Research
LSU Named a Center of Excellence for Wastewater Epidemiology
LSU has been designated as one of 16 new Centers of Excellence for Wastewater Epidemiology by Ceres Nanosciences, a privately held company that makes products to improve life science research and diagnostic testing.
LSU Researchers Study What Makes the Invasive, Non-Native Reed Grass Thrive in the Wetlands
In a newly published study, LSU researchers studied the genomic basis of the reed grass, P. australis, to investigate what exactly makes the invasive reed grass subspecies thrive in wetlands, in comparison to its native counterpart.
LSU College of Science Hall of Distinction Honorees 2022
The LSU College of Science’s Hall of Distinction recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves in their endless pursuit of excellence and fervent dedication to scientific leadership. Through their extraordinary achievements, outstanding characters, and commitments to their communities, the college’s honorees have established lasting legacies of excellence in their individual fields.
LSU CEE Professor Lin Develops Superwood for Infrastructure
With the development of steel and concrete piles over the years, the use of timber piles in civil infrastructure has steadily declined. While timber piles are a renewable and a low-cost foundation system, they have low stiffness and strength, limiting their applications to lightly-loaded structures. Enter superwood.
LSU Hosted High-Level International Business and Economic Development Delegation
LSU recently hosted about 70 business, economic development and government senior officials from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to promote long-term, multinational commercial, trade and investment partnerships in the region.
LSU Engineering Faculty Design Sensor to Improve Vision of Underwater Robots
Underwater exploration is becoming more common these days thanks to subaqueous vehicles that have capabilities to photograph and collect data at deeper depths and for longer periods of time.