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![Dr. Clint Willson](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/faculty_photos/clint_willson.jpg)
CC&E Announces Interim Dean
Director of the Center for River Studies Clint Willson will take over as Interim Dean of the College of the Coast & Environment
![Rebeca de Jesus Crespo in a New Orleans cemetary](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/mosquitocanopy_rdjc.jpg)
What's for dinner: better understanding the feeding habits of mosquito larvae
Department of Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Rebeca de Jesus Crespo is studying the eating habits of mosquito larvae, as part of a larger project to better understand mosquitos in urban environments.
![Aine O'Nuanain](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/tigertwelve_aine.jpg)
CC&E Student Named to 2023 Tiger Twelve
Coastal Environmental Sciences student Aine O'Nuanain was named to the Tiger Twelve Class of 2023.
![Maile Braden holds specimen tubes](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/labworker_maile.jpg)
In the Lab with CC&E
Undergraduate student lab workers work in hard in faculty research labs across CC&E, contributing to the knowledge of coastal and environmental issues while reaping the benefits of participating in world class research.
![A Drunken Forest in Alaska](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/supratik_drunkenforest_berkowitz.jpg)
AI in Alaska: LSU researchers work to understand permafrost and climate change
An LSU scientist using artificial intelligence to better understand Alaskan permafrost. His research has implications for Louisiana as well.
![Kameelah Z Hollis won a Spring 2023 LSU Discover Grant](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/kameelah-hollis-2022.jpg)
The Future is Phytoplankton! Catching up with CC&E's Discover Grant Awardees
Four Coastal Environmental Sciences students were recipients of LSU Discover Grants this year. We caught up with them to see how their projects were doing.
![Kam-biu Liu in the Florida Mangroves](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/liu_florida_mangrove_swamp.jpg)
'Father of Paleotempestology' To Recieve Lifetime Achievement Award
Kam-Biu Liu, the George W. Barineau III professor and chair of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, will receive the award from the American Association of Geographers' Climate Specialty Group.
![A created marsh at Lake Hermitage](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/biodiversity_saltmarsh_polito1.jpg)
If You Build It, They Will Come: Study Supports Marsh Creation as a Tool to Restore Coastal Louisiana
An important question in marsh creation is whether the created marshes will be similar in ecological value to the existing marshes. A new study headed by CC&E faculty shows they will.
![Deparment of Environmental Sciences Associate Professor Brian Snyder](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/bsnyder_2.jpg)
A Sweet New Way to Capture Carbon
CC&E's Brian Snyder investigates the potential of sugarcane and other feedstocks to help capture carbon emissions.
![Associate Professor Z. George Xue](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/xue_rainmaker_resize.jpg)
CC&E Professor Named a 2022 LSU Rainmaker
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Z. George Xue has been named an LSU Rainmaker in the mid-career category.
![Mr. Richard Lipsey with some of his award recipients in January of 2023.](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/lipsey_delia_recipientsresized.jpg)
104 Lives Changed... And Counting!
The Lipsey brothers' impact on coastal education continues to grow.
![McKee Mendelssohn in the Everglades](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/mendelssohn_mckee_gift2.jpg)
Helping Early Career Scientists Get Their Feet Wet
Wetland Scientists Create Travel Award
![Paul Miller Describes the Saharan Air Layer](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/miller_nsfcareer.jpg)
Paul Miller Becomes 4th Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Professor to Win NSF Career Award
Paul Miller, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, recently won an National Science Foundation Early Career Award for his work on the Saharan Air Layer.
![Siarah Hall Diving](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/siarahhall_diving.png)
Student Research Spotlight: Siarah Hall
CC&E undergraduate student Siarah Hall discusses her research experiences, which include trips to Bermuda and Little Cayman.
![APTM Leadership with CC&E's Dean D'Elia](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/aptim_dean.png)
CC&E Announces Outreach Fund Sponsored by APTIM
Local environmental industry leader works CC&E to help local students learn more about the environment.
![D'Elia addresses gives a speech at graduation](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/sd1.jpg)
A Look At D'Elia's Tenure As Dean
A retrospective of Dean D'Elia's tenure as the longest serving dean at LSU and the longest in the history of LSU.
![Bedazzled graduation cap](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/bedazzled-tiger-graduation-cap.jpg)
Congratulations to CC&E's Fall Class of 2022!
The College of the Coast & Environment is excited to congratulate its latest graduates!
![George Xue](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/xue_model_hurricaneflorence.jpg)
Coupled Computer Modeling Can Help More Accurately Predict Coastal Flooding, Study Demonstrates
LSU researchers used a novel coupled computer modeling approach to accurately recreate the coastal flooding that occurred during Hurricane Florence, demonstrating that it is more accurate than traditional modeling approaches.
![A map of the Louisiana coast](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/diversion_davis_caernarvon.png)
CC&E Study Shows Landbuilding in Davis Pond, Site of Freshwater Diversion
CC&E scientists say land is being created at one of two sites on Louisiana's coast
![Fish Jumping](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/fishfrommikedance2.png)
CC&E Celebrates World Fisheries Day
In honor of World Fisheries Day, here are a few highlights from the work of CC&E's fisheries researchers.
![Li Checks Sensor](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/li_sensor.png)
LSU Professor Captures Shockwaves from Volcano with Handmade Air Pressure Sensor
Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Professor Chunyan Li picked up the global atmospheric shockwaves sent out by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on air pressure sensors in his home and office.
![LIDAR of a Mangrove Trunk](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/mangrove_lidar.jpg)
Letting Nature Lead the Fight - US Army Corps of Engineers Reinvests in LSU to Protect Military Infrastructure Using Nature-Based Designs
LSU researchers and the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center are using the Louisiana coastline as a living laboratory as they team up to develop a set of engineering and design strategies to protect the Army's infrastructure and people.
![CC&E Dean Chris D'Elia delivers opening remarks](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/aasa_dean.jpg)
LSU Co-hosts Superintendents from Across the Country in an Effort to Enhance STEM Education
CC&E joined with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and LSU's College of Human Sciences and Education to host AASA, the school superintendent's association, for their STEM Leadership Consortium.
![Mississippi River Bridge](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/cwabridge.jpg)
The path to clean water: 50 years in the making
On the 50th anniversary of its passage, CC&E faculty discuss the local significance of the Clean Water Act as well as its future.
![Map of Research Location](https://www.lsu.edu/cce/images/labradorseamap.png)
LSU Scientist leads a US team In International Effort to Understand Air-sea Gas Exchange in Labrador Sea
An LSU Scientist will be leading the US team as part of an international research expedition to the Labrador Sea