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Early on the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina cascaded into the Murphy Oil Refinery in Chalmette. An above-ground storage tank holding 65,000 barrels of oil stood in the water's path. The oil alone weighed 19.5 million pounds, but the flood surge easily shrugged aside the tank. It ruptured, and oil poured into the surrounding neighborhood. More than 1,700 homes were damaged. Cleanup and damages cost Murphy Oil around $500 million. Sabarethinam Kameshwar, an assistant professor in LSU's Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, wants to make sure these kinds of spills never happen again. He is working on software to create a tank anchoring system, and his 2023 I-Corps IdeaLaunch training is helping him turn his idea into a business.
Cremmjoy's soft serve ice cream and frozen confections technology is roughly 18 months away from hitting the commercial market, company officials said, and disrupting a billion-dollar global industry whose technology remains frozen in time.
An LSU-created system for growing breast cancer tumors mimics the way tumor cells grow and interact to drive drug resistance, offering scientists a faster and more effective way to test new cancer treatments.
Recent News
How I-Corps Helped LSU Researcher Find New Business Path
One of the hardest lessons researchers learn from the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) training is that their brilliant invention, the sector-disrupting innovation they spent years developing, may not be exactly what their customers want. That's what happened to Tammy Dugas, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Professor in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.
LSU Researchers Create Low-Cost Method to Recycle Plastic
LSU researchers have created a new, low-cost way to break down plastic, a potential breakthrough that could save billions of dollars and eliminate billions of tons of plastic pollution.
FUEL Names Four Directors
BATON ROUGE - Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), the LSU-led statewide effort with more than 50 public and private partners, has named directors for key strategic areas: Ashwith Chilvery, use-inspired research and development Lacy McManus, workforce development Stephen Loy, technology commercialization Girard Melancon, strategic partnerships
National Academy of Inventors Selects Gartia as Fellow
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Manas Ranjan Gartia has been elected a fellow to the National Academy of Inventors, or NAI. He is one of 170 newly elected fellows. "Our researchers' work advances scientific knowledge and leads to inventions with real-world applications. Supporting these pioneers can open the door to life-changing discoveries and innovations that help shape the future," said Andrew Maas, associate vice president for research, Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development.
LSU Researchers' Handheld Device Could Save 1.4 Million Cancer Surgery Patients' Lives a Year
BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers have invented a handheld device that can tell surgeons where cancerous cells end and healthy tissue begins. The device reduces the chances of tumors growing back and could save over a million people's lives a year.
FUEL Creates Fund for Clean Energy Projects
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, designed to position the state as a global leader in energy transition, is offering grants of $100,000 to $125,000 to help entrepreneurs prove their clean energy projects can be commercialized
Bayh-Dole Coalition Honors Chowdhury for Breakthrough Cattle Vaccine
LSU Professor of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury is featured in the Bayh-Dole Coalition's new 2024 "Faces of American Innovation" report for developing a groundbreaking vaccine.
I-Corps Uncovers New Path for Baby Monitoring Startup
Customer discovery shows Baby Hat a need for new service, larger market
LSU Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness
BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers hope to revolutionize chronic disease management by teaching an artificial intelligence engine to analyze protein interactions, which are crucial to understanding what causes illnesses. "Proteins are the body's building blocks. All of us are nothing but a network of proteins," said Supratik Mukhopadhyay, a professor in the Center for Computation & Technology. "When normal protein interactions are disrupted, it can result in disease."
FUEL Names Executive Director: Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners, has tapped energy innovation expert Michael Mazzola to lead the clean energy transition and decarbonize the state's industrial corridor. FUEL is the recipient of a historic NSF Engines grant that will provide up to $160 million to support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs and develop the energy workforce.
Fused Proteins Offer Hope for Treating the Most Malignant Cancers
An LSU researcher has discovered a potential treatment for the most malignant forms of cancer by fusing two proteins, one that slips past the tumor's defenses carrying a second protein to kill the tumor.
Infectious Bacteria May Hold Cure for Untreatable Cancer
The bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy.
Higher Education Group Honors Maas for Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Andrew J. Maas, Louisiana State University's associate vice president for Research, Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been awarded the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 2024.
LSU Ranks No. 56 Among Top 100 Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents
LSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 Top 100 ranking. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are more than 2,500 undergraduate degree-granting institutions in the nation. The National Academy of Inventors ranks the top 100 among them using the number of patents received by their faculty in a single year.
LSU Syringe Device Improves Stem Cell Delivery to Patient
LSU researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.