Kenneth Buday Archives

Aug 02, 2024
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Simulating the Storm

As a doctoral student in Louisiana, Dr. Carol Massarra experienced her first hurricane. “I did not expect it to be that bad,” said Massarra, assistant professor in the East Carolina...

Jul 30, 2024
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Going Green

Parker Primus didn’t want to make a miniature wind turbine. He wanted to make the best wind turbine. “I’m kind of a competitive person,” said Primus, a rising seventh grader...

Jul 25, 2024
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Future of Research

In continuing efforts to study electrical activity in the brain, Dr. Sunghan Kim had a thought to give high school students a glimpse into hands-on university research. “The whole idea...

Jul 23, 2024
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Pirate Partnership

Students in Duplin County now have an easier path to an East Carolina University degree thanks to the signing of a bilateral agreement with James Sprunt Community College. The agreement...

Jul 16, 2024
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Tomorrow’s Technologists

In a world where robots constructed from cardboard boxes battle for ultimate supremacy, Jordan Elliott surmised that his came out on top. “They double-teamed me at the end, but I...

Jul 08, 2024
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Summer Sounds

A summer along the North Carolina coast sounded too good to pass up for eight East Carolina University engineering students conducting field work for a research project on near-shore atmospheric...

Jun 27, 2024
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Cyber Camp

Dr. Te-Shun Chou explained to the class the ease at which hackers can obtain computer passwords. The class — consisting of a dozen high school teachers — sat in silence,...

May 13, 2024
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Summer of Research

Three students from East Carolina University’s Department of Engineering have received fellowships through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and will be spending the summer working at the Naval...

May 04, 2024
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A Strong Force

More than 500 graduates of East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology heard their names, crossed a stage and celebrated like they had just destroyed the Death Star during...

Apr 29, 2024
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Connecting the Universe

The moon may be nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, but it’s a lot closer in Greenville thanks to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and some East Carolina University technology...