Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science

05/22/2026

CVEN 2001 Intro class tours the Forest Products Innovation Center on South Campus!

05/18/2026

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein

Our First Year Showcase exhibited talent, intelligence, and innovative ideas. When asked if the students could explain their projects to an 8 year old, they delivered excellently!

05/18/2026

⚡️ CyberStorm 2026 ⚡️

Huge congratulations to Team Andromeda for taking the win at Friday’s all-day hack-a-thon! 🖥️🔐

Shoutout to Allison Ball, Grayson Boyette, William Cupp, Nicolas Daniel, and Joseph Gulledge for an incredible performance representing computer science and cyber engineering at their best. 🚀

05/14/2026

Order of the Engineer 2026

As our seniors move into the next phase of life, they participated in our annual ring ceremony. Their rings are a symbol of not only their hard work as a student, but a reminder of their lifelong commitment to the integrity, ethics, and public service of an engineer.
See the full gallery: https://join.photocircleapp.com/PHY7DHTV44

05/13/2026

⚡ SYSTEM UPDATE: WINNERS DETECTED ⚡

The results are in for our First Year Design (Living with Cyber) Competition and these creators understood the assignment. 🖤💻

🥇1st Best Overall: AI Buddy – Jordan Washington, Chimere Anumiheoma & Samuel Ebofin

🥈2nd Best Overall: ToolVault - Aidan Southerland, Jadon Stephens, Jebraylon Holmes & Loki Nordstrom

💻Best Graphical User Interface: Shelf-Sync – Jace Macklin, Jared Chavez, Tyler Miller & Ayomide Oyekunle

📪Best use of GPIO: Smart Mailbox System – Cade Becnel, Logan Popwell, Andrew Kraus & Luke Waldron

🌙Moonshot Award: Morning Mind – Wani Poudel, Kan Sangmuang, Grantham Cline & Reese Lawrence

From bold concepts to innovative ex*****on, these students pushed creativity beyond the limits and proved that great design is the future. 🚀

05/13/2026

“Proud” doesn’t quite capture how excited we are to see what these First-Year Design (Living with the Lab) project winners will create by their senior year.

The future of design is already looking bright. 🕶

🥇Foot(z) Finder: Isabella Spitale, Isabelle Lieux & Madeline Riles

🥈TagSentry: Jake Brooks, Hunter Babin, Ethan Smith & Cade Calcote

🥉Corn-Tac-Toe: Baz McIntyre, Elliot Lard, James Cowan & Landon Aucoin

🌙Moonshot Award - Anti-Sting Solutions: Harold Braud, Mathew Danos & Paxton VanMetre

👍Can-Do Award - Safety Steps: Liam Leblanc, Collier Fernandez & Ivan Cheng

⛳Patent Pending Award - Stroke of Genius: Drew Ferguson, Andrew Sartor & Jackson Dayton

🖌DaVinci Award - Faraday: Joseph Dalferes, Austin Kaus, Christopher Kinzer & Royce Legg

🌱Makers Award - AutoSprout: Daisy Temple, Jordan Daigle, Gracen Stehr & Jasmine Fazande

⚙Makers Award - OTIS: Operator Training for Industrial Systems: Ryan Ryland, Micah Rickert, Susan Pullium & Johnathon Hoggatt

👔Backed by Business Award - Faraday: Joseph Dalferes, Austin Kaus, Christopher Kinzer & Royce Legg

Congrats to all!👏

05/07/2026

First-Year and Seniors designing with purpose. Two Days. One Building. Endless Solutions.

🔴 Thurs, May 7: First-Year Design Competition @ 4 - 7 PM
🔵 Fri, May 8: Senior Design/Capstone Presentations @ 1 - 5 PM

COES is proud to host the annual Design and Research Conference consisting of the college's best and brightest thinkers, innovators and designers. The work you will see is the tangible by-product of a rigorous STEM education, collaboration and solutions that answer specific problems in a real-world setting.

Explore the projects here: ➡️ https://www.latech.edu/engineering-science/current-students/undergraduate-students/design-and-research-conference/index.php

Parents /Family/Friends are WELCOME!

Integrated Engineering and Science Building (IESB)
417 Dan Reneau Drive
Ruston, La 71270

Annual College of Engineering and Science end-of-year showcase

05/04/2026

Congratulation to our Spring Release award winners! The Recipiants are as follows:

Outstanding Faculty 2026:
Dr. Joshua Coriell
Dr. Brian Barron
Dr. Michael Swanbom

Outstanding Juniors 2026:
Jeremy Kahmye Be**er -- Mechanical Engineering
Caitlyn Boudreaux -- Chemistry
Zachary Chaisson -- Civil Engineering
Jo Day -- Biomedical Engineering
Hannah Huckabay -- Chemistry
Léance Kambamba Kiningu -- Electrical Engineering
Evan Leaber -- Electrical Engineering
James David Poole -- Chemical Engineering
Lauren Poole -- Civil Engineering
Natalie Remedies -- Chemistry
Madelynn Russell -- Industrial Engineering
Piper Smith -- Biomedical Engineering
Bryleigh Wickham -- Biomedical Engineering

Outstanding Seniors 2026:
Jesse Bertucci -- Civil Engineering
Kailie Carrigee -- Industrial Engineering
Caroline Cresap -- Chemical Engineering
Reece L. Delatte -- Mechanical Engineering
Liam Denehan -- Mechanical Engineering
Elizabeth Dieguez -- Chemical Engineering and Mathematics
Hanna Elliott -- Biomedical Engineering
Mackenzie Grace Gray -- Chemistry
Claire Howard -- Industrial Engineering
Riley Cole Lamonte -- Mechanical Engineering
Kaleigh Louque -- Chemical Engineering
Christine Meister -- Electrical Engineering
Ashtyne Monceaux -- Civil Engineering
Landon Morreale -- Electrical Engineering
Kamden Perkins -- Chem. E., Chem., Phys., Hist. Minor, Health/Medical Phys. Certified
John Sibley -- Chemistry and Physics
Jayden Toussaint -- Computer Science
Grant David Vial -- Chemical Engineering
Daniel Waguespack -- Mechanical Engineering

04/29/2026

👀SNEAK PEEK👀
Our new AI / Machine Learning lab is currently under construction in Nethken Hall and will house 15 state-of-the-art Nvidia Spark workstations ready for use in the fall! Made possible by a private gift!

04/27/2026

Louisiana Tech University’s Division of Research recognized outstanding faculty at the 2026 Research and Scholarship Awards on April 9.

These awards honor researchers whose work demonstrates excellence, innovation, and a strong commitment to advancing their fields. Each year, the Louisiana Tech Research and Scholarship Council selects faculty who exemplify these values. Please join us in congratulating this year’s honorees from COES:

🔬 Excellence in Mentoring Future Scholars
Dr. Joan Lynam
Program Chair and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

🔬 Excellence in Research
Dr. Shengnian Wang
Professor of Chemical Engineering

🔬 Early Career Excellence in Research
Dr. Elisa Castagnola
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

We are proud to celebrate these outstanding faculty members and their contributions to research, mentorship, and innovation at Louisiana Tech.

04/13/2026

Big things happening in Physics!

Congratulations to Louisiana Tech’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) on being named an Outstanding SPS Chapter (National Award 2024–2025). It is a testament to their dedication, leadership, and impact on campus!

Meet the 2025 officers behind the success (L to R):
John Sibley – Senior, Chemistry & Physics | Treasurer | Marksville, LA
Larra Mendi – Senior, Physics/Medical Physics | President | Bossier City
Katia Roach – Senior, Physics (Astrophysics) | Secretary | Covington, LA
(Not Pictured) Madison Bernice – Former Undergraduate VP, now Graduate Student at Texas A&M

We’re proud to celebrate their hard work and commitment to advancing science at Tech and beyond.