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Current CoastLines Issue
Winter 2023
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner
- Special Feature: Celebrating 10 Years on the Croatan
- Student Section: Student Research Reaches to Far Corners of North America
- Research Focus: Monitoring our Shifting Shorelines to Improve Coastal Resiliency
- NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program Updates: A Newly Developed Coaxial Turbine May Someday Make the Energy World Go ‘Round; Fall Internships; International Reach
- Community Calendar: Science on the Sound; Summer Camp Registration; North Carolina Renewable Energy Challenge; 2023 Spring Open House
Past CoastLines Issues
Summer 2022
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner
- Student Section: Summer Camp Recap; A Summer to Remember- REU Students Thrive at the Coast; Outer Banks Field Site Students Dip Their Toes in at CSI and Buxton Woods
- Research Focus: Did You Hear That? ECU Acoustics and Vibrations Lab makes waves on the Outer Banks.
- Faculty Highlight: Welcome, Stu Hamilton
- NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program News: Waves to Water Prize and HERO WEC; Notes from Atlantic Marine Energy Center Universe; As ETIPP Welcomes Cohort Two, CSI team visits Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña.
- Community Calendar: Science on the Sound; WAS HERE Artist Talk and Public Deinstallation; First-Ever CSI BioBlitz; Open House 2023
- World Oceans’ Day: A Poem by Anja Sjostrom
Winter 2022
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner – Thanks and Remembrance
- Remembering Anja Sjostrom – A new memorial scholarship
- The Coasties are Back – The ECU Semester Experience at the Coast is back and better than ever
- Faculty Highlight – Dr. Eric Wade
- Research Focus – Researchers from CSI and NCSU Test Underwater Energy Harvesting Kite at Lake Norman
- NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program Updates
- Waves to Water Prize Drink Stage
- Director Reflects on Experiences with Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship
- CSI named a founding partner of the new national DoE Atlantic Marine Energy Center
- Fresh Faces – Introducing Nancy Rundhammer
- Alumni Accolades – Dr. Jen Cudney
- Renewable Ocean Energy Classroom Kits
- Upcoming Events
- Waves to Water Drink Stage Finale
- 2022 NC Renewable Energy Challenge
- 2022 CSI Summer Camps
Fall 2021
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner – Growth and Excitement on the OBX
- CSI Summer Camps Successfully Return
- Students Reflect on Summer Internships
- Welcome Students – Fall 2021 UNC’s OBX Field Site
- Faculty Highlight – Dr. Teresa Ryan
- Research Highlight – Updates from the Fisheries Ecology Lab
- Fresh Faces – Meet new members of the ICP/CSI Team
- Upcoming Events & Other Announcements
Spring 2021
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner: The World is your Oyster – A message from the Dean of ICP
- Academic Programs
- Student Internship Reflections: An Experience for Growth and Maturity by Chanel Sturdivant; Where there’s a will, there’s a way by Marco Agostini
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rachel Gittman
- Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Susan Lovelace
- Research Highlight: Scientists Set Sights on Sea and Sky for Recently Published Papers
- North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Updates: Desalinated Water Coming to a Pier Near You; Supporting Energy Resilience on the Outer Banks; Let’s go fly a kite
- Education & Outreach: Meet the Scientist; Summer Camps
Fall 2020
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner – A message from the Dean of ICP
- Power to the People: Bringing Technical Assistance to Remote and Island Communities to Transform their Energy Systems
- Hats Off to Dr. Sid Mitra
- Outer Banks Field Site Adapts During COVID-19
- Dr. Andy Keeler: A Fond Farewell to Our Quick-Witted Friend
- Research Highlight – Oyster Reefs and the Law of Attraction
- Research Highlight – Tools of the Trade: New and Updated Research Capacity
- ECU Outer Banks Campus Virtual Tour
- Upcoming Events: Meet the Scientist; 2021 Blue Heron Bowl
Spring 2020
In this issue:
- Powering the Blue Economy: ECU ICP, CSI and Jennette’s Pier Partner with NREL and DOE on Waves to Water Renewable Energy Competition
- Semester Experience at the Coast: An Educational Adventure
- Research Highlight – Nature vs. Nature: An Adaptation Strategy
- Research Highlight – Coastal Fellows Initiative: Ideas meet Collaboration
- Upcoming Event: 2020 Virtual Summer Camp
Winter 2020
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Nadine Heck
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Sid Narayan
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jim Morley
- Open House
- Research Highlight: Sargassum
- Science on the Sound
- Summer Camps
Summer 2019
In this issue:
- Corbett’s Corner
- New Faculty Hires
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kimberly Rogers
- Faculty Spotlight: Dr. David Lagomasino
- Faculty Spotlight: George Bonner
- Semester Experience at the Coast
- Research Highlight: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Currituck Sound
- Science on the Sound
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.
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.
The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
