Statewide coalition seeks $160M for energy transition research, commercialization
A possibly unprecedented coalition of universities, industry leaders, state agencies and regional economic development groups from across Louisiana has come together to pursue $160...
LSU AgCenter expanding bioproducts research through grant
The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Institute for Bioproducts and Bioprocessing a grant of nearly $1 million to upgrade...
ExxonMobil, LSU to research gas migration
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, or URC, has joined forces with LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, or PETE, faculty to conduct gas...
LSU researchers seek to reduce emissions associated with natural gas use
LSU chemical engineering faculty are researching ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when natural gas is used for energy and chemical production, according to...
ULL launches nation’s only smart oilfield concentration
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has launched a concentration for petroleum engineering majors preparing for jobs in an oil and gas industry that...
Shell donates $27.5M to LSU energy research initiatives
Shell USA is donating $27.5 million to LSU to create the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation and support the construction of the previously announced Our Lady...
Baton Rouge-area students complete BASF TECH Academy
Fifteen Baton Rouge-area high school students recently completed BASF’s TECH Academy – a week-long educational and workforce development program hosted at River Parishes Community...
RPCC hosts STEM Night to raise awareness, connect industry
STEM Night, held last week at the River Parishes Community College Reserve Campus, served as a means to showcase RPCC’s Science, Technology, Engineering and...
GBRIA industrial trade show this Thursday at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance will hold its first Industry Showcase from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center...
SLCC grant earmarked for industrial scaffolding, CDL, lineman training
SkillUp, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping displaced workers land in-demand jobs in high-growth industries, has awarded their first nationally-competitive grant of up to...
