The scope of the multidisciplinary,
collaborative research conducted by faculty and graduate student
researchers at LSU’s School of the Coast & Environment
is worldwide. Projects range from the coastal zone of Louisiana;
to the Alaminos canyon, 8,000’ deep in the Gulf of Mexico;
to the canals of Venice; to the chemical corridor of Baton
Rouge. SC&E’s researchers brought in more than $10
million in state and federal research grants & contracts
in FY 2004–05.
Topics of research and public service in SC&E’s
Department of Environmental Sciences include bioremediation,
environmental and human health toxicology, assessment of
mutagens, risk assessment of air and water pollution, chemical
hazard assessment of chemical and oil spills, instrument
development for on-site monitoring, management and protection
of environmental resources, social impacts of environmental
practice, and environmental policy analysis and development.
The Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences emphasizes
the physical, chemical, ecological, geological, and meteorological
aspects of ocean systems and coastal environments, including
shallow–water, nearshore, estuarine, and wetlands.
SC&E’s
Research Units
Within the School of the Coast and
Environment are a number of research units that bring
together faculty and researchers whose work focuses
on special areas of interest. Most of the faculty
in these units are also associated with one of SC&E’s
academic departments. SC&E’s research units
include:
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Special Programs |
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Within
the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
are four research institutes: |
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Coastal Ecology Institute
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Coastal Fisheries Institute
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Coastal Studies Institute |
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Associated
with the Coastal Studies Institute are:
- Earth Scan Lab (ESL)
- Wave–Current Information System (WAVCIS) program. |
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Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute. |
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Associated
with the Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute is:
- The Shell Coastal Environmental Modeling Laboratory
(Shell CEML). |
