Going Green
Parker Primus didn’t want to make a miniature wind turbine. He wanted to make the best wind turbine. “I’m kind of a competitive person,” said Primus, a rising seventh grader...
Sustainability Archives
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...
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...
TARGETING POLLUTION
One person’s trash is another, well, is everybody’s problem. East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) recognizes that and aims to help companies and manufacturers reduce...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....