News Releases
LSU Electrical, Computer Engineering Professor Researches Hybrid Circuit Breaker
June 24, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Shahab Mehraeen is working on a bipolar hybrid direct current circuit breaker (DCCB) that generates a current zero crossing (i.e., point at which there is no voltage present) that reverses and re-routes the current, causing current decay with minimal arc.
LSU Chemical Engineering PhD Student's Paper on Multichip Interconnects Published
June 19, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Chemical Engineering PhD student Junghyun Park is the lead author on a newly published paper titled, "Extending Copper Interconnects and Epoxy Dielectrics to Multi-GHz Frequencies," which explores the quantitative trade-offs between the electrical performance and reliability of multichip packages with interlocking adhesion.
Three Programs Among Top 60 in Best Grad School Rankings
June 18, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - In the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the 2025 Best Engineering Graduate Schools, three of the LSU College of Engineering's programs were ranked in the top 60 nationally. Additionally, each program in the college ranked improved its rankings over last year's marks.
LSU Electrical Engineering Professor Designs Handheld Device to Detect Cancer
Two Engineering Seniors Named Astronaut Scholars
June 11, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU Computer Engineering senior Tiernan Dautle and LSU Chemical Engineering senior Peter Vallet were two of the 71 students chosen nationwide to receive a scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The scholarship is awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) with the intent to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree.
LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Barbalata Uses NSF CAREER Award to Advance Marine Robotics
June 10, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - Underwater robots are essential tools in reaching and exploring this planet's hidden aquatic depths. Paired with a robotic manipulator system--or more plainly, a robotic arm--they can be used in areas like marine resource exploration and maintenance and construction of submerged engineering structures. However, the high costs associated with these technologies limit scientists' access to them.
2024 Longwell Award Winners Announced
May 29, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA - The College of Engineering recently presented its Award for Instructor Excellence to two faculty members in recognition of those who make significant contributions to the early years of a student's journey through quality instruction in entry-level engineering courses.