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"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.
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.
Congratulations, Fall 2023 Graduates!
CC&E is excited to welcome its latest group of alumni, the class of Fall 2023!
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.
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
"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
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.
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
Read all about CES major Jonathan Russell's summer research on the LSU Blog
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.
Current and Former CC&E Students Named Science Policy Fellows
A PhD candidate from the Department of Environmental Sciences, and an alumna and a current Master's student from the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences have all been named Science Policy Fellows.
Rural Resiliency: LSU Researchers to Help Communities Adapt to Climate Change
Department of Environmental Sciences faculty have received an NSF grant to help prepare rural communities for the challenges of climate change.
CC&E Graduate Named a Young Climate Change Ambassador for Panama
Mercedes Pinzon, a recent graduate of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Masters program, has been awarded a four month internship with Panama's Ministry of the Environment, to help the country prepare for the upcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change
Congratulations to the CC&E Graduating Class of Summer 2023
Congratulations to our most recent alumni!
High Heat and Training Camp: What Summer Heat Means for Athletic Training
High heat this summer can make outdoor athletic training events like football camp a little trickier, said Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Vince Wilson. But with the right precautions, the training can continue.
CES Major Introduces New Deltaic Sciences Concentration
Coastal Environmental Sciences students now have a sixth concentration to choose from, with the introduction of the new Deltaic Sciences concentration.
A Deep Dive into Summer Research: Catching Up with CC&E's Gulf Scholars
CC&E students and faculty have spent their summers conducting research that impacts the Gulf Coast through the Gulf Renaissance Scholars Program.
DOCS Student Named 2023 Fulbright Scholar
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences PhD student Benjamin Limer has been named a 2023 Fulbright Scholar.
CC&E's Chris D'Elia Honored by Phi Beta Kappa
Chris D'Elia, professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences and dean emeritus of the College of the Coast & Environment, has been honored by the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at his undergraduate institution.
A Q&A With Interim Dean Dr. Clint Willson
Dr. Clint Willson, the College of the Coast & Environment's new Interim Dean, discusses his background and how he sees CC&E.
"We Brought Home A Lot of Awards": LSU EnvironMentors Students Compete in National Showcase
LSU EnvironMentors participants visited Washington, DC to compete in the National EnvironMentors Fair and Research Showcase with the Global Council for Science and the Environment
What does hurricane season hold for the Gulf? CC&E takes a look
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professor Paul Miller talks about his annual forecast for the 2023 hurricane season in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.
Open Water, Artificial Intelligence: Using AI To Understand Turbulence in the Upper Ocean
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Junhong Liang will be using artificial intelligence to better understand the turbulence at the ocean surface boundary layer.
Our Coast, Our Delta: In Barataria Bay, LSU Researchers Track the Effects of Sediment Diversion
LSU researchers are at work in Barataria Bay, assessing the current ecosystem and building a better understanding of the potential effects of the upcoming sediment diversion.
What is Resilience?
College of the Coast & Environment Professor Nina Lam has been awarded the UCGIS 2023 Research Award for her work on creating a standard measurement to define a community's resilience to severe weather and other disasters.