Engineering Archives

Mar 02, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

CRACK RESEARCH

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,...

Feb 17, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

RECRUITING PIRATES

Joe Rist came to Greenville on a recruiting trip. As the sales engineering manager for JASCI and a 2014 East Carolina University graduate in industrial distribution and logistics, he knew...

Feb 16, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

TEACHING ROBOTICS

An East Carolina University professor has received a nearly $300,000 grant to support robotics education, especially in rural areas. Dr. Rui Wu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer...

Feb 07, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU professor receives award from SAE International

An engineering professor and associate dean for research at East Carolina University has received a prestigious award from SAE International, a global association of professionals in the aerospace, automotive and...

Feb 03, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

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...

Jan 21, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

BUILD BACK BETTER

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center and a statewide coalition of public and private partner organizations and institutions that includes East Carolina University are a Phase 1 recipient of up to...

Dec 13, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

CAPPING OFF THE YEAR

East Carolina University engineering students presented their senior projects during the Fall 2021 Engineering Capstone Symposium at the Main Campus Student Center. The projects featured everything from aircraft safety measures...

Dec 06, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

WAVE TO WATER

It’s called wave to water, the goal of which is to make freshwater out of saltwater using energy created by the waves. A team at East Carolina University is working...

Dec 01, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ENERGY AUDIT

Improved efficiency can help businesses save money. The East Carolina University Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering is out to show how it can help the environment as well....

Nov 29, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ROBOT RUMBLE

High finishes in national robotics competitions are becoming a habit for the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering team from East Carolina University. The team returned from the ATMAE...