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LSU Virtual Geaux Engineering Program a Success
September 24, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - This year marked LSU's first Geaux Engineering program, which was a hit despite participants attending virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. The student-run, three-day program is an opportunity for incoming freshmen to get a head start on their college experience by participating in various team-building and design activities, attending academic sessions, and meeting upperclassmen, faculty, and industry partners.
LSU Joins U.S.-Israel Energy Center Initiative
September 22, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU, represented by its College of Engineering, is now part of a consortium that will lead one of the United States' three inaugural U.S.-Israel Energy Centers, focusing on improving the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of offshore natural gas production.
LSU Chemical Engineering Researchers Studying Plastic Waste in Environment
September 15, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - Micro/nanoplastics have become increasingly common in our environment over the years because of the gradual aging and weathering of discarded plastic waste. This waste, however, is not just present in the ground and bodies of water. In the past five years, it has also been detected in the atmosphere.
LSU Recognized as a Top Tier National University by U.S. News & World Report, Petroleum Engineering Program Ranks 2nd Overall
In U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 edition of Best Colleges, LSU is ranked in the top tier for “Best National Universities” for the 13th-straight year, and the undergraduate petroleum engineering program ranks 2nd overall.
Making An Impression: LSU IE Senior Interns with Northrop Grumman
September 10, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - For many college students, summer internship opportunities were lost amid the chaos of COVID-19. Luckily for LSU Industrial Engineering major Jennafer Zimmerman, she was able to complete her internship with Northrop Grumman, though it didn't take her to the beautiful port city of Baltimore, Md., as originally planned.
LSU Researchers to Test Campus Wastewater for COVID-19 Cases
September 9, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - For the last several months, researchers from the LSU College of Engineering and School of Veterinary Medicine have tested wastewater in various areas around East Baton Rouge Parish to track cases of coronavirus. What they have found, thus far, is that cases increased soon after Louisiana moved into Phase 2 and dropped after the city-parish instituted a mask-wearing mandate.
LSU Engineering Hosts High School Summer Research Program
September 8, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - Over the summer, 18 high schoolers from across South Louisiana participated in the High School Summer Research (HSSR) program created by LSU Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Adam Melvin and hosted by LSU's College of Engineering.
Recycling Re-Engineered: LSU ChE, BAE Professors Aim to Reduce Plastic Waste
September 3, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - According to National Geographic, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics are generated each year, with 6.3 billion metric tons becoming waste. That means only 24 percent of plastic is recycled properly. Getting plastics to the recycling plant is only half the battle. The other half entails how the plastics are upcycled at the recycling plant.
An App for That: LSU CS Senior Designs Easy Way to Schedule Classes
August 31, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - Starting off a new semester with new professors and a new class schedule can be hectic, which is why LSU Computer Science senior Siarra Gremillion has helped create an app that will allow LSU students to quickly find the classes they need to take, learn who is teaching the class, and create their own class schedule.
LSU Professors Team Up to Provide Power at the Extremes
August 18, 2020BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Chris Arges and LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Manas Gartia recently published a research article in ACS Applied Energy Materials about a supercapacitor project they are working on.
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