August 13, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - The College of Engineering has named Ibrahim "Abe" Baggili as the new chair of the Division of Computer Science and Engineering. He joined LSU in 2022 and has served as a professor of computer science and cybersecurity.

BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor Xiangyu Meng has acquired a new Self-Driving Car Studio (SDCS) that will be used by faculty and students. Meng says the new SDCS will encourage synergistic research between multiple groups across campus working on intelligent transportation, including those in electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and construction management.

August 7, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Civil Engineering researchers have examined the effects of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) on traffic operation and safety at full-cloverleaf interchanges. What they've found is that the more CAVs present on this type of interchange, the greater the reduction in travel time, improved traffic flow, and enhanced safety.

July 23, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - It has been quite a summer for LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Khonsari, as he has garnered one honor after another over the last few months, including his most recent, being named an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The distinction recognizes individuals for "lifetime service to mechanical engineering research and education, particularly through technical books, and trendsetting research papers."

July 8, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Shyam Menon is part of a collaborative project with Missouri University of Science & Technology (MST) that will develop strategies to facilitate a better understanding of the physics of high-speed propulsion systems. Such systems have application in the defense sector and civilian sector, including supersonic commercial transport and commercial rocketry for space access.

July 3, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Hsiao-Chun Wu was recently honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Broadcast Technology Society with the 2024 Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting in Toronto, Canada.

July 1, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Genevieve Palardy recently received funding for her research on "free-standing polymer composites for robotic-driven bridge construction." The $30,000 grant was awarded by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. LSU ME Assistant Professor Corina Barbalata is working with Palardy on the project.

June 24, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Shahab Mehraeen is working on a bipolar hybrid direct current circuit breaker (DCCB) that generates a current zero crossing (i.e., point at which there is no voltage present) that reverses and re-routes the current, causing current decay with minimal arc.