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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.
Make way for eight glass recycling hubs on the uptown campus
Tulane University’s Office of Sustainability has partnered with local startup Glass Half Full to expand glass recycling at residence halls across the uptown campus.
RCSE Postdoc receives Associate Dean’s Research Award at the Tulane Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit
River-Coastal Science and Engineering Postdoc and researcher Dr. Qiang Sun recently received the Associate Dean’s Research Award at the Tulane Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit for his poster on “Contributions of sea-level components to High Tide Flooding along the continental U.S. coastlines”.
Study examines how social rank affects response to stress
Can an individual’s social status have an impact on their level of stress? Researchers at Tulane University put that question to the test and believe that social rank, particularly in females, does indeed affect the stress response.
Fluence Analytics becomes one of Tulane’s most successful spinouts — and ‘great example of what is possible’
In 1997, Tulane University physics professor Wayne Reed developed a technology in his lab to make the production of polymers — which are used to create plastics and other widely used products — greener and more efficient.
Reed’s technology, known as Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization (ACOMP), also aims to improve product quality and enable the manufacture of more sophisticated polymers, while reducing emissions and energy consumption and increasing the safety of workers and surrounding communities.
RCSE PhD student publishes paper in Environmental Science & Policy Journal
River-Coastal Science and Engineering PhD student Laura Manuel recently published a paper in the Environmental Science & Policy Journal. This paper presents a roadmap and detailed application of interdisciplinary, co-production strategies where managers and researchers are fully engaged in a collaborative manner in the design of a decision support tool for coastal ecosystems.
The fight to keep Ukrainian science alive through a year of war
To support rebuilding research efforts, Denys Bondar, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, sent research and lab equipment to colleagues at the National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine after their lab was destroyed by a Russian missile.
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Tulane hosts annual science and engineering fair for local middle and high school students
Tulane University hosted the annual Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 28 and March 1. The fair is open to 6th through 12th grade students in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Promising students are nominated to participate in the fair by their schools. At this year's fair, students discussed their work with judges, which included faculty and students from the Tulane School of Science and Engineering.
(Photos by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Tulane authors, presenters at The 2023 New Orleans Book Festival
When The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University officially opens on Thursday, March 9, the schedule will include a number of authors and presenters from Tulane. Faculty and staff from across the university will appear on panels discussing a variety of topics as the festival continues through Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, 2023. The festival is free and open to the public. Seating at the sessions is first come, first served. Click here to learn more about The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.
New Tulane Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit celebrates university’s diverse scholarly work
Tulane’s interdisciplinary research and cross-campus collaborations have led to groundbreaking discoveries that have made lasting impacts across the region, nation and globe. To highlight the breadth of this work, the Office of Research will host the inaugural Tulane Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit (TRICS).