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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
• 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
• 2024 - LSU Discover Gulf Scholars: Wastewater Effluent and Solid Waste Regional Survey for Aquaculture Processors - Faculty Mentor: M.P. Hayes & Karrie Cheng
• 2023-2024 - USDA REAP: Promote Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Rural Louisiana Agricultural Businesses - PI: M.P. Hayes; Co-PI: Chao Wang & Zhihong Pang

 

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