Engineering/Technology Archives

A man wearing glasses and a light blue, collared shirt sits at a desk next to a gray robotic dog that has an East Carolina University Pirate sticker on it.
Feb 17, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Yilei Huang

Perhaps no other dogs on campus receive as many odd looks as Little Dee and Pete, the walking robot dogs that Dr. Yilei Huang takes out every so often. “Most...

A smiling student with straight, brown hair poses in front of shelves displaying orange and black 3D printers.
Jan 31, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Hannah Blackburn

Hannah Blackburn, an East Carolina University senior, has accomplished a lot during her time on campus. From being involved with the ECU Honors College, a STEM scholarship recipient, founding a...

A young woman in a brown sweater smiles as she stands next to an older woman with a black scarf and brown sweater to get their picture made against a purple background. At right, a person holds a cell phone up to take the picture.
Jan 31, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU Excels celebrates successes of freshmen, transfer students

Kinley Nance showed up at East Carolina University in the fall not knowing what to expect. The freshman from Chadbourn was nearly three hours from home, living on her own...

Jan 22, 2025
  • Crystal Baity
  • Shelby Hudnall

Treasured Pirates, longtime employees honored at recognition ceremony

East Carolina University’s 2024 Treasured Pirates and employees who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were recognized in a ceremony at Harvey Hall on Jan. 13, the...

Jan 22, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU researcher explores sustainable concrete production

An East Carolina University construction management researcher has published work that describes a more sustainable process to produce concrete. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh worked with Natrx, a Raleigh sustainable technologies company,...

Jan 06, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU receives $650,000 grant to help companies with pollution prevention

The East Carolina University Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) has received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to enhance sustainability and prevent pollution in North Carolina...

Dec 09, 2024
  • Ken Buday

ECU team finishes in top 2% of national cybersecurity competition

A team of East Carolina University students finished in the top 2% of the country during the National Cyber League’s national cybersecurity competition Nov. 8-10. “We’re thrilled with our standing...

A series of two female and two male students dressed in graduation regalia pose for individual headshots.
Dec 05, 2024
  • ECU News Services

Grad Profiles: Fall 2024

A group of Pirates who began their journey at East Carolina University at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic will now part ways to pursue careers that fulfill ECU’s motto—Servire,...

A man in a purple and white shirt stands at a podium and speaks to people who are sitting in front of him.
Nov 27, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Research showcase highlights projects that support the military

Researchers in the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology (CET) highlighted their work on military projects that can save lives and save money as part of the CET...

Nov 20, 2024
  • Ken Buday

ECU finishes second in national robotics competition

A team of East Carolina University students placed second in the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) national robotics competition Oct. 28-31 in Las Vegas. The finish continued...