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CSI Partners with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences (NCCOS)
Coastal Studies Institute’s dive team recently partnered with a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences (NCCOS) underwater habitat study off the coast of North Carolina in Onslow and Raleigh Bays. The study was conducted aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, a 187 ft. oceanographic research vessel dedicated to improving …Read More
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ECU and CSI See Significant Growth with New Faculty Hires
The Department of Coastal Studies (DCS) in East Carolina University’s new Integrated Coastal Programs (ICP) unit and the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) are proud to welcome a new cohort of interdisciplinary coastal scientists to join ECU at the Outer Banks Campus this academic year. David Lagomasino (landscape geomorphology, ecohydrology, and remote sensing) and Kimberly Rogers …Read More
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CSI-led Research Team Visits Gulf Stream to Study Sargassum for NCROEP
Whether you are a commercial fisherman or coastal scientist, the Gulf Stream is an expansive and versatile natural resource known to generations of Outer Banks residents and visitors for its historical, ecological, or economic significance. Within the last decade, the Gulf Stream has specifically caught the attention of ocean scientists and engineers from public and …Read More
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George Bonner Named Director of the NC Renewable Ocean Energy Research Program
East Carolina University’s (ECU) Integrated Coastal Programs and the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) are proud to announce the naming of George Bonner as the Director of the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP). The NCROEP is a research partnership that integrates coastal, electrical, civil and mechanical engineering with the natural and social sciences to …Read More
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ECU Coastal Faculty Collaborates Across Disciplines and Universities to Evaluate Shoreline Resilience after Hurricane Florence and Beyond
The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) is a multi-institutional research and education partnership that takes an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to understand processes and solving problems in the complex human and natural systems that surround us. ECU and CSI faculty member, Dr. Rachel Gittman, and research partners, Dr. Devon Eulie and Dr. Huili Hao (UNC Wilmington), …Read More
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