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"A Partnership of Opposite Coastlines" CC&E Teams Up with University of Plymouth

LSU CC&E is excited to announce a new partnership with the University of Plymouth, in southern England.

Kam-biu Liu

CC&E's Father of Paleotempestology to receive AGU's prestigious Gilbert F. White Award

Kam-biu Liu, George Barineau III Professor in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, has been awarded the Gilbert F White Award and Distinguished Lecture by AGU.

Robert Forney

“The Most Interesting Problems” DOCS PhD candidate talks patents, the mesoscale, and what's next

Not only did DOCS PhD candidate Robert Forney successfully defend his dissertation, he already has patents pending, based on his research.

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Rising Waters, Sinking Deltas: The Fragile Future of Civilization's Cradles in the Anthropocene

River deltas support megacities and vast economic activities around the globe. But human activity and sea level rise are placing them under increasing strain.

Three LSU Oceanography Graduate Students Awarded Prestigious Van Lopik Scholarships

Three LSU Oceanography Graduate Students Awarded Prestigious Van Lopik Scholarships

This year, three graduate students from LSU's Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (DOCS) have been awarded the Dr. Jack and Annagreta Hohjdahl Van Lopik Superior Graduate Research Scholarships, part of a group of eight LSU recipients.

Dr Giovanni Cecconi

Giovanni Cecconi to deliver Louisiana Environmental Lecture

Renowned Italian engineer Giovanni Cecconi will deliver a lecture entitled: "Adapting to climate and social changes in Venice: Knowledge and experiences to share"

CES major Stephanie Procopio is using soil to learn about ancient hurricanes

CES major Stephanie Procopio is using soil to learn about ancient hurricanes

Coastal Environmental Science major Stephanie Procopio studying soil samples from Barataria Bay to learn more about the historical hurricane record.

Jacob Reinhardt

Learning about underwater landslides using shipwrecks

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences graduate students Jacob Reinhardt, Rongqing Du and Abby Roche, along with LSU researcher D'Metrie King, were part of a multi-institutional expedition to learn about underwater landslides

Kam-biu Liu in a mangrove swamp

Sediment as Story: DOCS' Liu receives almost $500k to use sediment to study compound floods

Kam-biu Liu of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences will be studying the impacts and history of compound flooding on coastal areas using sediment

Supratik Mukhopadhyay

LSU to Host International Artificial Intelligence Conference

October 8 - 11, the 4th AI/ML Systems Conference will be held in the United States for the first time, at LSU.

Raven Worley conducts sampling

10 Days on the R/V Pelican: CES student participates in annual hypoxia cruise

Coastal Environmental Sciences student Raven Worley spent ten days on a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, mapping this year's hypoxic zone.

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Bayou Adventure: Incoming Freshmen get a tour of Louisiana's coast

Twenty-two incoming freshmen went on a day-long field trip to important sites around Louisiana's coast.

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Congratulations CC&E Class of Summer 2024!

The College of the Coast & Environment is excited to welcome its latest set of alumni, the class of summer 2024!

a map of the eastern hypoxic zone

One and a half Lake Pontchartrains - Hypoxic waters found east of the Mississippi

The annual research cruise to the Gulf of Mexico returned with evidence of low oxygen waters to the east of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

DOCS student Mike Rabalais

Summer in the field: LSU DOCS student digs deep into coastal mangroves

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Masters student Mike Rabalais is spending his summer collecting samples from black mangroves along Louisiana's coastline.

Cheryl Harrison and Kelsey Roberts

CC&E researchers are co-authors of United Nations fisheries report

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences researchers Cheryl Harrison and Kelsey Roberts authored chapters of a fisheries report cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization at the UN.

Anissa Hyde

DES Masters Student Maps Flood Risk Exposure

Environmental Sciences Masters student Anissa Hyde is working on a way to quantify flooding exposure for at-risk communities around the Gulf Coast.

Dr. Vince Wilson

"Your choices are totally open" - Vince Wilson remembers the beginnings of CES

Vince Wilson, who recently stepped down as director of CC&E undergraduate programs, discusses the beginnings of Coastal Environmental Science and how it has changed.

Dr. Brian Snyder

CC&E Welcomes New Director of Undergraduate Programs

The LSU College of the Coast & Environment is excited to welcome Brian Snyder to his new role as Director of Undergraduate programs.

Dr. Tracy Quirk

CC&E's Tracy Quirk to study saltmarshes with prestigious Whitman Fellowship

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Tracy Quirk has received the prestigious Whitman Fellowship from the University of Chicago's Marine Biological Laboratory

Jonathan Russell

An LSU Student built a Gulf Hurricane Forecast. He predicts a busy season.

Coastal Environmental Science student Jonathan Russell has developed a Gulf of Mexico specific hurricane forecast.

Louisiana's 2023 Water Crises Examined

Louisiana's 2023 Water Crises Examined

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty members Paul Miller and Matt Hiatt took a closer look at the water crises of 2023 in Louisiana.

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A Trip to the Labrador Sea

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences graduate student Matthew Parker took a research cruise to the Laborador Sea last winter to investigate the air-sea gas exchange in cold weather environment

Beyond the Forecast: At LSU, Steve Caparotta Instructs the Next Generation of Coastal Meteorologists

Beyond the Forecast: At LSU, Steve Caparotta Instructs the Next Generation of Coastal Meteorologists

Steve Caparotta, a familiar face on Baton Rouge televisions for over two decades, has taken on a new role at LSU as an instructor, bringing his wealth of real-world meteorological experience to the classroom.

Dr. Thomas Douthat

CC&E Faculty Team up with Colleagues across campus to make an impact with Big Idea Research Grants

This year, the winning projects for the LSU Provost's Big Idea seed grants feature faculty from across the College of the Coast & Environment. They are working on a variety of teams whose interdisciplinary research projects show the potential to make big impacts on Louisiana's coast, agriculture, energy infrastructure and defense. However, varied the research, though, the projects share a common theme: resilience.