Summer Camp Summation

Summer Camp Summation

Oct 7, 2023 | CSI Latest News, Summer Camps

Lunch boxes, water shoes, sunscreen, and more… All of these are items that summer campers at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) know to pack daily. An unexpected guest speaker, an afternoon storm, or even the spontaneous consideration for group preference, could mean...
Guided Tours of ECU Outer Banks Campus Start This Fall

Guided Tours of ECU Outer Banks Campus Start This Fall

Sep 28, 2023 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, Coastal Ecology Lab, Coastal Engineering & Adaptation Lab, Coastal Landscapes Initiative, Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, Coastal Water Resources Lab, CSI Latest News, Ecology & Biochemistry in Marine Coastal Systems Lab, ECU Semester Experience at the Coast, Fisheries Ecology Lab, Geosocial Systems Lab, Homepage, Human Dimensions of the Coast Lab, Integrated Coastal Sciences PhD, Marine Conservation Lab, Marine Geochemistry & Coastal Dynamics Lab, NCROEP, OBXFS, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

You’ve likely seen our building standing alone in the marsh, but have you ever come inside? Now is your chance to explore the ECU Outer Banks Campus. Commencing October 11, tours of the ECU Outer Banks Campus, home to the Coastal Studies Institute, will be held...
UNC Students Arrive at the Outer Banks Field Site

UNC Students Arrive at the Outer Banks Field Site

Sep 8, 2023 | CSI Latest News, OBXFS

By Nijah Pope, OBXFS student and CSI photojournalism intern. The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) has begun a new semester for its ongoing Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) program hosted in partnership with the UNC Institute for the Environment. Each fall, a small group...

Led by East Carolina University (ECU), The Coastal Studies Institute is a multi-institutional research and educational partnership of the UNC System including North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington, and Elizabeth City State University.

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CSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
Located on Roanoke Island along the banks of the second largest estuary
in the United States, this coastal campus spans 213 acres of marshes, scrub wetlands, forested wetlands, and estuarine ecosystems.

ECU OUTER BANKS CAMPUS

FACILITIES

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS

 

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.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

JENNETTE'S PIER WAVE ENERGY TEST CENTER

SMALL-SCALE WAVE TANK

The faculty and staff at the Coastal Studies Institute come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, as well as departments and organizations including ECU Department of Biology, ECU Department of Coastal Studies, NC Sea Grant, the North Carolina Renewable Energy Program, and the UNC Institute for the Environment.

MEET THE TEAM

Tour the ECU Outer Banks Campus and learn about the research, education, and engagement projects of CSI and ECU Integrated Coastal Programs through our 360 virtual tour.

VIRTUAL TOUR