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2023

June

17�Թ��'s steel bridge competition team members from left to right, Gavin Trinh, Maria Umanzor, Perry Newman, Yelitza P. Cedeño and Steven Hernandez. Not pictured are Francisco Espinoza and Alonso Milon.

_{June 26, 2023}

17�Թ�� Civil Engineering Students Revive Steel Bridge Tradition with Stunning Regional Win

Yelitza Cedeño was enthralled. The furious, but focused activity in the college’s structure lab arena was fascinating to Cedeño, who was president of the 17�Թ�� student chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers. Read more

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in Washington was the result of vortex induced vibrations (VIV) and researchers say VIV can be converted into useable energy. (Library of Congress photograph)

_{June 21, 2023}

17�Թ�� Engineering Professor Nikolas Xiros’ Research Will Help Convert Water Currents to Electrical Power

17�Թ�� engineering professor Nikolas Xiros imagines the impact his hydrokinetic energy research could have on a Louisiana coastal town whose electrical power grid has been decimated by a hurricane. Read more

Researchers release fluorescent sand pellets off the shoreline in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. (Photo courtesy of The Water Institute of the Gulf)

_{June 15, 2023}

17�Թ�� Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Mark Kulp Tracks Grains of Sand for Coastal Restoration Projects

While finding the proverbial needle in a haystack might be difficult, 17�Թ�� earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp and his research team have enlisted technology to help them with an equally daunting task—tracking grains of sand. Read more

17�Թ��’s Shea Penland Coastal Education and Research Facility (CERF) on Chef Menteur Pass is the site for many Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences outreach activities.

_{June 14, 2023}

17�Թ��’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences Receives $568K Board of Regents Grant

Since its inception in 2001, the focus of the 17�Թ�� Pontchartrain Institu Read more

17�Թ�� students work in a chemistry lab that was modernized with a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. Five years later, the same donor has given $1.22 million for additional labs to be upgraded.

_{June 12, 2023}

$1.22 Million Gift Will Modernize Chemistry Labs at the 17�Թ��

A $1.22 million gift from an anonymous donor will modernize 17�Թ�� chemistry laboratories. Read more

Mamie Gasperecz, vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer at the 17�Թ��.

_{June 7, 2023}

Mamie Gasperecz is New Vice President for Business Affairs

Mamie Sterkx Gasperecz is a historian at heart who has used her business sense to turn around a struggling New Orleans museum, teach financial literacy to student-athletes and help families reach savings goals. Read more

May

17�Թ�� students Kailey Bergeron (left) and Leonaoria Guerin have been awarded a Women in Computer Science scholarship for 2023.

_{May 24, 2023}

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