Engineering/Technology Archives

May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

ECU students receive SMART scholarships from Department of Defense

Two East Carolina University students have received the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. James Miller, a rising sophomore engineering student from Snow Hill, and...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Jenna Caputa

The big picture doesn’t overwhelm Jenna Caputa. The incoming East Carolina University Brinkley-Lane Scholar finds pleasure in simple things — the catchy beat of a song, a well-crafted phrase in...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Emely Cruz Ramirez

Emely Cruz Ramirez comes from the one-stoplight town of Vanceboro, about 30 miles from the East Carolina University campus. “If you go to the local Food Lion, you are guaranteed...

East Carolina University Coastal Studies Institute
May 11, 2023
  • ECU News Services

NSF ENGINES

Two multi-institutional teams involving East Carolina University faculty members have been awarded $1 million each from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program to create...

East Carolina University celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 Friday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
May 05, 2023
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE JOURNEY

Each one’s journey has been different, but almost 5,000 Pirates now share at least one major accomplishment in common — they are East Carolina University graduates. ECU’s Class of 2023...

Seven upcoming ECU graduates pose in front of the bell tower.
May 01, 2023
  • ECU News Services

NOT FAR FROM HOME

"It just feels like home." The phrase is uttered by countless Pirates every year, whether it's their first time on campus, a return to Pirate Nation after winter break, or...

Leondre Horne embraced campus life and activities while earning his Bachelor of Science in construction management.
Apr 24, 2023
  • Ken Buday

BUILDING A FUTURE

STATISTICS Name: Leondre Horne College: College of Engineering and Technology Major: Construction management Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Lexington, North Carolina Hobbies/interests: Sports, eating, trying new restaurants, dog park with...

Faculty members who received the UNC System Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Awards stand with Provost Robin Coger, left, and Faculty Chair Anne Ticknor and Chancellor Philip Rogers, right.
Apr 14, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

‘UNWAVERING COMMITMENT’

East Carolina University recognized and celebrated outstanding faculty members during the 2023 University Teaching Awards ceremony Tuesday night in the Murphy Center. “I’m so proud we’re a university that offers...

Mar 21, 2023
  • Ken Buday

Engineering professor looking for traffic jams in the brain’s highways

The human brain is like a complex group of highways, and despite a good road map, traffic jams may develop. Sunghan Kim, an associate professor in East Carolina University’s Department...

Feb 17, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU, Golden LEAF Foundation prepare scholars for regional impact

“Stand if you’re a first-generation student. Stand if you are majoring in education. Stand if you are a proud Pirate.” By the end of the list, everyone at the eighth...