College of Engineering and Technology Archives

Oct 28, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Forum showcases new construction technology for ECU students

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...

Oct 25, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

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...

Oct 18, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Research of ECU construction management professor recognized

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...

Oct 12, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU construction students help with STEM youth program

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,...

Oct 07, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Work to begin on first phase of Intersect East

Gold-colored shovels turned ceremonial dirt Tuesday as Intersect East kicked off its first phase in redevelopment of East Carolina University’s former warehouse district. Developer Elliott Sidewalk Communities joined with university...

Oct 04, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Legos provide educational fun for ECU construction management students

Construction management students at East Carolina University graduate with skills that help them build structures that can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In Dr. Yilei Huang’s building information...

Sep 23, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU engineering students among N.C. Space Grant recipients

Two engineering students are among four students from East Carolina University who have received North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarships for 2021-22. Elliot Paul and Nia Wilson, both engineering...

Sep 16, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

CET advisors get new offices in Bate

The new Student Success Center advising office is now open after relocating to a suite on the second floor of the Bate Building. The staff used to be on the...

Aug 30, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Welcome events introduce first-year students to CET

Now that first-year students in East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology have found their classrooms, gotten their books, located the dining halls and figured out their bearings, the...

Aug 30, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

CET students arrive on campus for first day of classes

What began with long drives and bins full of belongings last week culminated with the first day of class on Monday for students in the East Carolina University College of...