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School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
Telephone: (631) 632-8700
Email: somas@stonybrook.edu
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School Administration
Dean
Paul Shepson Phone: (631) 632-8781
Dean's Office Administrative Coordinator
Steve Ortega Phone: (631) 632-8781
Division Head, Atmospheric Sciences
Brian Colle Phone: (631) 632-3174
Division Head, Marine Sciences
Gordon Taylor Phone: (631) 632-8688
Division Head, Sustainability Studies
David Taylor Phone: (631) 632-5371
Assistant Dean
Elyse Jay Phone: (631) 632-3051
Associate Dean for Facilities
Nils Volkenborn Phone: (631) 632-6133
Associate Dean for Research
Lesley Thorne Phone: (631) 632-5117
Facility Managers
Facility Manager, South Campus
Willa Schultz Phone: (631) 632-8677
Discovery Hall 141 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
Facility Manager, Flax Pond Marine Laboratory
Demetrios Caroussos Phone: (631) 675-1285
15 Shore Drive Old Field, NY 11733
Facility Manager, Southampton Marine Sciences Center
Chris Paparo Phone: (631) 632-5020
8 Little Neck Rd. Southampton, NY 11968
For Further Information
For additional information on our education programs, please contact
Undergraduate Advisor
Nancy Black Phone: (631) 632-9404
Graduate Program Coordinator
Ginny Clancy Phone: (631) 632-8681
Education Programs Assistant
Christina Fink Phone: (631) 632-8680
Director of Undergraduate Programs
David Black Phone: (631) 632-8676
Faculty Director for Atmospheric Sciences
Brian Colle Phone: (631) 632-3174
Faculty Director for Climate Sciences
Edmund Chang Phone: (631) 632-6170
Faculty Director for Coastal Environmental Sciences
Kate Aubrecht Phone: (631) 632-5360
Faculty Director for Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning
Donovan Finn
Faculty Director for Environmental Studies
Tara Rider Phone: (631) 632-5307
Faculty Director for Marine Sciences
David Black Phone: (631) 632-8676
Faculty Director for Marine Vertebrate Biology
Joe Warren Phone: (631) 632-5045
Faculty Director for Sustainability Studies
Adam Charboneau Phone: (631) 632-5367
Faculty Director for the Semester by the Sea
Kurt Bretsch Phone: (631) 632-5156
Director of Graduate Programs
Jackie Collier Phone: (631) 632-8696
Faculty Director of the M.A. Program in Marine Conservation and Policy
Kaitin Giglio Phone: (631) 632-8704