Four teams from LSU participated recently in PitchBR, a flagship event held during Baton Rouge Entrepreneur Week (BREW), as part of the university’s Innovation Corps program. Each team had 60 seconds to pitch its idea or business to a live audience with the chance for a $1,000 cash prize. Many of …
Nineteen LSU College of Engineering students recently traveled to Silicon Valley as part of the Encounter Engineering (E2) program. The four-day trip consisted of a tour of San Francisco; a visit to the Computer History Museum; an alumni meet-and-greet and a tour of six companies, which included Google, Apple, Bloom …
As an undergraduate student in the LSU College of Engineering, Logan Leger started several software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, which license software on a subscription basis. Although he had varying degrees of success with each company, they all failed for one reason or another. After the last venture stalled, the Baton Rouge native and …
5/5/2017 The LSU Capstone Design Program in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering showcased design projects from graduating seniors on April 28 in Patrick Taylor Hall. Students from other disciplines such as electrical engineering and computer engineering also participated in the year-long interdisciplinary design projects. Projects typically originate from industry, nonprofits and …
4/21/2017 The LSU College of Engineering honored two new inductees—Del Holland Dugas and Greg Elliott—at its 36th annual Hall of Distinction banquet, held Thursday evening at Patrick F. Taylor Hall. The Hall of Distinction, established in 1979, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the engineering profession. Criteria for …