Profile: ULL’s Maritime Survival Training Center

Founded in May of 1988, the Marine Survival Training Center (MSTC) at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, was established by the Louisiana Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.  The construction on the facility began in March of the following year, with the first class being held in June.  Equipment, services and start-up costs […]

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Offshore Research Funded by Deepwater Horizon Penalties

The University of Houston will soon head up a national research center for subsea engineering and offshore energy development issues.  The center’s goal will be to improve the safe, sustainable development of energy resources in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, reducing the risk of offshore accidents, spills and other disasters. Funding from penalties Announced by […]

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