Environmental Sciences Directory
Department Chair
Kevin L. Armbrust
Professor and Chair, Claiborne Gasoline Company Chair in Air Quality/Environmental
Toxicology
225-578-3030
armbrust@lsu.edu
1279 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
My overall research programs cover the movement, disposition and ultimate degradation/fate
and toxicity of chemicals in environmental matrices (water, sediment and biota) with
a focus on Louisiana watersheds, wetlands and coastal areas. We develop laboratory
and field methods to assess important biological and physical dissipation processes
in surface soils/sediments as well as near surface water and measuring contributions
of chemical loads by different use patterns to non-target freshwater and marine watersheds.
We have programs assessing the transport of pesticides, petrochemicals, and human
health pharmaceuticals and their degradation products in soil and water, the influence
of sunlight on their degradation and toxicity in soil and water, environmental and
biological processes influencing pesticide and pharmaceutical degradation, and the
environmental impact of pesticides and pharmaceutical products. We also have projects
assessing amounts of chemical contamination in manufactured and retail food and animal
feed and the impacts on human health. There is a strong emphasis on research as it
impacts regulatory science in ecological and human health risk assessment such that
the best available science is incorporated into regulatory and policy decisions at
the state, national and international levels.
Lily Pham
Assistant to the Chair
225-578-9421
bpham4@lsu.edu
Victoria Bessonet
Academic Coordinator
225-578-8522
envsgrad@lsu.edu
vbesso1@lsu.edu
Professors (A-Z)
Christopher D'Elia
Professor
225-578-7188
cdelia@lsu.edu
Research Interests:
Nutrient dynamics in aquatic systems; estuarine ecology; coral reef ecology; algal/invertebrate
symbiosis; science history and policy; math and science education; marine pollution;
global climate change; analytical chemistry
Rebeca de Jesús Crespo
Assistant Professor
225-578-4293
rdejesuscrespo1@lsu.edu
1263 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Landscape Ecology, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Drivers of Human Health and Well
Being, Watershed Management, Sustainable Development
Denise DeLorme
Professor, Environmental Communication
225-578-8832
ddelorme@lsu.edu
3181 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Qualitative social science research methods, including focus groups and in-depth interviews;
environmental communication, social marketing, stakeholder engagement, and health
communication
David Dismukes
Professor, Executive Director and Professor Center for Energy Studies
225-578-4343
dismukes@lsu.edu
1069 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Jon Doering
Assistant Professor
225-578-5553
jdoering@lsu.edu
1267 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Ecotoxicology, molecular toxicology, predictive toxicology, species extrapolation,
ecological risk assessment
Thomas Douthat
Assistant Professor
225-578-4304
tdouthat1@lsu.edu
2111 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
I study how place based systems adapt to social, economic, and environmental change
through the lenses of law, planning and policy, and economic geography. My work has
involved diverse subjects ranging from coffee to transportation, and spans both rural
and urban areas. I approach problems through the prism of my background in the fields
of environmental planning and governance, spatial analysis, and law, and seek to create
practical solutions for a more equitable and resilient society. This involves adaptation
in socio-environmental systems (e.g. coastal communities, and agriculture), linkages
between environmental and economic systems, and sustainable transportation.
Linda Hooper-Bùi
Professor
225-578-6805
lindabui@lsu.edu
1249 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Community structure, niche theory, disturbance/disaster ecology and multi-stressors
in ecosystems, climate change and sea-level rise, intricate details of basic biology
about how insects and spiders survive stressors, food webs and nutrient dynamics –
from large scale to minuscule
Aixin Hou
Professor and Shell Professor in Oceanography/Wetland Studies
225-578-4294
ahou@lsu.edu
1225 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Microbial ecology; biogeochemistry; water quality
Martin Hugh-Jones
Emeritus Professor
225-578-5599
mhughj1@lsu.edu
2279 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Crystal N. Johnson
Associate Professor
225-578-9422
cnjohnson@lsu.edu
2283 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
I am currently examining how Vibrio spp. (V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, and
V. cholerae) respond to environmental cues, including sea surface temperature, salinity,
chlorophyll, turbidity, suspended particulate matter, and dissolved organic carbon.
It is well-established that temperature affects the levels of these naturally occurring
marine bacteria (i.e., their levels are higher in warmer months and lower in cooler
months), but it remains unclear what combinations of other environmental factors contribute
to the variations in vibrio levels.
Yong-Ha Kim
Assistant Professor
225-578-4295
yonghakim1@lsu.edu
1261 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
With the goal of developing new principles and technologies that can improve the quality
of human life and lead to sustainable development, my research is focused on the fundamentals
of colloid and surface science and radiation chemistry and physics, and their applications
in environmental engineering and science. My current research interests include colloidal
phenomena and contaminant transport modeling in environmental systems, radiation dosimetry
and indoor air quality, and chemical and environmental process intensification.
Nina Lam
Professor & Abraham Distinguished Professor of Louisiana Environmental Studies
225-578-6197
nlam@lsu.edu
2275 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Geographic information science, remote sensing; spatial analysis, environmental health,
disaster resilience, sustainability
Edward Laws
Professor
225-578-8800
edlaws@lsu.edu
3141 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
phytoplankton ecology, water pollution, climate change
Slawomir Lomnicki
Associate Professor
225-578-8147
slomni1@lsu.edu
1251 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Homogeneous catalysis; Combustion processes; Reactivity and properties of nanoparticles;
Biological interactions of nanoparticles
Supratik Mukhopadhyay
Professor
225-578-1496
mmukho1@lsu.edu
Office TBD
Research Interests:
Artificial intelligence with applications to the environment and healthcare
Edward Overton
Emeritus Professor
225-578-8634
ebovert@lsu.edu
1265 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Analytical-Environmental Chemistry – trace organic analyses using high resolution
separation techniques and high resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; environmental
monitoring; environmental analyses and their associated data interpretation, management
and presentation techniques; application of analytical techniques and chemical principles
to emergency spill responses; chemical hazard evaluations and risk assessments; analytical
instrument development for use with hazardous chemical spill incidents, ambient environmental
monitoring, and monitoring in closed (indoor) environments; and development of methods
to detect, assess and mitigate environmental chemical hazards
Margaret A. Reams
Professor
225-578-4299
mreams@lsu.edu
2115 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Environmental policy and management; resilience; sustainability
Lawrence J. Rouse
Emeritus Professor
225-578-0734
lrouse@lsu.edu
1225 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Brian Snyder
Associate Professor
225-578-4559
snyderb@lsu.edu
1109 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Interests:
Renewable energy systems, climate policy, energy flow through human systems
Vincent L. Wilson
Professor and Director, CC&E Undergraduate Programs
225-578-1753
vwilson@lsu.edu
1253 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Associates and Post-Doctoral Researchers
Laura Basirico
225-578-7492
lbasir1@lsu.edu
1177 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Shakura Jahan
225-578-4283
sjahan@lsu.edu
1257 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Farhana Hasan
225-578-7173
farhana@lsu.edu
ChuQi Guo
cguo6@lsu.edu
3273 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Volodymyr Mihunov
225-578-3623
vmihun1@lsu.edu
Rachel Tuggle
rtuggl2@lsu.edu