CoastLines Spring 2026 Available Now

Jun 1, 2026 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, CSI Latest News, ECU Semester Experience at the Coast, NCROEP, OBXFS, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy, Summer Camps

We are proud to announce the Spring 2026 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

From K to Gray

NC Renewable Energy Challenge Inspired Future Innovators

Reflections from the ECU Semester at the Coast Experience

Staff Highlight

Dylan Winstead: Cultivating Growth on the ECU Outer Banks Campus

Research Focus

New Blue Flux Study Reveals Climate Benefits of Wetlands

Subsurface Sounds

NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program Updates

New Sensing Platform Assists Local Oyster Farmers

Community Calendar

2026 Summer Camps

Evening in the Estuary

ECU Outer Banks Campus Tours

Oyster Science & Art Workshop

Read "CoastLines- Spring 26" Now!

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.

MORE INFORMATION

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