Engineering/Technology Archives

Jun 07, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Project designed to support health care for older adults

Helping older adults with their health while allowing them to live independently is the goal of a project led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at East Carolina University. Called...

May 31, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Computer science student receives national SMART scholarship

Like many children, Micah Seetoo played video games, but beyond mastering level 10, he became interested in how the games and the devices on which they were played worked. Now,...

East Carolina University student Karigan Seagle uses a virtual reality headset to give a presentation on a building she helped design with other construction management students as part of a semester-long project.
May 19, 2022
  • Ken Buday

NEW VISION

Leondre Horne looked at the design of the hotel and convention center. “It looks good on the outside. It looks great,” the East Carolina University construction management major said. A...

May 12, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Jamie Gerdts

Jameson “Jamie” Gerdts grew up in Raleigh, a place he described as cozy yet growing. “You can see new developments at the same time as 100-year-old homes converted into restaurants,”...

May 12, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Growing pharmaceutical industry focus of conference at ECU

Against the backdrop of a growing pharmaceutical industry in eastern North Carolina, East Carolina University and the Eastern Region Pharma Center hosted its annual Spring Pharma Conference on Tuesday and...

Ravian Jordan, left, and Kayin Fails turn their tassels at commencement.
May 06, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ALWAYS PIRATES

East Carolina University celebrated the Class of 2022 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in its first full-scale spring commencement ceremony since 2019. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of more than 4,600 spring...

May 02, 2022
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE SUCCESS

Pirate success comes in many forms. For some, inspiration arises when they first set foot on campus, or experience one of East Carolina University’s unique programs like Semester at the...

May 02, 2022
  • Ken Buday

HOOKED

STATISTICS Name: Marco Agostini College: Engineering and Technology Major: Computer science, minor in coastal and marine studies Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Wilson, North Carolina Hobbies/interests: Blacksmithing, woodworking and tennis...

Apr 29, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Five receive Robert H. Wright Leadership Awards

Five graduating seniors have received the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award for excellence in service, leadership and academic achievements at East Carolina University. Thekra Hindi of Charlotte, Evan Martschenko of...

Luciano DeRose, a junior bioprocess engineering major from Titusville, Pennsylvania, works in a lab in the new Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Apr 28, 2022
  • Ken Buday

GLOWING REVIEW

East Carolina University’s Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building opened in November, and bioprocess engineering students are already glowing about the new space. “It’s really, really cool,” said Luciano DeRose, a...