2026 News
March 5, 2026 - I had a great first session in the Management Development Institute with our Cohort 5! This will be an exciting process to leadership development. A big thank you to Ashely, Brandi, Cortni, and Dr. Soileau for hosting the class.
March 4, 2026 - Back-to-back weeks of guest lectures! Thank you to Nick Totaro and Debnath Maji for inviting me to their BE 2350 class to talk about applications of environmental sensors.
March 1, 2026 - The board is filling up quickly! I think there are a few more publications on the horizon...
February 25, 2026 - I had to dust off the teaching hat during my guest lecture on Monday and Wednesday this week! The most interesting part about being a faculty member is learning how applicable your field is to different areas. Pond fertilization is a common call from stakeholders, and this week, it was the topic of the RNR Principles of Aquaculture class.
February 24, 2026 - Our team is excited to share the recent release of our Stormwater Pond Factsheet Series! This series provides a wide range of information for navigating stormwater pond issues this spring. Thank you to everyone who helped make this series possible, including Carol and Greg (co-authors), and the Sea Grant team (Robert, Roy, and Kelli) for creating the formatting and supporting the review process! Take a look at the series here.
February 19, 2026 - A great day at the Hammond Research Station, presenting for this year's pesticide recertification course. Thanks, Damon and Colton, for the invite over to the workshop, and I hope the professionals enjoyed the chemistry talk!
January 30, 2026 - A big thank you to Lester and Andres at Bergeron’s Pecans for letting our team come check out the facility! It was a great opportunity to explore water and waste savings opportunities. Additionally, Dr. Karuna Kharel and her team provided valuable insights into food safety and process optimization.
January 15, 2026 - Dr. Bush and I recently completed a new series of factsheets on water quality parameters for the state. My undergraduate student, Ruth Nolan, did an outstanding job on her portion of the project, and the LSU AgCenter Communication team produced a wonderful display for the series. You can find them under the Publication → Extension tab above.
January 14, 2026 - Thank you, Rodney, and the entire Flower Foods team for welcoming our EPA P2 Program to your facility. Students from LSU and the Southern University AgCenter had the opportunity to see firsthand how a fan‑favorite bread is produced in one of the most sustainable manufacturing environments we’ve visited.
January 12, 2026 - Fast start to the new year with our second publication! Enamul did a great job with his deep dive into agricultural fDOM, setting the stage for our future projects. Check it out at https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c13863.
January 9, 2026 - First publication of the year! Big thanks to Dr. Bappy and his student Jeimy Martinez De La Hoz for working working with our team to get a review paper for rural wastewater treatment together. Check it out at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-025-02698-6.
January 6, 2026 - First post of the year! The January newsletter is hot off the press and includes a synopsis of the lab's final three months of 2025. Check it out under the Publication → Extension tab above.