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listening session

CC&E Dean Clint Willson discussed Lousiana's coastal challenges with leaders from industry, agencies, non-profits, and the coastal community.

Students in the marsh

CC&E student researchers are getting their hands dirty as they learn more about Louisiana's newest coastal denizens, the black mangroves.

Faustina Owusu

Environmental Sciences PhD candidate Faustina Owusu moves between the classroom and field as she pursues her passions in research, education, and mentorship.

Robert Feder

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences alum Robert Feder is nearing the end of his one year Knauss Fellowship, which he spent working in the office of Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy

A student receiving a Masters hood

The LSU College of the Coast & Environment welcomes its newest group of alumni, the class of Fall 2024!

GIS Map

CC&E researchers have built a tool that can help decision-makers confront urban blight while building flood resilience.

a lighthouse

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

Kam-biu Liu

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

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

The Mississippi Delta

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

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

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

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

Jacob Reinhardt

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

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

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

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

students in an airboat

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

lsu summer graduation 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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