College of Engineering

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We are dedicated to creating engineers who can transform ideas into reality to solve society's problems and improve the quality of life. We cultivate leaders with a strong sense of global awareness, an entrepreneurial spirit, and exceptional communication skills. LSU Engineering students are immediately successful after graduation due to experiences that yield increased opportunities in the workforce.
 
Companies hire LSU Engineering graduates because our program is designed to prepare future industry leaders in a variety of disciplines. We do this through award-winning programs, faculty, and research opportunities. The LSU College of Engineering is also closely aligned with LSU’s Scholarship First Agenda, a guiding framework that capitalizes on the university’s strengths in agriculture, biomedicine, coastal studies, defense, and energy.
 
 

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College of Engineering News

Dr. Ipsita Gupta

LSU PETE Professor Receives INL/DOE Grant to Study Minerals from State's Oil Field Brines

LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Ipsita Gupta recently received a $261,000 research grant from Idaho National Laboratory (INL)/Battelle Energy Alliance and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office. The project aims to investigate the potential for critical minerals, specifically lithium, in produced waters from oil and gas fields within Louisiana's Smackover Formation.

Hate Potholes? LSU Students are Engineering an App to Better Report and Resolve Infrastructure Issues

Hate Potholes? LSU Students are Engineering an App to Better Report and Resolve Infrastructure Issues

As part of their senior capstone project, a team of LSU engineering students developed MuniciPal, a mobile and web-based application designed to simplify and digitize the entire public works reporting process.

Chris Marvel

LSU ME Professor Receives CAREER Award

LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Chris Marvel recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, which recognizes early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education, and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

 

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