| IN THE NEWS |
| Press Coverage of LSU Hurricane Center Activities, Research, and Faculty |
| RECENT NEWS |
| NEWS ARCHIVES |
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Forensic Investigation of New Orleans Levee Failures added 3-22-07 |
| Following Hurricane Katrina, the State of Louisiana appointed Dr. van Heerden to lead an independent investigation of the failure of the New Orleans flood protection system. The research team conducting this investigation, know as Team Louisiana, was comprised of members of the LSU Hurricane Center, the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and several well respected local engineering consultants. The team submitted its findings to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in February 2007, which were approved by DOTD for release on March 21, 2007. |
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Team Working to Develop Buoyant Foundation System for New Orleans Homes added 10-18-06 |
| Dr. Elizabeth English, Associate Professor of Research (LSU HC), and a team
of engineering students are working together to develop a buoyant foundation
system that can be retrofitted to New Orleans homes. Based on a proven
Dutch design as well as one already used in some areas of South Louisiana, the system would allow shotgun style and other style New
Orleans homes to float in floodwaters, without having to elevate homes on
stilts, helping to preserve the architecture and cultural setting of New
Orleans neighborhoods. |
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Effectiveness of Building Codes in Reducing Hurricane Damage: A New Study for Mississippi added 1-19-06 |
| A new study released today clearly
demonstrates the effectiveness of adopting modern building codes in reducing hurricane damage
in Mississippi.
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Hurricane Center Appointed to Lead State Levee Investigation added |
| The LSU Hurricane Center was appointed by
the State of Louisiana to lead the state's forensic investigation of the Hurricane Katrina levee failures. Dr. Ivor van Heerden leads a team of engineers and coastal scientists conducting analysis of
the storm surge levels, levee construction, and levee failure mechanisms. Known as Team Louisiana, this group consists of LSU engineers, scientists,
and several well-known local geotechnical engineering experts. Their findings
are expected to be released in late spring, 2006.
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Center Initiates Weekly Disaster Seminar Series added 2-7-05 |
| The LSU Hurricane Center
has begun an interdisciplinary seminar series on hazards and disasters.
The features external invited speakers as well as LSU faculty and graduate
students, examining hazards and disasters from both scientific and emergency
management perspectives. The seminar meets weekly during the fall and spring
semesters. Spring 2005 Disaster Seminar Schedule.
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PhD and MS Assistantship Enhancements and Supplements Available to Incoming Grad Students added 2-7-05 |
| The Center has been awarded
two new four-year $5,000 PhD Enhancements and two new $3,000 PhD or MS Supplements
to help attract top quality graduate students. These awards are only available
to graduate students newly entering an LSU MS or PhD program in Summer or
Fall 2005. A student must have secured a commitment for a 20 hour per week
assistantship and working on a research project related to hurricanes or
other natural or technological hazards to be eligible for one of these awards.
Please contact Dr. Levitan
(225/578-4445) for more information.
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Scholarships for Disaster Science and management Students Due March 1, 2005 added 2-7-05 |
| The Louisiana Emergency
Preparedness Association (LEPA) is offering $2,500 in scholarships for students
studying disaster science and emergency management in Louisiana. Scholarships
are available for both full-time and part-time students, and graduate and
undergraduate students. The application
deadline for the 2005 LEPA College Scholarship Program is March 1, 2005.
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| LSU to Host Next Americas Conference on Wind Engineering |
| The American Association
for Wind Engineering has selected LSU to host the 10th
Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (10ACWE). Local sponsors will
be the LSU Hurricane Center, Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering,
and College of Engineering. The conference will be held in Baton Rouge,
May 31-June 4, 2005.
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| LSU Center for Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes Website Launched |
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One of the LSU Hurricane Center's most successful initiatives, the Center for Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, has just launched a new web site. This Center is focuesd on the analysis and mitigation of public health impacts of hurricanes and floods.
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