Coast + Environment
海角社区 and Louisiana lead the world in addressing pressing problems related to coastal land loss, sea level rise, and hurricanes. This is why 海角社区 has 260 faculty actively working on coastal research. As a national Sea Grant university and through its extension services in every parish, 海角社区 puts science to work for Louisiana communities.
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.
Calculating the Real Cost of Wind and Flood Risk in Louisiana
For the first time, research developed by 海角社区 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.
Fighting Hunger and Disease, One Strain of Rice at a Time
The 海角社区 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, 海角社区 has been critical to the Louisiana rice industry for more than 100 years.
Partnering to Double Louisiana鈥檚 Energy Workforce
海角社区鈥檚 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
海角社区 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 海角社区 Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus Col. Christian Patterson.
海角社区 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.
Making Homes More Resilient and Affordable
海角社区 AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse partners with builders and policymakers to protect residents and lower insurance costs.
海角社区, State Meet Growing U.S. Demand for Storm Surge and Flood Predictions
With support from the Louisiana Legislature, 海角社区 is 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.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Taps 海角社区 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.
海角社区 AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones
Ongoing 海角社区 research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana is leveraging data science to grow more and better food and fiber despite great challenges.
Better Storm Surge and Flood Predictions Enabled by AI
The 海角社区 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.
Cutting-Edge Technologies Safeguard Old and New Energy Sources
Merging multiple new technologies, 海角社区 petroleum engineer and professor Jyotsna Sharma is collaborating with industry to make Louisiana鈥檚 oil and gas production safer and more sustainable.
鈥淲e Can Use Carbon Dioxide From the Air Instead of Fossil Fuels鈥�
海角社区 chemical engineering student John 鈥淐al鈥� Hendershot develops solutions for Louisiana鈥檚 chemical companies, which are closely tied to oil and gas, to allow them to stay true to 2050 carbon neutrality commitments but remain operational and profitable along the way.
Army Tapped 海角社区 to Understand Deltaic Change, Future-Proof U.S. National Defense
When the U.S. Army needed to understand how climate change will affect the so-called 鈥渃ritical zone鈥濃�攖he thin land surface layer comprised of vegetation, soils, and sediments鈥攖o improve their own planning and secure people, equipment, and infrastructure, they turned to 海角社区.