Coast + Environment
星空无限传媒 Louisiana lead the world in addressing pressing problems related to coastal land loss, sea level rise, and hurricanes. This is why LSU has 260 faculty actively working on coastal research. As a national Sea Grant university and through its extension services in every parish, LSU puts science to work for Louisiana communities.
Vermilion Parish Rice Farmers Explore Microalgae as 鈥淲eird but Promising鈥� Crop
LSU researcher Naohiro Kato planted an unconventional idea with Mclain鈥攕upplement his family鈥檚 income from rice by also growing microalgae, which thrives in saltwater. While most Louisiana farmers sell their rice at under $1 per pound, a single pound of fucoxanthinol鈥攅xtracted from microalgae鈥攃ould fetch about $1 million.
Newlab New Orleans Proves LSU鈥檚 Economic Development Power
Newlab鈥檚 move to Louisiana demonstrates the research and economic development power of LSU, said Josh Fleig, chief innovation officer at Louisiana Economic Development.
Transforming 鈥淢ade in America鈥� Using CO2
Highly efficient electrolyzers developed 星空无限传媒 can transform CO2 into the basic building blocks we need to make carbon-based products such as sunglasses, detergents, clothing, medicines, and food. Even a grapefruit hard seltzer is planned for Tin Roof Brewing in Baton Rouge, which is set to reopen soon as a brewpub.
LSU Research Enables Better Flood Protection for Homes
For decades, Louisiana has been building homes to an elevation standard where 4 out of 10 are expected to flood at least once in 50 years. Shocked? Then you鈥檙e not alone, says LSU Professor Carol Friedland. She leads a team that just helped set a new, national elevation standard for construction.
Meet Myron Lard: First to Investigate Soil Samples in Colfax, Louisiana, and East Palestine, Ohio
For the first time, Lard was able to make a new connection between environmentally persistent free radicals and cancer-causing dioxins using real-world samples.
Fighting Hunger and Disease, One Strain of Rice at a Time
The LSU AgCenter is Louisiana rice farmers鈥� MVP, or most valued partner, in research and crop variety development. From creating a new market for jasmine rice, to producing varieties of rice that are better for diabetics and more sustainable and resilient to changes in the environment, LSU has been critical to the Louisiana rice industry for more than 100 years.
Calculating the Real Cost of Wind and Flood Risk in Louisiana
For the first time, research developed by LSU AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse Research and Education Center has provided Louisiana with a realistic annual cost of natural hazards in the state鈥�$5 billion by 2050.
Partnering to Double Louisiana鈥檚 Energy Workforce
LSU鈥檚 energy team, called FUEL, works to help double the state鈥檚 current energy workforce, including by enabling Louisiana鈥檚 community and technical colleges to invest in people and programs that are closely aligned with industry needs.
Securing Louisiana鈥檚 Energy Future
LSU petroleum engineering alumnus Lee Stockwell leads carbon capture and storage at Shell, shaping the nationwide development of one of the premier technologies for the ongoing transition toward energy sustainability for the world.
Building Coastal Infrastructure for Communities and National Security
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the world鈥檚 largest engineering, design and construction management agencies. Its methods and tools are researched and developed by the Engineer Research and Development Center, commanded by LSU Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus Col. Christian Patterson.
LSU, State Meet Growing U.S. Demand for Storm Surge and Flood Predictions
With support from the Louisiana Legislature, 星空无限传媒 increasing the capacity of one of its most in-demand tools to protect coastal communities from flooding and storm surge while adding operational relevance to the science that supports it.
Making Homes More Resilient and Affordable
LSU AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse partners with builders and policymakers to protect residents and lower insurance costs.
LSU Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the 鈥楶igdemic鈥�
Wild, invasive pigs cause more than $90 million in damage to Louisiana farms each year and pose a growing threat to the environment, people and other animals.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Taps LSU Coastal Experts to Protect Military Infrastructure
The benefits of coastal wetlands are widely documented, but as the threats posed by rising sea levels and other coastal hazards come into ever-sharper focus, these multitasking landscapes may become something more鈥攑rotectors of the nation鈥檚 military infrastructure.
LSU AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones
Ongoing LSU research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana is leveraging data science to grow more and better food and fiber despite great challenges.