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Nov. 19 Science on the Sound Highlights Carbon Removal Project in Duck, NC
Join us for the November 2026 installment of the Science on the Sound Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights research and topics...
Dr. Jim Morley Receives Early Career Award
High research productivity? Check. Impactful creative discovery? Check. Excellent instruction and service? Check! Faculty members must exhibit these exceptional traits to receive the prestigious Harriot College Dean’s Early Career Award, and excitingly, Dr. Jim Morley...
Marine Energy Testing Partnerships Create Pipeline for Resilience
Drs. Wes Williams and Landon Mackey once again found themselves on the Outer Banks this summer. Their appearance in July was punctuated by another successful deployment and recovery of their wave-powered desalination device. The Wave-Actuated, Tethered Emergency...
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A Bigger Vision
The Coastal Studies Institute is one facet of ECU’s Outer Banks Campus, which brings together scientists and researchers across ECU and integrates the fields of engineering, health, natural, and social sciences. CSI and the ECU Outer Banks Campus are dedicated to transdisciplinary research, high-quality academic programs, and meaningful community engagement, using an interdisciplinary approach and scientific advances to provide effective solutions to complex problems while helping coastal communities, ecosystems, and economies thrive.
The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
Based at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) advances inter-disciplinary marine energy solutions across UNC System partner colleges of engineering at NC State University, UNC Charlotte, and NC A&T University. Click on the links below for more information.
