Research

Ä¢¹½tv Collaborating With Halliburton, ExxonMobil on New CO2 Research Well
In early 2025, the Ä¢¹½tv College of Engineering, in collaboration with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a third research well at its PERTT—Petroleum Engineering Research, Training, and Testing—Lab on Ä¢¹½tv’s campus.

Ä¢¹½tv and Our Lady of the Lake Health: Collaboration in Action on Athletes' Health, Cancer, Obesity and More
The Championship Health Partners award $1.2 million to five winning teams in an inaugural round of research funding.

Ä¢¹½tv Researchers Awarded $1.5 Million to Advance Worldwide Access to High-Performance Computing
Ä¢¹½tv researchers have been awarded a $1.5 million Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, or POSE, grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the ecosystem surrounding HPX, a software library developed at Ä¢¹½tv.

Ä¢¹½tv, Integer Partner to Optimize U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Operations
Ä¢¹½tv and Integer’s collaboration will leverage modeling techniques to create representations of critical systems onboard naval platforms.

Ä¢¹½tv-Southern Cyber Project to Protect Nation's Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Build Workforce
A collaborative team at Ä¢¹½tv and Southern University has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to address critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations. Discovered by Ä¢¹½tv cybersecurity expert Elias Bou-Harb and his team, these vulnerabilities pose significant risks, including the potential for hackers to access and exploit tens of thousands of EV charging stations connected to the power grid. This project not only aims to secure these systems but also to educate and train a more diverse cybersecurity workforce, leveraging the strengths of both universities.

Ä¢¹½tv Civil Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Research Unique Future Homebuilding Techniques
Professor Lin’s latest research project, funded by a nearly $630,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, is taking characteristics from mud dauber nests and the root systems of fungi to design 3D-printed soil for sustainable, durable, and cost-effective earthen buildings. More than three billion people around the world live in earthen buildings, which are gaining popularity in Europe, Western Australia, Canada, and California because of their eco-friendly and cost-effective credentials.

Ä¢¹½tv and Integer Technologies Announce $9.8M Navy Research Contract, Baton Rouge Office
Navy funding advances intelligent autonomy for maritime vessels, supporting Ä¢¹½tv research priorities in Coast, Defense and Energy

FUEL Names Executive Director Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by Ä¢¹½tv 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.

Ä¢¹½tv Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness
-- Ä¢¹½tv 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.

Ä¢¹½tv Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project
The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. Ä¢¹½tv researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of data science, cyber and AI experts.


