An Update From the Blakeslee Lab
Each species on earth fills an ecological niche. In other words, every single species has its own role and native range which allow it to contribute to the balance of the ecosystem in which it is found. But what happens when a particular species is found outside its...
Waves to Water Prize Update: Winners of ADAPT Stage move forward to CREATE
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 winners in the ADAPT stage of the Waves to Water Prize, a competition focused on using the power of waves to develop clean energy-powered desalination technologies to help provide potable water to communities...
Dr. Lisa Clough to be Blue Heron Bowl 2021 Keynote Speaker
As we head into the cold wet depths of winter on the Outer Banks, it’s hard to imagine any place colder. But then the trailing thought- it could be worse, right? Indeed, it could, and for some, it is. Take for example the Arctic or Antarctic regions. These extreme...

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.

