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From Southampton College to Stony Brook University, Marine Science Has Led the Way

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The Harvey Gamage, a vessel used for the popular Seamester program. SOUTHAMPTON TOWN HISTORICAL DIVISION

The Harvey Gamage, a vessel used for the popular Seamester program. SOUTHAMPTON TOWN HISTORICAL DIVISION

The Marine Science lab at Southampton College in 1968. COURTESY DON GETZ

The Marine Science lab at Southampton College in 1968. COURTESY DON GETZ

Steve Tettlebach on the Paumanok in September of 1994. COURTESY DON GETZ

Steve Tettlebach on the Paumanok in September of 1994. COURTESY DON GETZ

Southampton College Marine Science vessels in 1968. COURTESY DON GETZ

Southampton College Marine Science vessels in 1968. COURTESY DON GETZ

The Marine Science program in 1995.. COURTESY DON GETZ

The Marine Science program in 1995.. COURTESY DON GETZ

The Marine Science Program in the late 90s, early 2000s. COURTESY DON GETZ

The Marine Science Program in the late 90s, early 2000s. COURTESY DON GETZ

The vessel Paumanok at Southampton Collge in 1968. COURTESY DON GETZ

The vessel Paumanok at Southampton Collge in 1968. COURTESY DON GETZ

Professor Ral Welker. FILE PHOTO

Professor Ral Welker. FILE PHOTO

Faculty and students on a Seamester voyage in the late 1980s. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON TOWN HISTORIC DIVISION

Faculty and students on a Seamester voyage in the late 1980s. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON TOWN HISTORIC DIVISION

Doug Hardy, far right, Humanities Professor Richard Weber, far left with Seamester students. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON TOWN HISTORICAL DIVISION

Doug Hardy, far right, Humanities Professor Richard Weber, far left with Seamester students. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON TOWN HISTORICAL DIVISION

Stony Brook Marine Science Center Manager Chris Paparo and Professor Christopher Gobler, Ph.D., at the marine center. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Stony Brook Marine Science Center Manager Chris Paparo and Professor Christopher Gobler, Ph.D., at the marine center. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Stony Brook Marine Science Center Manager Chris Paparo and Professor Christopher Gobler, Ph.D., at the marine center. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Stony Brook Marine Science Center Manager Chris Paparo and Professor Christopher Gobler, Ph.D., at the marine center. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Ground is broken in May of 2012for an $8.3 million new Marine Science facility on Fort Pond Bay, at the site of the existing center. It would open in August 2013. DANA SHAW

Ground is broken in May of 2012for an $8.3 million new Marine Science facility on Fort Pond Bay, at the site of the existing center. It would open in August 2013. DANA SHAW

Senator Kenneth P. LaValle at the ground breaking in May of 2012 for the $8.3 million new Marine Science facility on Fort Pond Bay, DANA SHAW

Senator Kenneth P. LaValle at the ground breaking in May of 2012 for the $8.3 million new Marine Science facility on Fort Pond Bay, DANA SHAW

Dr. Christopher Gobler at the ground breaking in May of 2012 for the $8.3 million new Marine Science facility on Fort Pond Bay, DANA SHAW

Dr. Christopher Gobler at the ground breaking in May of 2012 for the $8.3 million new Marine Science facility on Fort Pond Bay, DANA SHAW

The Marine Science Program in the late 90s, early 2000s. COURTESY DON GETZ

The Marine Science Program in the late 90s, early 2000s. COURTESY DON GETZ

The ribbon is cut on the new Marine Science facility in October of 2013. DANA SHAW

The ribbon is cut on the new Marine Science facility in October of 2013. DANA SHAW

authorMichael Wright on Jan 3, 2024
This three-part series will examine the history of the Shinnecock Hills campus, its current status as the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University, and its future. Part I this week... more

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