Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab Archives

Digging beneath the impacts of Beach Nourishment with CSI’s Marine Geochemistry and Coastal Dynamics Lab

Nov 14, 2022 | Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, CSI Latest News, Homepage, OBXFS

Written and photographed by Emmy Trivette, OBXFS student and CSI photojournalism intern. Residents of the Outer Banks are not strangers to the idea of pumping sand from offshore dredge sites onto local beaches, a process known as beach nourishment. While these...

CSI Open House To Be Held June 4

May 16, 2022 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, Coastal Ecology Lab, Coastal Engineering & Adaptation Lab, 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, Marine Geochemistry & Coastal Dynamics Lab, Marine Social-Ecological Systems Lab, NCROEP, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

Spend June 4th on Roanoke Island! Check out Dare Days in Manteo, grab some lunch in town, then come on over to the beautiful ECU Outer Banks Campus for the highly-anticipated revival of the Coastal Studies Institute’s annual Open House. After a two-year hiatus, CSI’s...

CoastLines Winter 2022 Available Now

Mar 10, 2022 | Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, CSI Latest News, ECU Semester Experience at the Coast, Homepage, Integrated Coastal Sciences PhD, NCROEP, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

We are proud to announce the Winter 2022 issue of the ECU Integrated Coastal Programs Newsletter, CoastLines. Stay up to date on the research, education, and outreach programs of ECU ICP and the Coastal Studies Institute. In This Issue Corbett’s Corner Thanks and...

New Research Highlight Video: Long-term Impacts of Beach Nourishment on Shoreline Ecosystems

Oct 21, 2021 | Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, CSI Latest News

Beach replenishment is the practice of rebuilding and restoring the eroded beach back to some previous elevation and extent, has become one of the most popular solutions for coastal communities who face the growing problem of chronic beach erosion. . Sandy beaches...

CSI, ECU Researchers Study Beach Nourishment Effects on Pea Island

May 14, 2020 | Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, CSI Latest News, Highlighted Projects, Marine Geochemistry & Coastal Dynamics Lab

Beach nourishment projects are no stranger to Outer Banks beaches which have experienced net erosion without human intervention. State regulations prohibit hard structure mitigation installments such as sea walls, bulkheads, and sandbags on the oceanfront leaving few...

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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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

ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement. ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.

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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

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.