Sustainability Archives

Jul 31, 2023
  • Ken Buday

GREEN ROOM

Amid all the wires, panels and connectors, Liliana Sherman had the best piece of equipment possible as she worked on a solar energy experiment inside a lab at East Carolina...

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...

Feb 03, 2023
  • Ken Buday
  • Ronnie Woodward

WATER QUALITY RESEARCH

A team of East Carolina University researchers will explore how capped animal waste lagoons may affect water quality thanks to a new grant. Dr. Guy Iverson, assistant professor of environmental...

Nov 11, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

ONE OF A KIND

East Carolina University engineering student Ariel Lineberger has received the 2022 American Water Resources (AWRA) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarship. Lineberger is the only undergraduate student in the country to...

Oct 12, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

EPA GRANTS

The East Carolina University Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering has received three grants from the Environmental Protection Agency totaling more than $740,000. The center, which is part of...

Sep 21, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

POLLUTION PREVENTION

East Carolina University is marking Pollution Prevention Week with a number of activities on campus. “This is a national week, and we are one of many universities celebrating,” said Dr....

Mar 08, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

ALWAYS LEARNING

Engineers are always learning — even if that learning takes place on a warm afternoon in the middle of a field. A group of engineering students at East Carolina University...

Feb 07, 2022
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU professor receives award from SAE International

An engineering professor and associate dean for research at East Carolina University has received a prestigious award from SAE International, a global association of professionals in the aerospace, automotive and...

Oct 25, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

POLLUTION SOLUTION

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 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...