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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · 9d

CC&E's Earth Scan Lab published this image of Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto earlier today.

DOCS' Paul Miller says the close proximity of the two storm systems is unusual.

"In fact, Humberto is expected to "tug" Imelda to the east and away from the U.S. coastline," he said.

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · 28d

A team of faculty from CC&E and College of Art and Design have been named finalists in the $50M Gulf Futures Challenge.

Their project? To build flood resilience and address electrical insecurity in four Gulf communities.

Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/09...

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Aug 25

Don't miss Dr. Crystal Johnson at tomorrow's LSU Science Cafe! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lsu-scienc...

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MissDelta Initiative @missdeltaintiative.bsky.social · Aug 21

New paper alert!

Silt and clay look the same combined in the estuarine mud of the Delta. But differentiating between them could help researchers understand delta dynamics

MissDelta's Giulio Mariotti may have found a way to do just that

doi.org/10.1016/j.cs...

#missdelta #scicomm #coastalscience

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lsuresearch.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social · Aug 5

#LSU VPR Robert Twilley speaks to @npr.org about the end of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project after two decades of planning, permitting, and investment following Hurricane Katrina.
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
#ScholarshipFirst @lsu-cce.bsky.social

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Aug 11

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Aug 11

A great feature on the work DOCS' Matt Hiatt and some of his @lsu.bsky.social colleagues are doing in the Mississippi Delta

MissDelta Initiative @missdeltaintiative.bsky.social · Aug 11

At the mouth of the Mississippi River sits one of the most important and endangered ecosystems in the country.

This piece from @pbsnews.org highlights some of the work MissDelta researchers and their colleagues are doing to understand and preserve this vulnerable area.

youtu.be/f9SUSNrl9Lo?...

Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Aug 6

Share your resiliency-based research at the upcoming poster session, “Waves of Innovation: Hurricane Research Posters” part of "20 Years After Katrina: Louisiana's Journey to Resilience", a commemorative event put on by CC&'E's La-SEER Center.

Register: forms.office.com/r/G7CCPtiLuu

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · May 28

LSU DOCS is excited to announce a new BS in Coastal Meteorology.

"Our livelihoods in Louisiana are so intricately tied to the coast and to its weather that LSU is the natural place to study coastal meteorology,” said Robert Rohli, program director.

www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacen...

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · May 28

A few 📸 from Tracy Quirk's Wetland Field Experience class, where students are currently learning all about the ecology, hydrology, biogeochemistry and management of the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.

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lsuresearch.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social · May 12

Our new issue of Research Highlights celebrates #LSU eclipsing the half-billion milestone in research activity and more!
Explore: lsu-campaigns.omniupdate.com/t/d-e-shldud...
#WBTTW @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social @lsuengineering.bsky.social @lsu-cce.bsky.social @pbrcnews.bsky.social

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · May 22

CC&E is on the road! It's great to see so many familiar faces at this year's State of the Coast Conference!

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · May 5

Congratulations to all CC&E faculty members to receive promotion and tenure letters!

Dr. Cassandra Glaspie of DOCS and Dr. Yong-Ha Kim of DES were both promoted to Associate Professor.

Dr. Victor Rivera-Monroy and Dr. Jun-hong Liang of DOCS were both promoted to Professor.

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 16

Miss yesterday's Distinguished Research Master presentations? Watch them here!

Congratulations again, Dr. Laws!

lsuresearch.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social · Apr 15

Starting now, the #LSU Distinguished Research Master presentations by Darius Spieth @lsucoad.bsky.social and Edward Laws @lsu-cce.bsky.social
Join us live to learn about their outstanding research and global impact on scholarship: www.youtube.com/channel/UCMi...
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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 15

The project is funded by NOAA. To learn more, visit our website: www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacen...

Closing the Gap: LSU receives $5M funding to build High Frequency Radar Systems on the Coast

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 15

Featured in these pictures, we see Kevin Xu, Chunyan Li, Brian Milan, Charlie Sibley, Katie Hoy, Mimon Nura Alam Morsheduzzaman, and CODAR technician. Other PIs on the project include Drs. Sam Bentley, Paul Miller, and Z. George Xue.

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 15

HF radar stations provide crucial information about coastal conditions by taking near real time measurements of current direction and velocity and waves. The first picture is a map of sea surface current generated by the two stations (red squares).

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 15

We’ve got a signal!

LSU researchers had a chance to test out the new High Frequency (HF) Radar 13 MHz antennae in Grand Isle and Buras of Louisiana last week. Each radar station stretches about 25 feet into the air and has a range of ~90 km, or 56 miles. 🧵

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 9

Congratulations to CC&E's Distinguished Research Master, Dr. Edward Laws of the Department of Environmental Sciences.

Learn more about Dr. Laws' career here: www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacen...

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 8

A huge congratulations to DOCS PhD candidate Sarah Wang, who will be participating in @aslo.org's annual LOREX cohort.

Sarah will be headed to Umea University in Sweden to study the ecology of Peruvian seabirds in relation to the El Nino Southern Oscillation. Geaux Sarah!

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 8

Tomorrow!

Register here: forms.office.com/r/iWhUBCgcQr

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Apr 3

It’s official! LSU has collected its first set of High Frequency Radar data.

Once fully installed, the HF Radar system will provide near-real-time monitoring of the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in coastal waters.

Learn more here: www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacen...

LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Mar 28

CC&E's LA-SEER Center is hosting a series of live online talks focused on risk and resilience related issues.

On April 9, hear from Louisiana's Chief Resilience Officer, Stephen Swiber.

Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Mar 26

Meteorological tides – changes in water levels caused by weather conditions – can be powerful, difficult to predict, and have a larger coastal impact in Louisiana than their astronomical counterparts, says DOCS' Chunyan Li.

www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacen...

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LSU College of the Coast & Environment @lsu-cce.bsky.social · Mar 24

Did you know CC&E has a summer camp?

It's a great opportunity for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to learn about Louisiana's coastal challenges, and to build the skills needed to meet them!

Learn more: www.lsu.edu/cce/experien...