DESALINATION DEPLOYMENT
All four devices entered in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Waves to Water Prize DRINK Finale, hosted by East Carolina University’s Coastal Studies Institute, were successfully and safely deployed...
Engineering/Technology Archives
Transition to updated accessible icon begins on main campus
The Hildreth family’s roots were in Reading, Mass., for decades until 2012, when a move to New Bern made eastern North Carolina home. A significant part of that process was...
CONTINUING ON
Matt Rice started his journey with ECU’s BSIT program in 2021 with online classes and is now taking courses on campus. With a concentration in industrial engineering, he expects to...
BACK TO SCHOOL
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, self-described handyman Matt Rice mustered little work. He paints houses, repairs appliances and puts down tile, but with COVID concerns, he felt uncomfortable walking into strangers’...
ECU team publishes research on use of recycled masks in asphalt
While some may see trash, others see opportunity. “You want to fully utilize any waste. It’s not waste. It can be a resource,” said Dr. George Wang, chair of East...
Intersect East to help grow the region’s economy
BY THE NUMBERS Projections on the economic impact of Intersect East include about 3,300 jobs and $403.6 million in construction alone over the life of the project. Once completed, it...
ECU engineering students install equipment in support of environmental research
Engineers are always learning — even if that learning takes place on a warm afternoon in the middle of a field. A group of engineering students at East Carolina University...
ECU professor to help study effectiveness of concrete sealants in roads
An East Carolina University professor is taking a crack — literally — at solving road problems in North Carolina. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, associate professor in the Department of Construction Management,...
ECU dental school hosts annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine held its seventh annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS) on Feb. 9, honoring student exploration and discovery through oral health focused...
ROBOT WORLD
Seymone Gugneja gave a firm command — “Hands up.” The response was immediate — “I surrender.” Gugneja is no police officer. She’s a senior computer science major at East Carolina...