Press Releases

Beaux Jones named President and CEO of The Water Institute

Dec 12, 2023

The Water Institute’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to appoint Beaux Jones as president and CEO during their Dec. 11 board meeting. Jones is an...

Resilient Jacksonville Strategy released

Oct 13, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (Oct. 13, 2023) – Today, the City of Jacksonville took another step in the pursuit of a more resilient future with the release of the...

Dr. Katya Wowk joins The Water Institute as Senior Social Scientist

Oct 12, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (Oct. 12, 2023) – Furthering The Water Institute’s mission of helping communities in finding realistic and common ground to become mo...

Muthukumar Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., joins The Water Institute as Director of Coastal and Compound Flood Risk

Sep 18, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

The 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, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

BATON 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, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 9, 2023) – Nick Howes was recently promoted to the position of The Water Institute’s Analytics, Computing, and Technology (ACT)...