Engineering/Technology Archives

Aug 03, 2020
  • Matt Smith

Funding opportunities announced for biomaterial researchers

East Carolina University’s Biomaterials Research Cluster announced that it will provide seed funding for up to four faculty-supported research projects this academic year, totaling up to $12,000 per project. Projects...

Jul 31, 2020
  • Ken Buday

FIRST-TIME AWARD

The University of North Carolina System announced that a team from East Carolina University has been awarded a grant through UNC’s Research Opportunities Initiative (UNC ROI). The $1.4 million grant...

Jun 30, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

DIGITAL FIELD EXPERIENCE

An important part of instruction received by a geological sciences major at East Carolina University includes knowledge and skills gained in the field. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, student experiences...

Jun 18, 2020
  • Matt Smith

MARKETING MAIN STREET

Twenty minutes north of Greenville sits the little town of Bethel. With fewer than 1,700 residents, you won’t find a sprawling shopping mall or a towering multiplex with the latest...

Jun 17, 2020
  • Matt Smith

SUPPORTING TEAM SCIENCE

East Carolina University’s undergraduate research and student training opportunities will receive a boost thanks to a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award, provided by the NSF’s...

Jun 16, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Grant to help ECU support underserved student researchers

A $400,000 grant will ensure underserved students from across the country will continue to have undergraduate research opportunities at East Carolina University. The National Science Foundation provided the funding for...

Jun 09, 2020
  • Matt Smith

PARENTAL PRESSURE

As the Atlantic Coast prepares for another hurricane season, an old wives’ tale passed down through generations warns that when major storms make landfall, it’s not just the storm surge...

May 21, 2020
  • Matt Smith

ECU startup flips over hemp for skateboard manufacturing

A student-led East Carolina University startup company has plans to make hemp a household item, not for its use in health products or wholesome snacks, but for its potential to...

Apr 29, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

HELPING THE HELPERS

Update 5/21/20:  Communities throughout North Carolina continue to support health care providers in Greenville through generous donations of personal protective equipment. The Chinese-American community in Greenville recently donated 10,000 additional...

Apr 13, 2020
  • Ken Buday

PRESERVING PPE

Failure was not an option. A team from East Carolina University and Vidant Health developed and implemented processes for decontaminating and reusing personal protective equipment (PPE), especially N95 masks. “Failure...