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From groundbreaking research and major funding wins to new leadership and student milestones, the Tulane School of Science and Engineering community is driving discovery at every level. Explore the latest news highlighting the faculty, students, and researchers shaping the future of science and engineering — in the lab, in the classroom, and across the Gulf Coast and beyond.
Uncovering How Faults and Mobile Shale Control Methane Seepage in the Gulf of Mexico
New research from Tulane University is reshaping scientific understanding of how methane escapes from the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico. A master’s thesis by Walee Yeboah, a recent graduate of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, reveals that active faults and mobile shale structures beneath the seafloor play a critical role in directing methane and fluid migration; challenging long-standing assumptions that salt tectonics alone dominate seepage patterns in the region.
So You Want to Be a Researcher? Tulane SSE Launches New Video Series Spotlighting Undergraduate Discovery
Undergraduate research often happens quietly; in labs humming late into the evening, in marshes at sunrise, and at workbenches scattered with notebooks, samples, and questions. At the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering (SSE), those moments are foundational to how students learn, grow, and imagine what’s next.
Michael Naguib Named A 2025 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate for Fifth Straight Year
Michael Naguib, a respected professor at Tulane University, has been recognized as a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate, one of the most prestigious global honors in academic research.
Dr. GeAndra Imoudu: Building Pathways for Future Scientists Through STEM Education
When Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, Dr. GeAndra Imoudu’s life and career
shifted course in ways she couldn’t have imagined. Then a graduate student at Tulane University,
she found herself balancing chemical engineering classes, a full-time job, and the daunting work
of rebuilding her family’s home. “It was a hectic period,” she said. “But I look back on it like—if
I could do that, what can’t I do?”
That determination has defined her ever since. Today, Dr. Imoudu is the founder and executive
Tulane School of Science and Engineering Announces Three New Department Chairs Beginning January 1, 2026
The Tulane University School of Science and Engineering (SSE) is pleased to announce three new department chair appointments taking effect January 1, 2026. Dr. Hank Ashbaugh will lead the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), Dr. Sunshine Van Bael will chair the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), and Dr. Ryan Glasser will head the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics (PEP).
Tulane study reveals how floods drive river movement amid shifting environmental patterns
A new Tulane University study published in Science Advances sheds light on how floods influence the way rivers move, offering fresh insight into how changing flood patterns may reshape waterways and the communities that depend on them.
The study, led by Chenliang Wu, a postdoctoral fellow in Tulane's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the School of Science and Engineering, provides a physics-based explanation for how the size and frequency of floods affect river migration.
Tulane honors Investitures in School of Science and Engineering
At the School of Science and Engineering Investitures Ceremony, held Nov. 13 at Kendall Cram Lecture Hall, inaugural holders of an endowed chair and endowed professorship received recognition, along with newly appointed holders of existing endowed chairs and professorships.