility: Equipment
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Linkam THMS600 Stage (-196° to 600°C)
Taylor, G. (Manager) & Medina, L. (Manager)
School of Marine and Atmospheric SciencesEquipment/facility: Equipment
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Machine and Carpentry Shops at SoMAS
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