Undergraduate Student Projects

Undergraduate Student Projects

John Longa, BS Environmental Health, 2013 – 2014

  • Project title: Effects of composition and orientation of activated carbon fibers on pressure drop in respirator cartridges
  • Awarded the ECU Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award (URCA) ($1,440) to conduct his research project
  • Rendered an oral presentation of his URCA research results during the ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) 2014

Emily Bethea, BS Environmental Health, 2015 – 2016

  • Project title: Assessment of occupational exposure of animal facility personnel to mouse urinary aeroallergens
  • Awarded the ECU Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award (URCA) ($2,121) in Fall semester 2015 to conduct her research project
  • Rendered a poster presentation of her URCA research results during the ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) 2016 and the National Public Health Week 2016
Emily Bethea’s research poster (click for enlarged image)
Emily Bethea presenting her poster at the ECU RCAW 2016

Rene Vanek, BS Environmental Health, 2016 – 2017

  • Project title: Assessment of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) during 3D Printing in Laboratory Settings at East Carolina University
  • Awarded the ECU Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award (URCA) ($1,875) in Fall semester 2016 to conduct her research project
  • Rendered an oral presentation of her URCA research results during the AIHA Carolinas Spring Conference 2017
  • Rendered a poster presentation of her URCA research results during the ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) 2017 and the National Public Health Week 2017
Rene Vanek’s research poster (click for enlarged image)
Rene Vanek presenting her poster at the ECU RCAW 2017

Kellyn Reese, BS Public Health Studies (Honors), minor in Environmental Health, 2017 – 2018

  • Senior honors project title: Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emission in a University Printing Press Facility in Eastern North Carolina
  • Rendered an oral presentation of her senior honors project during the AIHA Carolinas Spring Conference 2018 and the ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) 2018
  • Selected as a 2018 Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) Student Research Competition winner for her senior honors project
  • Rendered both platform and poster presentations during the National Environmental Health Association’s Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition (NEHA AEC), Anaheim, CA on June 2018
Kellyn Reese conducting air sampling at a printing facility, October 2017
Kellyn Reese presenting her research at the AIHA Carolinas Spring Conference 2018

Kevin Cooper, Matthew Schiwy, Logan Finley and Jamonte Moore, ECU Engineering Capstone students, Department of Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, 2018

  • Conducted an engineering project on activated carbon fiber respirator design during the capstone practicum from Spring 2018 (January 2018) to Fall 2018 (December 2018) on which I served as a capstone sponsor