Guided Tours of ECU Outer Banks Campus Start This Fall

Guided Tours of ECU Outer Banks Campus Start This Fall

Sep 28, 2023 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, Coastal Ecology Lab, Coastal Engineering & Adaptation Lab, Coastal Landscapes Initiative, 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, Integrated Coastal Sciences PhD, Marine Geochemistry & Coastal Dynamics Lab, Marine Social-Ecological Systems Lab, NCROEP, OBXFS, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

You’ve likely seen our building standing alone in the marsh, but have you ever come inside? Now is your chance to explore the ECU Outer Banks Campus. Commencing October 11, tours of the ECU Outer Banks Campus, home to the Coastal Studies Institute, will be held...
UNC Students Arrive at the Outer Banks Field Site

UNC Students Arrive at the Outer Banks Field Site

Sep 8, 2023 | CSI Latest News, OBXFS

By Nijah Pope, OBXFS student and CSI photojournalism intern. The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) has begun a new semester for its ongoing Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) program hosted in partnership with the UNC Institute for the Environment. Each fall, a small group...
Science on the Sound Returns September 21

Science on the Sound Returns September 21

Aug 28, 2023 | CSI Latest News

Join us for the September 2023 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus.  This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights...

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.

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SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS