LSU is the flagship institution of Louisiana and is one of only 30 universities nationwide holding land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant status.

Since 1860, LSU has served its region, the nation, and the world through extensive, multipurpose programs encompassing instruction, research, and public service. The university brings in more than $150 million annually in outside research grants and contracts, a significant factor for the Louisiana economy.

Louisiana State University

New Row

Contact expert @[Full Name](fullname), @[Job Title](job_title) at @[Organization](organization) for media, speaking, professional opportunities and more.

@[Full Name](fullname) at @[Organization](organization) | Contact Form

Expert Inquiry

Open Sans

Geological Society of America (GSA) : Fellow

Earth Leadership Program (formerly Aldo Leopold Leadership Program) : Fellow

Ice thickness regulates heat flux in permanently ice‐covered lakes

Rethinking the Lake History of Taylor Valley, Antarctica During the Ross Sea I Glaciation

Light cues drive community-wide transcriptional shifts in the hypersaline South Bay Salt Works

Dethiothermospora halolimnae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic, thermotolerant, bacterium isolated from a brine lake

The quest for habitats in the outer Solar System and how to protect exotic pristine environments

Antarctic Climate Variability & Polar Desert Ecosystems

Antarctic Climate

Biogeochemistry

Antarctic Geophysics

Hydrological Processess

Hydrology of Arctic Environments

LSU Faculty Profile

Google Scholar Citations

Wikipedia Page

Professor leads project to develop cryobot for space exploration

LSU professor researches Antarctica’s extreme climate

NASA is bringing rocks back from Mars, but what if those samples contain alien life?

What it’s really like to live on an Antarctic base: Meltdowns, claustrophobia and -40 degrees

Professor and John Franks Endowed Chair

Media Inquiry