News Releases
LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Designs Toxic Chemical Sensor
April 24, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Manas Gartia is leading a team of researchers in designing a novel electrochemical sensor that will detect toxic chemicals in the environment. This sensor will help with environmental research, public health testing, and PFAS containment and alarm system.
Wang Receives NSF CAREER Award, Research Addresses Privacy Concerns in Videoconferencing
April 18, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - Since the pandemic, our primary means of interacting have evolved to include video conferencing applications, which are broadly used to connect geographically distant people for work, school, and even socially. During these interactions, it's not uncommon for a user to turn off his or her microphone and/or camera out of concern for privacy. However, microphones and cameras can still leak other kinds of information beyond what is seen and heard through "micro signals," which are too tiny for humans to recognize but detectable by machines.
LSU Civil, Environmental Engineering Researchers Study Coastal Wetland Root Dynamics
April 16, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - A team of LSU researchers led by LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Navid Jafari (principal investigator) and LSU CEE Research Assistant Mohamed Hassan (co-PI) recently received a $50,000 National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to commercialize its algorithms in studying root productivity in Louisiana wetlands. A second grant was awarded by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), which is part of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., that allows the team to use X-ray computed tomography (XCT) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans to study these roots.
LSU, Delaware and Johns Hopkins Researchers Examine the Mechanics of the Human Brain
April 4, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - Faculty from LSU, the University of Delaware, and Johns Hopkins University are collaborating on a project that may help us better understand how fast or slow mechanical forces deform the brain during events such as falls and car crashes. Having this understanding is critical to developing computer models for predicting brain injury, as well as designing safer personal protective equipment and brain injury management and prevention strategies.
LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Researches Biodegradable, Metal-Free Batteries
April 1, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - Each year, Americans throw away more than 3 billion batteries, creating 180,000 tons of hazardous waste. Imagine how many more are discarded throughout the world. Thanks to a $50,000 grant, LSU Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Wang is exploring biodegradable, metal-free batteries that will be more sustainable in the medical field and less harmful on the environment.
Kazemian Named Kavli Fellow by National Academy of Sciences
March 28, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Construction Management Assistant Professor Ali Kazemian has been named a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences and was recently invited to give a talk at its symposium in Southern California on his research in Lunar robotic construction
Voyiadjis Awarded ASCE's von Karman Medal
March 25, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - Boyd Professor and Chair of the LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering George Z. Voyiadjis has been selected as the 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers Theodore von Karman Medal recipient. The award recognizes distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics, applicable to any branch of civil engineering.