We are proud to announce the Spring 2025 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
Student Section

Energized Youth Compete in Student Competition at CSI

Another Busy Year at the Outer Banks Field Site

Integrated Coastal Programs Announces 2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients

Sam Farquhar Tackles Arctic Fisheries & Food Security in Ph.D. Research Project

Faculty Highlight

Dr. Mike O’Driscoll: Water Resources Extraordinaire

    Research Focus

    Collaborative Work in the Philippines Continues to Flourish

    NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program Updates

    New Buoy at Jennette’s Pier Provides Info for All

    2025 NCROEP Symposium; Water Power Week

    NC A&T Students Use Wave Tank at CSI

    NCSU Albright Entrepreneurs Village Visit

    Community Calendar

    Open House

    Science on the Sound

    ECU Outer Banks Campus Tours

    Science on the Sound

    Family Programs

    CSI Summer Camps

    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

    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.

    FACILITIES

    SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS