CC&E Today | September 10, 2021
Our September newsletter is packed with examples of how the LSU College of the Coast & Environment is working to preserve, protect and restore the coast and environment for future generations. While we have much to celebrate, we are also aware that the timing of this newsletter comes amidst recent concerns such as the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a surge in COVID cases, losses in our extended coastal family, and the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida.

Our college is coming together in this time of need – reaching out to help one another by donating time, talent, and financial resources. Our graduate and undergraduate students are organizing a supply drive to donate to those impacted by the storm. Several faculty, staff and students are making donations to relief efforts. I’m proud to work alongside colleagues, students, faculty, and staff who strive to make such a difference to others and to our coast and environment.
Chris D'Elia headshot
Welcome New Faculty Members
The LSU College of the Coast & Environment would like to introduce it's newest faculty members. Jon. A. Doering has joined the Department of Environmental Sciences (DES), and Cheryl Harrison and David Trossman have joined the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (DOCS) and will work jointly with the LSU Center for Computation & Technology.
Jon Doering
Dr. Jon A. Doering
DOCS Assistant Professor
Cheryl Harrison
Dr. Cheryl Harrison
DOCS Assistant Professor
David Trossman
Dr. David Trossman
DES Assistant Professor
Illustration of Nancy Rabalais reads Our Calling is Humanity.
For more than three decades, CC&E Professor Nancy Rabalais has studied the hypoxic zone, a large region of water in the Gulf of Mexico where oxygen levels are so low that marine organisms cannot survive in it. As a marine ecologist and professor in the LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Rabalais’ collaborative research has documented and tracked the links between deoxygenation, or hypoxia, in the Gulf of Mexico and agricultural practices that are increasing the amount of harmful nitrogen and phosphorus in the Mississippi River. Her findings have led to federal legislation concerning the diminished water quality.
MORE CC&E NEWS & ACCOLADES
On August 13, the LSU College of the Coast & Environment awarded degrees to 16 graduates whose hard work and persistence culminated in the day’s celebrations. We congratulate our summer graduates and wish them a prosperous future.
Mario Hernandez in his graduation cap and gown gives a thumbs up
Jim Cowan
The LSU College of the Coast & Environment mourns and honors the memory of the late James “Jim” Cowan, Jr., Professor & Abraham Distinguished Professor of Louisiana Environmental Studies in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (DOCS). He died unexpectedly of natural causes on August 11, 2021.
Lagniappe
For even more coastal news around campus, check out the Office of Research & Economic Development.
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LSU's College of the Coast & Environment is on the front lines of complex and constantly changing coastal and environmental challenges. Learn more about our departments: Environmental Sciences and Oceanography & Coastal Sciences.
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