Chelsea Zeringue

Dr. Chelsea Zeringue is a Sustainability Engineer with the Energy Institute of Louisiana and the Louisiana Energy Extension Service (LEES) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from UL Lafayette, where her research and academic focus centered on sustainable processes, system optimization, and advanced technology evaluation.

Dr. Zeringue brings extensive experience in sustainability engineering and the commercialization assessment of emerging alternative energy and environmental processes. She has played a key role in providing industries and state agencies with the critical data and technical insights needed to evaluate new energy configurations, ensuring that strategic selections are grounded in sound science, practical feasibility, and long-term environmental and economic benefits. Her background features a strong foundation in both chemical engineering principles and macro-scale systems analysis, allowing her to bridge fundamental bench research with industrial-scale technical assistance.

Her work supports Louisiana in adopting effective, sustainable, and reliable technologies as the regional energy landscape continues to evolve. In addition to her technical assessments, Dr. Zeringue serves as an active research mentor within the university's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) frameworks and Chemical Engineering pipelines, managing technical projects, organizing lab infrastructures, and training future engineering professionals. Her collaborative research appears in prominent peer-reviewed journals, focusing on state-level climate planning, environmental mitigation, and renewable chemical design.

Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering, 2023
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 2018
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Sustainability engineering
• Commercialization assessment
• Critical data collation and dissemination to agencies considering energy implementation systems

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Department of Chemical Engineering An Evaluation of the Genesis and Construct of State-Level Climate Action Plans Within the USA: Envisioning Carbon-Neutrality Rafael E. Hernandez, Chelsea T. Zeringue, Alex M. Zappi, Mark E. Zappi, 2025
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Department of Chemical Engineering Production of Green Adhesives from Sustainable Proteins Derived from Urban Based Sewage Sludges Chelsea Trahan Zeringue, William M. Chirdon, Wayne Sharp, Daniel Gang, Ahmed Khattab, Rafael Hernandez, William Holmes, Mark E. Zappi, 2025
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Department of Chemical Engineering Extraction of Viable Proteinaceous Byproducts via Animal Processing and Animal Fecal Wastes Chelsea Trahan Zeringue, Mark E. Zappi, William M. Chirdon, 2025
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Department of Chemical Engineering Physical and Chemical Characterization of Sustainable Green Adhesives Derived from Municipal Treatment Plant Sludges Chelsea Trahan Zeringue, William M. Chirdon, Wayne Sharp, Daniel Gang, Ahmed Khattab, Rafael Hernandez, William Holmes, Mark E. Zappi, 2024
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Department of Chemical Engineering Optimization of Peroxone Oxidation for Removal of TNT from Aqueous Solutions Using a Process-Intensified Hydrogen Peroxide Dosing Strategy Mark E. Zappi, Rafael Hernandez, Kyle Zappi, Chelsea Trahan, Daniel Gang, Rakesh Bajpai, Chiang Hai Kuo, Krishna D.P. Nigam, 2021