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L O U I S I A N A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
C O L L E G E O F E N G I N E E R I N G
E N G I N E E R I N G N E W S
At left: Chancellor Mark Emmert congratulates Hall of
Distinction inductees Alfredo M. Lopez and A.J.M.
“Bubba” Oustalet Jr.
HALL OF DISTINCTION INDUCTEES
ALFREDO M. LOPEZ AND
A.J.M. “BUBBA” OUSTALET JR.
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BHABA SARKER, PROFESSOR, RECENTLY
WORKED WITH NASA MARSHALL SPACE
FLIGHT CENTER AND KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER ON AN ASEE SUMMER FACULTY
FELLOWSHIP, WHERE HE CONDUCTED
EXPLORATORY RESEARCH TO MANAGE
THE SPACE LAUNCH
INITIATIVE (SLI).
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IN THIS ISSUE
PG
4
Engineering Hall of Distinction
8
Calling All Alumni
25
Professors Garner Patents for LSU
29
LSU Researcher Advises NASA
32
ME Faculty Retire
39
LSU & Alumni Campaign
Bhaba Sarker
Space shuttle, Discovery liftoff photo courtesy of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
FROM THE DEAN
I am EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU the state of the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. The college is
on with a good start for the 21st century. It is seeing successes in education, research, and outreach. These accomplishments have
been fueled in part by the entrepreneurial spirit of the faculty and staff and the goodwill of our friends and alumni. The faculty and
the students are using their talents to maximize the outcomes from the college and department initiatives aimed at enhancing the
college’s standing. It is a time of great opportunities for engineering at LSU.
Faculty members in the College of Engineering are engaged in cutting-edge research that is leading to the discovery of new
knowledge and the advancement of technology that will ultimately benefit the state and the nation. For example, our engineering
faculty are investigating new ways to clean up the nation’s harbors and estuaries, improving wastewater treatment for protection of marine lives,
researching cheaper and cleaner energy that will reduce cost and improve quality of life, desi