Jessica Wagner stands in front of class and welcomes students

Congratulations to LSU ECE Assistant Professor Dr. Xugui Zhou on receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) RII EPSCoR Research Fellows Award! This award supports Dr. Zhou’s research to advance vehicle safety in collaboration with researchers at UCLA. His project focuses on detecting and preventing hidden system failures in advanced vehicle technologies before they lead to roadway accidents.

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Jessica Wagner stands in front of class and welcomes students

Geaux Engineering, our signature Welcome Week multi-day experience for first-year students, introduced 300 freshman participants to the college and their future careers through five hands-on engineering project challenges.

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A graduate student helps a young girl wear a virtual reality headsetThe Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management partnered with the Louisiana Old Governor's Mansion to create an immersive experience connecting Louisiana's history with the future of engineering called RETRO TO ROBOTS, and approximately 600 visitors attended!

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Students use a scanner to look at an old structure

Students Seun Adeniran, Ehsan Shourangiz, Wajid A. Zahid, and Professor Yanyu Wang recently conducted fieldwork at the LSU Rural Life Museum. Using a LiDAR scanner to collect 3D data, and with a grant from Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the goal is to create digital twins that can help preserve, maintain, and potentially rebuild these structures if they are damaged by severe weather such as windstorms or hurricanes. 

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Ph.D. students Cameron Bachar and Somtochukwu Anyaorah are showcasing department-led advances in materials, catalysis, and environmental engineering at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting in Chicago. Director of Graduate Studies Kevin McPeak is also representing the department and connecting with prospective students interested in pursuing fully funded doctoral research opportunities.

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Computer Science chair Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili had the honor of delivering the keynote address, "AI and the World of Research," at the Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) hosted by the LSU Office of Undergraduate Research.

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