SPRING 2026 IMPACT REPORT
Building a Better World Since 1860
Our air and water are cleaner, our farms and factories are more productive, and our communities are safer in Louisiana and around the world because of the people, products, and processes that come out of the LSU College of Engineering.
Achieving Our Mission: Learning
LSU Engineering Talent
- Launch hundreds of leaders who build major regional businesses, from MMR and Performance Contractors to RoyOMartin and Cajun Industries
- Graduate generations of visionary problem-solvers who work at major employers like NASA, Disney, Dow Chemical, Shell, IBM, Nike, and Amazon
- Hire and promote the best minds in engineering, computer science, and construction management, including members of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors
Achieving Our Mission: Discovery
LSU Engineering Discovery
- Influence state and national policy and business practices with research in energy, manufacturing, computing, transportation, and the chemical industry
- Invent new materials, technologies, and processes that reduce waste, build better housing, improve infrastructure, and harness AI for the public good
- Partner with major U.S. Department of Energy laboratories – including Argonne, Oak Ridge and Idaho National Labs – to secure a clean energy future
Achieving Our Mission: Service
LSU Engineering Service
- Introduce thousands of Louisiana middle school students to careers in science, engineering, technology and math through our free ENGage LSU program
- Design and build public playgrounds across Louisiana, improving communities and ensuring thousands of kids have a place to play
- Support hundreds of senior capstone projects that solve big problems, from designing safer cars seats to improving assembly of NASA space rovers
120+
Patents since 2010
$342.8
Million in grant awards since 2016
5,700
Bachelor’s degree graduates since 2020