Faculty & Staff
Six LSU faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers by the LSU Council on Research based on their outstanding scholarship and creative activity within their respective ranks and disciplines.
The number 50 doesn’t impress Dr. Leonard Richardson. The fact that the Herbert Huey McElveen Professor of Mathematics has been teaching and inspiring students at LSU for five decades is hardly noteworthy in his opinion.
An LSU researcher says muting microphones and turning off cameras during video conferences may not provide the privacy users expect. A National Science Foundation CAREER Award will help him in his work to mitigate the risk posed by "micro signals" from those devices.
LSU's Andrew Maas Named Chair-elect of AUTM, a Global Nonprofit
Andrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research overseeing the LSU Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named chair-elect of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research.
LSU ME Professor Menon Receives NSF CAREER Award
LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Shyam Menon was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his work on understanding how solid particles in gas flows interact with material surfaces. A better understanding of this interaction could impact safety and standards for components commonly used in aerospace and power generation.
LSU Health New Orleans Nurses Among Great 100 Nurses
Seven members of the faculty of LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing were among those honored in 2022 by The Great 100 Nurses Foundation.
LSU Assistant Professor Asha Winfield Earns National Faculty Award, Outstanding Dissertation for Research on Lived Experiences of Black Americans
Critical and cultural media scholar Asha Winfield has been awarded the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award and the National Communication Association's Outstanding Dissertation Award, among other honors this year, for her research on Black Health and Black representation in media.
LSUA’s Martha Dauzat Honored with the Excellence in Library Support Award by the Statewide LOUIS Consortium
Martha Dauzat, LSUA’s Bolton Library Services and Outreach Manager, has been awarded the Excellence in Library Support Award that recognizes a library support staff member who is a helpful leader within his or her library and within the LOUIS Consortium.
LSU President & Boyd Professors Celebrate Elite Faculty Accomplishments at Inaugural Recognition Ceremony
LSU's Boyd Professors and President William F. Tate IV celebrated nine faculty members during a recognition ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 20. This event marks the first of its kind, recognizing the top academic, scientific, and creative achievements from across all eight LSU institutions over the last academic year.
Four LSU Faculty Awarded National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Four LSU researchers have been awarded the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grant for early-career faculty, who exhibit potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.
LSU Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Holds Awards and Initiation Ceremony
The LSU Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi recently held its 2022 Awards and Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 19, at the Dalton Woods Auditorium in the College of Coast and Environment building.
Nancy Rabalais Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
LSU College of the Coast & Environment Professor Nancy Rabalais was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. on April 29. She is among the 120 elected members - and the only one from Louisiana - recognized for her distinguished achievements in original research in 2021.
LSU President William F. Tate IV Elected to the Prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences
LSU President William F. Tate IV is among the world's most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Tate joins other experts who are exploring the challenges facing society, identifying solutions and promoting recommendations that advance the public good.