Press Releases
Muthukumar Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., joins The Water Institute as Director of Coastal and Compound Flood Risk
Sep 18, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (Sept. 18, 2023) – The Water Institute welcomes Muthukumar “Muthu” Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., as the new Director of Coastal and Compound ...
Beaux Jones selected as member of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc.
Jul 19, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (July 19, 2023) – The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc. (C100) announced this morning that they have selected Beaux Jon...
Updates from The Water Institute: July 13, 2023
Jul 13, 2023The Water Institute is an independent, non-profit, applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to solve complex e...
The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO
May 13, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (May 13, 2023) – The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin R. Ehrenwerth, who led The Water Institute as President and CE...
The Water Institute participating in Give Nola Day and 225 Gives
May 1, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (May 1, 2023) – For the first time, The Water Institute will be participating in Give NOLA Day and 225 Gives, online giving events fo...
NOAA grant to help Asian American fishers and shrimpers become more resilient to economic and environmental challenges
Apr 21, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (April 21, 2023) – The Water Institute, Coastal Communities Consulting and Audubon Nature Institute have been awarded a grant to work...
The Water Institute welcomes Mark Bartlett, Data Science and Machine Learning Practice Lead
Apr 4, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (April 4, 2023) – The Water Institute is pleased to welcome Mark Bartlett as the new Data Science and Machine Learning Practice Lead....
Renee Collini named inaugural director of the Gulf Center for Equitable Climate Resilience
Mar 27, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (March 27, 2023) – Renee Collini, Ph.D., former coastal climate resilience specialist with Mississippi State University and Sea Grant...
The Water Institute congratulates Nick Howes for his promotion to Analytics, Computing, and Technology Manager
Feb 9, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 9, 2023) – Nick Howes was recently promoted to the position of The Water Institute’s Analytics, Computing, and Technology (ACT)...
Congratulations to Louisiana CPRA on the release of the 2023 Draft Coastal Master Plan
Jan 11, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (Jan. 11, 2023) – The Water Institute joins our partners in congratulating Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority o...
“Measuring What Matters” summit brings together national leaders for discussions around providing more comprehensive and equitable evaluation of infrastructure benefits
Nov 30, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Nov. 30, 2022) – Hundreds of national leaders, scientists, academics and stakeholders are participating today in the “Measuring What...
Jeff Hicks joins The Water Institute as Director of Product Strategy
Nov 18, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Nov. 18, 2022) – Jeff Hicks has joined The Water Institute as Director of Product Strategy where he will help widen the application...