LSU’s PPRL Studies Polarization of Public Opinion Regarding “Fracking”
Survey suggests term “fracking” causes more negative view of process The natural gas extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is currently a contentious issue across the...
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Shell Funds Ocean Science Student Assistantships
Shell recently awarded the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at Louisiana State University a $50,000 grant that will fund up to four student assistantships. “Sea Grant is pleased that Shell decided...
View ArticleFrom Field to Fuel: LSU AgCenter Leads Bio-energy Research
At the LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Research Center, John Russin, vice chancellor of the LSU AgCenter oversees researchers developing new processes in biofuels from Energy Cane (high-fiber sugarcane) and...
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BP Grants Funds to Address Oil Spill Issues
An oiled coastline after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Photo by Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, or GoMRI, recently announced its second round of...
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EPIC Power: LSU on Energy Processes
Under the guidance of Krishnaswamy “Kumar” Nandakumar, the Enabling Process Innovation through Computation (EPIC) consortium connects faculty research and engineering graduate training with the...
View ArticleDepartment of Physics & Astronomy: Improving the Efficiency of Thermoelectric...
One of LSU physics professor David P. Young’s research areas focuses on thermoelectric materials for power generation and cooling applications. There are many sources of waste heat in our environment,...
View ArticleDepartment of Physics & Astronomy: New Catalysts for Petro-Chemical Energy...
Catalysts play a pivotal role in our society’s petro-chemical industry. However in many cases, understanding how and why a specific catalyst works at the atomic level remains elusive. An area of LSU...
View ArticleTiger TV: Power Players: LSU Taking on the Energy Industry
Since the turn of the century, Louisiana has led the way for the energy industry. Now, LSU has created Power Players, which combines the research on clean energy, energy law, energy processes, and...
View ArticleEnergy Executive Panel Will Discuss Industry, Opportunities at LSU
Four of the top executives in the energy industry will be part of a panel discussion, Wednesday, March 11, at the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business Education Complex.
View ArticleDaily Reveille: Business School develops Energy Initiative
E.J. Ourso College of Business Dean Richard White wants students to know why a bottle of water costs more than a bottle of gasoline. White began writing a new strategic plan for the college when he...
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