Engineering Archives

Apr 19, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

ENGINEERING CAPSTONES

More than two dozen teams of engineering students at East Carolina University showcased their senior capstone projects during a symposium on Monday night at the Main Campus Student Center. Projects...

Mar 31, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

BACK TO SCHOOL

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, self-described handyman Matt Rice mustered little work. He paints houses, repairs appliances and puts down tile, but with COVID concerns, he felt uncomfortable walking into strangers’...

Mar 21, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

TRASH TO TREASURE

While some may see trash, others see opportunity. “You want to fully utilize any waste. It’s not waste. It can be a resource,” said Dr. George Wang, chair of East...

Mar 08, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

ALWAYS LEARNING

Engineers are always learning — even if that learning takes place on a warm afternoon in the middle of a field. A group of engineering students at East Carolina University...

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...