Welcome
The Center for Energy Studies (CES) is mandated to provide energy information and analysis that responds to the needs of the legislature, public agencies, and business and civic groups. Faculty and staff respond regularly to requests from a wide variety of individuals and institutions for specialized energy data and information.
CES comprises the following units:
- Radiation Safety Office
- Minerals Processing Research Division
- Oil Spill Research and Development Division
- Energy Information and Data Division
- Policy Analysis Division
- Research and Development Division
Other units affiliated with CES:
News
Center Presents Energy Fundamentals Short Courses
This summer, the Center for Energy Studies will present two one-week short courses
on energy and energy markets titled "Energy Fundamentals." The courses are designed
for early career professionals, professionals transitioning into energy, or those
seeking advancement within their career paths in industry or government.
Visit the Energy Fundamentals page.
Upton Named to National Petroleum Council
Gregory B. Upton, Jr., executive director and associate professor, LSU Center for Energy Studies, has been appointed to the National Petroleum Council (NPC) for the 2024/2025 membership term. The NPC is a federally chartered and privately funded advisory committee that responds to requests from the U.S. Secretary of Energy for analysis and guidance on energy matters involving oil and gas.
What Is Environmental Justice? 
In a new document titled "What Is Environmental Justice," LSU faculty have collaborated to provide an understanding of Environmental Justice and how a project might promote EJ for local communities--information critical for many federally funded projects.
LSU-led Team Awarded NSF’s Largest-Ever Grant
CES’s Upton Named to Governance Board
A statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners has won
the largest grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Louisiana’s
Energy Transition Engine award, which will provide up to $160 million over the next
10 years, will support Louisiana’s energy industry, create jobs in the energy sector,
develop innovative solutions to energy challenges and help train the world’s energy
workforce.
LSU Center for Energy Studies Interim Executive Director Greg Upton has collaborated
with stakeholders statewide over the past year on this proposal and will serve on
the project’s governance board.