Energy

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LSU's Tiger Skid

鈥淎 Slam Dunk鈥: LSU Emerges as National Leader in Cyber for Critical Infrastructure

星空无限传媒 the first university in the nation to partner with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on a unique model for cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.

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星空无限传媒 Southern University Team Up to Train 150 Louisianans to Lead in Energy-Efficient Computing

Last year, 星空无限传媒 Southern University teamed up to increase worldwide access to high-performance computing and won a $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation. The team鈥檚 goal is to build a bigger user community around HPX, a software library developers can use to create faster, more powerful, and energy-efficient applications.

Rendering of the future Newlab New Orleans

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.

Sugarcane bagasse in Raceland

LSU-led Team Turns Agricultural Waste into Liquid Fuels for Transportation

Researchers 星空无限传媒 are developing new electrochemical technology that could provide new revenue streams for Louisiana鈥檚 farmers and petrochemical industry.

Encore team

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.

Photo illustration of flooded and hurricane-damaged houses

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.

Sarah Okpe

Meet LSUS鈥 Sarah Okpe: First to Build an Operator Interface for BENTELER Steel/Tube

When BENTELER Steel/Tube Manufacturing Corporation technicians begin work in the international company鈥檚 new $21 million threading facility at the Port of Caddo-Bossier later this year, they鈥檒l be using an interface designed by an LSU Shreveport graduate student.

Process technology students at River Parishes Community College

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.

Engineers at Baker Hughes

Why Industry Joined LSU鈥檚 FUEL Team

Learn why industry leaders Shell, ExxonMobil, and Baker Hughes joined LSU鈥檚 winning team to help secure $160M in federal funding for energy economic development in Louisiana.

LSU PERTT Lab

LSU-led Team Wins Largest Grant Ever Awarded by National Science Foundation

A statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 partners has won the largest and most competitive grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation鈥攗p to $160 million over the next 10 years.

Lee Stockwell

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.

Home in Houma, but at what price?

Making Homes More Resilient and Affordable

LSU AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse partners with builders and policymakers to protect residents and lower insurance costs.

LSU energy transition campus footprint

Enabling Energy Development Through Demonstration

LSU momentum in energy R&D sparks a bold approach to advance talent and technology.

AI-generated art of data streams in water

Better Storm Surge and Flood Predictions Enabled by AI

The LSU tool to predict storm surge and flooding during severe weather events鈥攖he CERA website鈥攕erves thousands of emergency managers and first responders to help protect people and infrastructure. Now, the tool will become even smarter and faster, thanks to artificial intelligence, or AI.

AI-generated art of data in chemical manufacturing

Chemical Industry Leader BASF Taps LSU to Create 鈥淪oft Sensors鈥 Using AI

BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, is collaborating with LSU chemical engineers to better understand and predict its own production ebbs and flows using artificial intelligence, or AI.