College of Engineering and Technology Archives

Jul 13, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU professor teams up on COVID-19 vaccine research

A statewide COVID-19 research team that included an East Carolina University faculty member determined the vaccine alone may not be enough to end the pandemic. Dr. Raymond Smith III, an...

Jun 25, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU research explores use of recycled masks to reinforce asphalt

They end up in the trash. They end up in waterways. They end up on the ground in parks, at the beach or in yards. Perhaps soon, those disposable medical...

Jun 23, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU-led research team receives UNC System grant

For the second year in a row, the University of North Carolina System announced that a team led by an East Carolina University researcher was awarded a grant through the...

Jun 21, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU professor developing safety device for road workers

Earlier this month, a road construction worker in Ohio was struck and killed by a car. Last year near Statesville, three road workers were killed when they were struck while...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU provides Lean training for production managers

A lot goes into making a great sandwich — just like a lot goes into making any great product. But making that sandwich efficiently and safely is essential for having...

Jun 08, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU engineering students have acoustic research published

Two East Carolina University undergraduate students had research published through the Acoustical Society of America. Faith Cobb and Nia Wilson, both engineering majors, have been working with Dr. Teresa Ryan,...

Jun 07, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU program provides financial, academic support for engineering students

Oscar Maldonado grew up watching and later working on the big rigs in his father’s trucking company in Clinton. His passion for trucks and cars grew — he’s the proud...

May 21, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Chawla first to graduate with thesis option in construction management

Vinay Chawla became the first master’s student to graduate with a thesis option in the East Carolina University Department of Construction Management on May 7. Originally from Pakistan and with...

May 18, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU students play chicken, place second at game design competition

The chickens are angry. Farmers take their eggs and coop them up all day. They’re tired of it, and now they’re on the attack. You as a farmer have but...

May 18, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Grad, SGA president Tucker Robbins relishes time at ECU

In the span of four years, Tucker Robbins journeyed from a self-described humble high school student to an honors graduate of East Carolina University. “I could never put a dollar...