The research partnership agreements are in place “to ensure America’s worldwide competitiveness and energy dominance,” a news release said.
“These agreements place LSU at the center of the nation’s energy and national security priorities,” LSU Chancellor Jim Dalton said in the release.
LSU will work with Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee as a “bridge” between national energy research and the implementation of research findings on the Gulf Coast, the release said.
Argonne and Oak Ridge are two of 17 national laboratories operated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The research agreement with Argonne National Laboratory will allow for a faculty, student, staff and postdoctoral exchange program.
“Our partnership will address critical needs, from securing materials supply chains to advancing energy and chemical technologies that can be deployed at scale,” Argonne National Laboratory Director Paul Kearns said in the release.
The agreements, along with a memorandum of understanding signed with the Idaho National Laboratory last year, advance LSU’s work in advanced nuclear energy, cybersecurity and integrated energy systems, the release said. The university worked with the Idaho National Laboratory and government agencies on a cybersecurity training and research model for the defense of industrial control systems last year, according to the release.
The announcement named energy security and protection of the nation from emerging threats as ongoing research priorities for LSU.
“As an energy technology proving ground and longtime energy partner, LSU will help solve the nation’s energy challenges where they should be solved first — in Louisiana — to ensure American energy dominance and competitiveness on a global scale,” LSU System President Wade Rousse said in the release.
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