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ECE Ph.D. Student Wins Pair of Awards at IEEE Events
Mohadese Movahednia, a research assistant and Ph.D. student in the LSU Division of Electrical & Computer Engineering, was recently awarded the3rd best paper award at the 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Texas Power and Energy Conference and 2nd best poster award at the 2022 IEEE PES (Power and Energy Society) General Meeting.
Below-average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ measured
NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 3,275 square miles.
LSU AgCenter to Expand Bioproducts, Bioprocessing Research with New Grant
The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Institute for Bioproducts and Bioprocessing a grant of nearly $1 million to upgrade equipment for the state-approved institute.
Northshore Technical Community College and LSUA Create New Transfer Pathway for Students
In a signing ceremony today, Northshore Technical Community Collegeand Louisiana State University of Alexandria signed a 2+2 articulation agreement making it easier for students to transfer credits from NTCC to LSUA.
LSU PETE Faculty, ExxonMobil URC Study Gas Migration at PERTT Lab
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has joined forces with LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering faculty to conduct gas migration experiments as part of a financial grant from ExxonMobil URC.
LSU Expanding Efforts to Digitize Louisiana’s Diverse Cultural Institutions
The LSU Libraries was one of five to receive the 2022 Catalyst Fund from LYRASIS, which serves and supports 1,000 academic and public libraries, archives, museums and cultural heritage organizations in 28 countries.
Q&A: Get to Know LSU Executive Vice President & Provost Roy Haggerty
Roy Haggerty begins his tenure as LSU's executive vice president and provost on Monday, Aug. 1.
Two Studies Look at Female Athletes’ Mental, Physical Resilience
Two new studies will examine female athletes’ mental and physical resilience via two newly funded grants, dedicated to improving performance and helping people thrive throughout their lives.
LSU Chemical Engineering Faculty Researching Means of Decreasing Greenhouse Gases
Combustion of natural gas, chiefly comprised of methane, provides a major portion of our nation’s energy needs. Additionally, methane can be reacted with steam in a process known as methane steam reforming to produce carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), which are then used to produce a wide range of fuels and chemicals.
Two LSU Graduate Students Named Knauss Fellowship Finalists
Sponsored by the National Sea Grant College Program, the John A. Knauss Fellowship matches graduate students with an interest in ocean and coastal resources and national policy affecting those resources with hosts in federal legislative or executive branch offices for one year.
Two Members of E. J. Ourso College of Business Appointed to New DEI Collaborative Organization
A newly formed organization wants to change the face of the business world. Eight business schools and one industry leader make up the new board of directors of the Business School Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Collaborative.
LSU Mechanical Engineering Graduate Lands Job at SpaceX
For LSU Mechanical Engineering graduate Scot McKenzie, working for SpaceX is nothing short of a childhood dream come true. The 23-year-old from Baton Rouge wasted no time in pursuing his goals by working for NASA and now SpaceX, where McKenzie can work on rockets that will travel to the Moon and Mars one day.
LSU Engineering Updating Lab Systems with Help From Emerson
When the LSU College of Engineering officially opened the newly renovated and expanded Patrick F. Taylor Hall in 2018, among the many features touted were new state-of-the-art research facilities.
LSU Reveals Keys to Successful Crisis Communication
Government officials and media representatives help form a “best practices” list for effective communication during extreme weather events.
Art and Artificial Intelligence
Faculty from the LSU College of Art and Design are using robots and artificial intelligence in combination with art and landscape