SoMAS是美国领先的沿海海洋和大气机构之一，SoMAS的专业知识使Stony Brook在解决和回答有关区域环境问题以及与全球海洋和大气有关的问题方面处于最前沿。SoMAS系的主要重点是基础研究，旨在加深对沿海海洋和大气特征过程的了解。SoMAS教职员工还致力于应用研究成果来解决社会对环境的使用和滥用所引起的问题。SoMAS包括几个主要领域的以任务为导向的研究所：陆地和平面大气研究所，海洋生物资源研究所，海洋保护科学研究所，长岛地下水资源研究所以及废物减少与管理研究所。这些研究所为教育和研究增加了丰富的
SoMAS is one of the nation's leading coastal oceanographic and atmospheric institutions, and the expertise of SoMAS' faculty places Stony Brook in the forefront in addressing and answering questions about regional environmental problems, as well as problems relating to the global ocean and atmosphere. The primary focus of the SoMAS faculty is on fundamental research designed to increase understanding of the processes that characterize the coastal ocean and the atmosphere. SoMAS faculty are also committed to applying the results of research to solve problems arising from society's uses and misuses of the environment. SoMAS includes mission-oriented institutes in several major areas: the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, the Living Marine Resources Institute, the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, the Long Island Groundwater Resource Institute, and the Waste Reduction and Management Institute. These institutes add a wealth of varied resources to education and research.<br><br>The SoMAS offers undergraduate majors in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, environmental studies, marine sciences, and marine vertebrate biology, and minors in environmental studies and marine sciences. See the separate entries for environmental studies (ENS), marine sciences (MAR), and marine vertebrate biology (MVB) in the alphabetical listings of Approved Majors, Minors, and Programs. The SoMAS also offers several cooperative programs with departments in the College of Arts and Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, and Geosciences) and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Chemical and Molecular Engineering).