As announced recently, a world-class research facility called the Water Campus will be established in Baton Rouge, as an international hub for research in coastal restoration and sustainability.
The new campus will serve as a bridge between local and international experts to jointly address the challenges posed by climate adaptation and delta management.
“We are especially pleased with this announcement, as we have conferred with the partners, especially the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF), for some time over the establishment of a water-related research institute and an associated campus,” announced Deltares.
In June 2013, The Water Institute of the Gulf and Deltares USA, Inc. signed a memorandum of agreement to partner on research related to water management projects, coastal modeling applications and international projects. Other partners in the region are Louisiana State University (LSU), Tulane University, and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).
On the Water Campus, a River Modeling Center, which is a small scale physical model of the lower Mississippi River for the study of all facets of ground and water behavior, will also be constructed. Research will be conducted on the morphology of rivers, lakes, and coasts, as well as ground and subsurface strength with the effects of wave loads and currents. This modeling center, similar to the one at Deltares in The Netherlands, will bring researchers and scientists from around the world to study similar water-related issues from their regions.
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