Through RCS funding, a principal investigator at Louisiana State University has successfully established a coastal sediment stability study laboratory within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to study biodegradable polymers and their potential use in addressing coastal erosion and wetland loss, issues of significant concern for Louisiana. The principal investigator’s research has shown promising early results, yielding six peer-reviewed articles published or in press and over $500,000 in external funding from the Office of Naval Research and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.
