Research and Grants Archives

Nov 06, 2023
  • Ken Buday

FAST FIX

Dr. Carol Massarra had to act fast. And in a matter of only hours, the assistant professor and graduate program director for the East Carolina University Department of Construction Management...

Oct 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

TARGETING POLLUTION

One person’s trash is another, well, is everybody’s problem. East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) recognizes that and aims to help companies and manufacturers reduce...

Oct 09, 2023
  • Ken Buday

RESEARCH RECOGNIZED

East Carolina University engineering student Ariel Lineberger says the key to award-winning research starts with a simple question. “For students who want to be involved in research, always ask the...

Sep 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

PREVENTING POLLUTION

At a large manufacturing plant outside the small town of Tarboro, East Carolina University student Behzad Zeinolabedini looks toward the ceiling. Amid the spooling strands of copper wire that will...

Jul 26, 2023
  • Ken Buday

HOT TOPIC

It seems entirely appropriate that engineering graduate student Kenneth Weddle will soon be leaving East Carolina University for a job in Arizona. You see, he’s been dealing with heat for...

Jun 30, 2023
  • Ken Buday

TEMP JOB

A team of East Carolina University researchers has completed installation of a new air temperature profile monitoring system on two sites at the Coastal Studies Institute at ECU’s Outer Banks...

Jun 22, 2023
  • Ken Buday

TREATMENT PLAN

Dressed in a neon orange vest and hard hat, East Carolina University engineering student Ariel Lineberger grabs a shovel, spreading gravel that will be the base of a pool in...

Jun 14, 2023
  • Ken Buday

BYTES OF RESEARCH

In a quiet lab on the second floor of East Carolina University’s Science and Technology Building, nine students study computer screens and tap away at keyboards. They’re seeking ways to...

Jun 07, 2023
  • Ken Buday

DRONES FOR DOT

A team of East Carolina University researchers has shown how the N.C. Department of Transportation can use unmanned aerial vehicles to increase safety and efficiency. Dr. Zhen Zhu, associate professor...

May 11, 2023
  • Jules Norwood
  • Ken Buday

ENERGY ENGINE

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 economic, societal and technological...