department of engineering Archives

Apr 01, 2021

Master’s program in mechanical engineering continues to grow

The Master of Science in mechanical engineering program at East Carolina University made its debut in the fall of 2019 and saw additional enrollment in 2020. Ten students enrolled in...

Mar 25, 2021

Graduate students appreciate choices in engineering

Students participating in East Carolina University’s two Department of Engineering master’s degree programs are finding satisfaction regardless of which program they take or how they choose to enter them. The...

Mar 22, 2021

PIRATES scholars program works through pandemic’s challenges

Two Department of Engineering professors are credited with obtaining a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program. The five-year grant program...

Mar 02, 2021

Five engineering professors honored during ECU research awards

Five professors in the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology received recognition during the annual Research & Scholarship Awards. The event honors faculty members throughout the university for...

Jun 18, 2020

Grant to help ECU support underserved student researchers

A $400,000 grant will ensure underserved students from across the country will continue to have undergraduate research opportunities at East Carolina University. The National Science Foundation provided the funding for...

Apr 14, 2020

My Home Classroom: Hannah Roberson

Hannah Roberson is an engineering major with a biomedical concentration. She’s a member of the Honors College and secretary of ECU’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. “My home...

Feb 11, 2020

ECU’s Randall Etheridge receives honor from ASABE

Dr. Randall Etheridge, assistant professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Engineering, has been named one of the New Faces of 2020 by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological...

Dec 09, 2019

ECU’s Steinbaker earns award from Duke Energy

Griffin Steinbaker, an East Carolina University electrical engineering major, won an award for best undergraduate research poster during Duke Energy Week at Duke University in Durham. The idea behind his...

Oct 29, 2019

ECU alumni return to discuss engineering careers

As students at East Carolina University begin their quests to become engineers, they have a difficult task beyond the classes they must take. They must decide among six concentrations, all...

Jul 16, 2019

ECU dean hears first-hand account of Apollo 11 moon mission

In a glass display case at the entrance to the Greenville home of Larry and Fran Nichols rests a scale model of the Apollo 11 lunar module that first landed...