LSU Researcher Discovers Great Things

LSU and USDA researchers are protecting the pollinators that feed the world, tackling honeybee losses through cutting-edge research, student collaboration, and innovative breeding to support agriculture, food security, and beekeepers nationwide.

Raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Christian Aucoin has always carried Louisiana in his heart. Today, as president of Global Engineering at BASF, he leads teams around the world, shaping innovative chemical processes and building new plants—all while maintaining a deep connection to his home state.

Along the U.S. Pacific Coast lives an odd little fish that is not so much rare as rarely seen. Even Daniel Geldof, a recent master’s graduate from the LSU College of Science who is arguably one of the world’s leading experts on this fish, once searched for it for years without luck.