Founded: 1990 Full Time: 4 Part Time: 2 Budget: 250,000
Director: Roger K. Seals, P.E.
1419 CEBA--LSU College of Engineering
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Telephone: 504/388-8650 FAX: 504/388-4945 E-Mail: ceseal@lsu.edu
Research Areas:
The Institute's mission is to conceive, develop, and implement research and other programs to prevent, minimize or recycle municipal solid wastes and industrial residuals through new and/or improved technologies that are both economically viable and environmentally acceptable and that continue to sustain development and improved international competitiveness. Current ongoing projects include but are not necessarily limited to: improvement of plastic lumber for structural applications; utilization of phosphogypsum for artificial reef, oystersubstrate and construction applications: development of Louisiana Industrial Residuals Utilization Consortium; development of a GIS-based Louisiana Industrial Residuals Database that identifies potential materials for recycling into construction and building products; and evaluation of EPDM rubber residual for construction applications.
Areas of Expertise:
While being administered within the College of Engineering, the Institute utilizes its core staff of engineers and scientists supplemented with additional engineers and scientists to conduct multidisciplinary research related to the utilization and management of municipal solid waste and industrial residuals. Staff and associate staff expertise basically encompasses the areas defined by the keywords.
Special Capabilities and Facilities:
The faculty research, staff and associates of the Institute are highly qualified to conduct comprehensive research projects dealing with the management and utilization of municipal solid waste and industrial residuals including advanced methods of environmental characterization. While the Institute has no dedicated research facilities, it shares laboratories with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and has access to unique materials characterization and testing equipment across the LSU campus. Additionally, the Institute operates the Transcontinential Materials Exchange which provides a means for waste generators to sell or give away by-product materials to businesses and industries which have a need for them.
Research Equipment:
MATTA - computer controlled resilient modulus testing system.
Keywords:
0606017 Materials Recovery
0606019 Materials Testing
0606016 Materials Engineering Properties
0606015 Materials Engineering
0606010 Environmental Engineering
0606023 Pavements
0606012 Geotechnical Engineering