OpenFieldLSU · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Louisiana State University is the flagship public Carnegie R1 research university of Louisiana and the LSU System, located in Baton Rouge. Renowned for petroleum engineering, coastal wetlands ecology, agricultural sciences, and physics at the LIGO Livingston observatory.
LSU houses the Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Agriculture, and the Center for River Studies. Key research strengths include hurricane storm surge modeling, carbon capture and underground sequestration, and deepwater drilling safety.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school core GPA (minimum 3.0 recommended), academic rigor, and test-optional review. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree, 3.0 GPA, letters of recommendation, and department-specific GRE or portfolio requirements.
Elite graduate program utilizing the PERTT (Petroleum Engineering Research & Technology Transfer) full-scale training well facility to study subsurface carbon storage and offshore well control.
World-leading marine research program investigating coastal wetland loss, Mississippi River sediment diversions, hypoxic dead zones, and estuary biogeochemistry.
Interdisciplinary research fellowship working on the 10,000-square-foot movable-bed physical river model to predict sediment transport and coastal restoration outcomes.
Engineering curriculum applied to sugarcane biofuels, precision aquaculture robotics, food process engineering, and water resources engineering.
Prestigious merit scholarship awarded to top Louisiana high school seniors demonstrating stellar scholastic achievement and leadership potential.
Summer undergraduate research internship analyzing laser interferometry data, vibration isolation mechanics, and gravitational wave astrophysical events.
President and Professor of Sociology
Office of the President
Dr. William F. Tate IV has served as President of LSU since 2021, leading the Scholarship First Agenda prioritizing agriculture, biotechnology, coastal defense,...
View researcher profile ↗Chair and Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering
Dr. Karsten Thompson specializes in pore-scale fluid flow modeling in porous media, geological carbon sequestration, and computational fluid dynamics of subterr...
View researcher profile ↗Boyd Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Gabriela González is a former global spokesperson for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and member of the National Academy of Sciences, celebrated for the h...
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