Projects

2025-2027 - EPA Pollution Prevention Program: Louisiana Pollution Prevention for Food and Agricultural Rural Manufacturers (P2-FARM) Program - PI: M.P. Hayes; Co-PI: Chao Wang

 

2025 - LSU Discover Gulf Scholars: Florescence Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Mississippi River - Faculty Mentor: M.P. Hayes & Jalayne Allison                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
2025-2026 - LSU College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant: Chemical Characterization of Crawfish Boil Water for Environmentally-Friendly Treatment and Disposal - Faculty Mentor: M.P. Hayes & Ruth Nolen                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
2024-2025 - LSU AgCenter Program for Enhancement of External Competitive Funding: Developing the Framework for Louisiana Waste Valorization Network from Seafood Processors to Agricultural Farms - PI: M.P. Hayes; Co-PI: Damon Abdi, Jeff Plumlee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
2024-2028: USDA Equipment Grant Program: Characterizing Louisiana Agriculture by Innovative Fluorescent Fingerprinting of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) and Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFACs) - PI: M.P. Hayes; Co-PI: Jeff Plumlee, Damon Abdi, Evelyn Watts, Espinosa Toledo, and Miriam Ortega                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
2024-2025: LSU Discover Program: Developing the Framework for Agricultural Energy Optimization at Crawfish Farms using Water Quality Sensing - Faculty Mentor: M.P. Hayes & Nick Wagner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
2024-2028 - USDA NIFA Hatch: Evaluating non-hazardous industrial waste as biosorbent for anthropogenic contaminant and nutrient absorption - PI: M.P. Hayes

2024-2026 - LSU Institute of Energy Innovation: Experimental Analysis of Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) Systems in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Ponds for Louisiana Community Resiliency - PI: M.P. Hayes; Co-PI: Chao Wang & Greg Upton

2024-2026 - EPA: FY 2024 Pollution Prevention Grants: Environmental Justice in Communities - PI: Jose Toledo (Southern University)l Co-PI: M.P. Hayes