Research Archives

A male college student in a blue polo shirt points toward information on a large poster at left as he talks to a man standing at right.
Mar 26, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Showcase highlights student research

More than 30 students presented projects and research during the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology Research Showcase on Monday. Students from the departments of construction management, computer...

A woman at center crouches and holds a plant in a pot that includes a sensor at the top as two male college students at left and right listen to her talk in a greenhouse that includes a large number of potted plants in the background.
Feb 19, 2026
  • Ken Buday

ECU tech center sparks growth for farmers and students

Enrique Martinez doesn’t know much about farming. He doesn’t even own a plant. “My mom has a lot of plants. She’s a big plant person,” said Martinez, an East Carolina...

A man in blue shirt with a purple mask covering his nose and mouth inserts a blue disposable face mask into a paper shredder in an office.
Jul 22, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Revealing Mask Research

Three researchers in the East Carolina University Department of Construction Management received a pair of awards during the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction’s triennial World...

A man in a purple and white shirt stands at a podium and speaks to people who are sitting in front of him.
Nov 27, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Research Showcase

Researchers in the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology (CET) highlighted their work on military projects that can save lives and save money as part of the CET...

Aug 26, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Resonating Research

A new $1 million grant will help East Carolina University expand research into acoustics. Dr. Teresa Ryan, interim chair, professor and director of engineering research in the Department of Engineering,...

Jul 25, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Future of Research

In continuing efforts to study electrical activity in the brain, Dr. Sunghan Kim had a thought to give high school students a glimpse into hands-on university research. “The whole idea...

Jul 08, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Summer Sounds

A summer along the North Carolina coast sounded too good to pass up for eight East Carolina University engineering students conducting field work for a research project on near-shore atmospheric...

May 13, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Summer of Research

Three students from East Carolina University’s Department of Engineering have received fellowships through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) and will be spending the summer working at the Naval...

Apr 22, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Green Heat

While running a natural gas furnace will warm you up on a cold night, it also can warm the earth with greenhouse gas emissions. East Carolina University’s Behzad Zeinolabedini would...

Apr 02, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Ray of Energy

East Carolina University mechanical engineering graduate student Emre Bal puts his career goals simply. “I want to apply my knowledge to real-life problems and save more energy, save forests and...

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