NEWS AND EVENTS
In-Depth Investigations
Calling all students ages 10-16. Have you ever wondered about how we have studied the ocean? Ever wondered what things need to be considered when inventing the next generation for ocean exploration technology? Ever wondered how many people it takes and the teamwork needed to complete a scientific mission? You can learn all that and more at In-Depth Investigations. Click to learn how you can attend this workshop at our Blue Works facility.
BTNEP Welcomes Bren Haase as Program Director
BTNEP is pleased to announce that Bren Haase has been named the new director of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program.
Now accepting Applications for summer 2024 programs
LUMCON is offering residential summer programs for students. We are now accepting application for our REU, STEM Prep, and summer camp programs.
Faculty Positions Available
Coastal and Marine Science Faculty Positions Available LUMCON seeks to hire multiple new Assistant Professors as part of a multi-year faculty expansion. We are interested in hiring interdisciplinary scientists whose research addresses fundamental and applied questions in ocean and coastal sciences. We invite qualified coastal or marine scientists, regardless of discipline, whose research uses observational, modeling, theoretical, and/or experimental approaches, to apply for open positions based at both the Cocodrie and Houma locations. Specific questions about the positions can be directed to Dr. Brian Roberts, Executive Director and Chief Scientist, broberts@lumcon.edu (985)-851-2801 Review of applicants will begin December 15, 2023 and continue until the positions are filled. See the full job ad by clicking this link. see other news
LUMCON has been selected as the managing entity of the State’s National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR).
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has accepted Governor John Bel Edwards’ nomination of the Atchafalaya River System as the preferred site of a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) in Louisiana. Read the full CPRA press release using this link (https://coastal.la.gov/news/noaa-accepts-gov-edwards-nomination-of-atchafalaya-river-system-into-the-national-estuarine-research-reserve-system/) see other news
2023 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) invites highly motivated undergraduates to apply for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) positions in our NSF-sponsored summer 2023 REU program in Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments.
Research Employment Opportunities
We have three available positions within a multi-institution research team for people interested in methane and ocean sediment processes.
New Graduate Student Fellowship Program
The graduate student fellowship program is designed to support the research of a graduate student from an underrepresented group in STEM. This fellowship provides an opportunity for graduate students to complete a summer in residence at LUMCON.
Dear Friends of LUMCON
In the days since Hurricane Ida, I have had the privilege to see the very best of people; including staff members who have lost their own homes volunteering to get essential supplies to others. Whereas we are not on a normal schedule or routine at LUMCON, we are doing our very best to support our staff members and our local community in any way, shape, or form.
T. Bradley Keith named as new Director of BTNEP
NEWS AND EVENTS T. Bradley Keith named new Director of BTNEP Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) announced the hiring of a new director. T. Bradley Keith will join the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program team as its new leader beginning late January. “I am extremely excited and honored to bring on board someone with T’s level of experience and knowledge. I look forward to supporting and working with T to ensure that BTNEP continues its great legacy as Louisiana’s estuary program. Under T’s professional leadership, we can look forward to continuing to honor LUMCON and BTNEP missions.” said Dr. Craig McClain, LUMCON Executive Director. BTNEP will strongly benefit from T’s in-depth knowledge of the geography, cultural landscape, and issues of importance to businesses, local governments, and officials throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South. T. Bradley Keith [...]
Gulf – Caribbean RCRV Receives a Name
A Gulf Coast civil rights icon is being honored as the namesake of a new, $100 million National Science Foundation (NSF) oceanographic research ship, to be operated by the Gulf – Caribbean Oceanographic Consortium (GCOC), led by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).