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Clint Willson

LSU Names Clint Willson Dean of the College of the Coast & Environment

CC&E welcomes Clint Willson to a permanent role as dean.

Dr. Ed Laws

"Science could not be better represented" - CC&E's Ed Laws becomes AAAS Fellow

Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Ed Laws has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Turner

LSU Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner Celebrates Retirement

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences professor R. Eugene Turner celebrates his retirement after over four decades of service to the university.

Slawomir Lomnicki

DES' Slawomir Lomnicki and LSU Superfund Research Center receive more than $400K to study air pollution

Environmental Sciences Professor Slawomir Lomnicki and the LSU Superfund Research Center have received $426,808 to study air pollution in Colfax, Louisiana.

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Congratulations to CC&E's 2024 University Faculty Award Winners

Aixin Hou and Paul Miller, two faculty members in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, have both been named recipients of this year's University Faculty Awards

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Happy Earth Day from CC&E

As we celebrate Earth Day today, we're reminded of the importance of our mission. CC&E's work plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of environmental leaders and innovators.

Graduate Student Presenters

Syposium Spotlight Shines on CC&E Research

Graduate students in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, the Department of Environmental Sciences, and undergraduates in the Coastal Environmental Sciences major all shared their current research.

Dr. Supratik Mukhopadhyay

Department of Environmental Sciences-Led Team Advances in $11M XPrize Wildfire Competition

Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay and a team of researchers have created an AI tool, DeepFire, that seeks to improve prediction and detection of wildfires.

Assistant Professor Yong-Ha Kim

DES and CES Faculty receive $500,000 to improve treatment of radioactive wastewater

Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Yong-Ha Kim, along with Environmental Sciences Professor Ed Laws and the Center for Energy Studies' Wei-Hsung Wang, has received a grant from the Nuclear Regulator Commission to study methods for treating radioactive wastewater.

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Spring Break travel offers students a new perspective

Coastal Environmental Science students Sierra Moran and Betsy Cook took two very different trips to Ghana and Panama over Spring Break.

Steve Midway

Surveying to Help the Spotted Seatrout

When spotted seatrout populations along Louisiana's coastline began to decline, Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Steve Midway and an LSU team worked with fisheries managers to survey anglers on potential solutions.

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CC&E at the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting

Faculty, staff and students from the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences will be attending the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans

Kevin Stoner

How to rebuild a wetland

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Masters student Kevin Stoner is working on research about best practices in restoring Louisiana's wetlands

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DES and SOE Team Up to Address Critical Need for Environmental Science Teachers

CC&E's Department of Environmental Sciences is working with the Lutrill & Pearl Payne to train Louisiana's next generation of environmental science teachers.

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Adelie Penguin Diets and Climate Change

Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day by learning more about the Adelie penguin

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Alum Courtney Nicole Hammond

"I will remember it for the rest of my life"- CC&E alumni recall their Knauss Fellowships

Alumni of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences and the Department of Environmental Sciences recall their experiences with NOAA's Knauss Fellowship and make recommendations for students interested in becoming fellows.

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Seaweed may be the key to feeding the world during nuclear winter

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty Cheryl Harrison is part of an international team of researchers working on how to feed the world during the worst case scenario of a nuclear war or volcanic eruption. The answer? Seaweed.

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Congratulations, Fall 2023 Graduates!

CC&E is excited to welcome its latest group of alumni, the class of Fall 2023!

LSU in the Galapagos students

Tyler Center for Global Studies Opens a World of Discovery for LSU Students

Thanks to the generosity of the Tyler Center for Global Studies, five LSU students were able to visit the Galapagos Islands to study ecology.

DOCS Associate Professor Junhong Liang

CC&E Researchers Receive $1.5 Million to Study Effects of Climate Change on Fish in Hypoxic Zone

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty Junhong Liang, Nancy Rabalais and Cassandra Glaspie have received $1.5 from NOAA to study the impacts of climate change on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone

Dr. R. Eugene Turner

"I want to do something useful": CC&E's R. Eugene Turner Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

R. Eugene Turner, an LSU Boyd Professor and an emeritus in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, has been awarded the Odum Lifetime Achievement Award by the Coastal Estuarine Research Federation

Supratik Mukhopadhyay

LSU Researchers to Build AI System to assist in CO2 Storage

LSU Environmental Environmental Sciences faculty are working to build an artificial intelligence system that can help locate safe storage sites for carbon capture facilities.

Environemntal Sciences Professor Nina Lam

LSU Researchers Receive $1.1M to Create Cyberinfrastructure to Improve Disaster Resilience

Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Nina Lam, along with Assistant Professor Kisung Lee of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has received a $1.1 NSF grant to create cyberinfrastructure that will build community disaster resilience.

Undergraduate Summer Research: Coastal Environmental Science Student Jonathan Russell

Undergraduate Summer Research: Coastal Environmental Science Student Jonathan Russell

Read all about CES major Jonathan Russell's summer research on the LSU Blog

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Closing the Gap: LSU receives $5M funding to build High Frequency Radar Systems on the Coast

Twenty much needed high frequency radar systems will be put up along the Louisiana coastline, thanks to NOAA funding secured by faculty in LSU's Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Geology and Geophysics, and other collaborators.