Office of Research & Economic Development
Enhancing the LSU Research Experience
We’re here to help you succeed as a researcher on LSU’s flagship campus. LSU has set its sights on becoming one of the Top 50 research universities in the U.S. by tackling our state’s most pressing challenges, making a global impact, and Building Teams That Win.
Scholarship First
Louisiana’s geography, economy, and culture place LSU at the heart of many national challenges. Researchers on LSU’s flagship campus are delivering solutions for our state and nation’s future, including in coastal resilience, energy, and cybersecurity.
Research News
$543M
in research activity across LSU’s campuses in FY24
- historic record and 12% annual increase with flagship research growing 67% in three years
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higher ed institutions in Louisiana are better protected thanks to LSU's cyber team
- leveraging the Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure
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NSF CAREER Awards in FY25
- awarded to LSU faculty by the National Science Foundation
Research Highlights
LSU celebrates eclipsing the half-billion milestone in research activity, three new AAAS fellows, astrophysicists striking gold, a new way to fight cancer with fruit, and more.
Learn about LSU’s growing partnership with national labs, a new class of antibiotics that starve bacteria of iron, and a new patent that helps make perfect grease every time. Also, meet our new National Academy of Inventors fellow and hear LSU researchers speak out on the value of funding science.
Did you know a good egg can remain a good egg for twice as long if coated with water-soluble chitosan, a natural substance derived from the shells of Louisiana shrimp, crab, and crawfish? Also, learn how LSU researchers are transforming dementia care in rural Louisiana and studying shipwrecks to learn about underwater landslides.
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U.S. university-based synchrotron light sources is in the LSU Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices
- used for basic science research, nanofabrication, and the development of new materials
$10M
ThermoFisher Spectra 300 Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (S/TEM) installed in 2025 with U.S. Army support
- state-of-the-art equipment for atomic-scale materials characterization in LSU's Advanced Microscopy and Analytics Core allows for magnification up to 10 million times, equivalent to a single grain of silt from the Mississippi River looking as large as Tiger Stadium
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industry-scale lab with six research wells and flow loop to shape our energy future is on LSU's flagship campus
- visit LSU's Petroleum Engineering Research, Training & Testing (PERTT) Lab
Working for Louisiana
LSU makes Louisiana powerful. In this issue, explore six team wins that bring more energy to the state, from cybersecurity for oil and gas operations, to making essential products from CO2, to transforming agricultural waste into liquid fuels for transportation.
Research is everywhere, and lives depend on it. In this issue, explore five projects based on LSU research and service to the state. From helping kids in crisis to improving dementia care, LSU improves lives.
Walking into uncharted territory takes preparation, commitment, and guts. In this issue, meet five LSU students who are first on the field in research and service to Louisiana. From agriculture to energy to health, the statewide university develops leaders in every field.
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