Research
LSU Physics Professor Launches New AI Space Start-up
Atlantis Industries aims to accelerate off-world technology breakthroughs.
Library of Congress to House Louisiana Veterans' Stories Collected by LSU Students
Members of the media are invited to a presentation on Aug. 30 by Library of Congress' Veterans History Project Director Monica Mohindra, who will speak about the partnership between LSU and the Library of Congress.
Less Water in the Mississippi Means a Smaller Dead Zone This Year
Last month, the research expedition tasked with making the annual measurements of the Gulf of Mexico’s “Dead Zone” came back with a not-unexpected but lower than usual number: this year, the zone measures approximately 3,275 square miles. In other words, it is the 8th smallest it has been since measurements began 36 years ago.
LSU Health New Orleans Discovers Major Contributor to Alzheimer’s Disease
Research led by Drs. Yuhai Zhao and Walter J Lukiw at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center and the Departments of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Neurology and Ophthalmology, reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells contributing to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alternative Oyster Culture Anchoring System to be Tested
When many alternative oyster culture operations on Grand Isle were damaged during the 2020 hurricane season, Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers and Louisiana Sea Grant personnel thought they found a mechanism to help AOC farms defend against tropical storms.
ECE Ph.D. Student Wins Pair of Awards at IEEE Events
Mohadese Movahednia, a research assistant and Ph.D. student in the LSU Division of Electrical & Computer Engineering, was recently awarded the3rd best paper award at the 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Texas Power and Energy Conference and 2nd best poster award at the 2022 IEEE PES (Power and Energy Society) General Meeting.
Below-average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ measured
NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 3,275 square miles.
LSU AgCenter to Expand Bioproducts, Bioprocessing Research with New Grant
The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Institute for Bioproducts and Bioprocessing a grant of nearly $1 million to upgrade equipment for the state-approved institute.
LSU PETE Faculty, ExxonMobil URC Study Gas Migration at PERTT Lab
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has joined forces with LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering faculty to conduct gas migration experiments as part of a financial grant from ExxonMobil URC.
LSU Expanding Efforts to Digitize Louisiana’s Diverse Cultural Institutions
The LSU Libraries was one of five to receive the 2022 Catalyst Fund from LYRASIS, which serves and supports 1,000 academic and public libraries, archives, museums and cultural heritage organizations in 28 countries.