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LSU outlines coastal research, new programs and observation tools at CPRA meeting
Summary
LSU researchers updated the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board on research and education work at the new Center for River Studies, including deployment of high-frequency radars, new bachelor’s program in coastal meteorology and partnerships on navigation and offshore sediment studies.
Dr. Wilson, representing Louisiana State University, gave a presentation to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board on LSU’s Center for River Studies and related coastal research, education and outreach activities.
The presentation emphasized LSU’s work to link research, education and workforce development with coastal planning and coastal programs. Dr. Wilson described a cluster of projects spanning river science, offshore continental-shelf studies, remote sensing and new observation tools, and highlighted LSU’s effort to consolidate points of contact so state and local partners can more easily find campus expertise.
Dr. Wilson said LSU is expanding observational capacity in the Gulf and inland waterways.…
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