ONE BRICK AT A TIME
Stacked bricks in various shapes, sizes and colors greeted the competitors. But after just a couple of hours, construction management students at East Carolina University had turned those bricks into...
Engineering Archives
New leadership council gives students a voice
Dr. Harry Ploehn walked into a room full of students, but it wasn’t to teach or lecture. It was to listen. The dean of East Carolina University’s College of Engineering...
STUDENT VOICES
Dr. Harry Ploehn walked into a room full of students, but it wasn’t to teach or lecture. It was to listen. The dean of East Carolina University’s College of Engineering...
A LEGACY
When his father taught as a professor at East Carolina University, Aleksei Vilkomir traveled from Moscow to Greenville to visit. “The first time I came here, I was really impressed...
CONNECTION TO THE CORPS
East Carolina University and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point have joined forces to help with educational opportunities for military and Department of Defense personnel on the base. Chancellor Philip...
BUILDING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Hammers, nails and screwdrivers remain basic tools for any construction worker. However, the toolbelt of today’s construction project manager can include laser scanners, drones, robots and artificial intelligence. Students in...
POLLUTION SOLUTION
As water flows down Town Creek toward the Tar River in Greenville, it suddenly turns an odd brown color. A sheen floats on top. Of course, not too many people...
ECU engineering students plant trees to mitigate pollution
As water flows down Town Creek toward the Tar River in Greenville, it suddenly turns an odd brown color. A sheen floats on top. Of course, not too many people...
SAFETY FIRST
Safety of construction workers has long been a problem, and the issue is something that drives Dr. Mostafa Namian, assistant professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Construction Management. “The...
BUILDING THROUGH OUTREACH
Grayson Elks took careful steps in placing the beam upon his structure. “I like to build,” he said. But the structure started to collapse. The marshmallow foundation lost its shape,...