Science Grant Awarded to Coker College Students

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - (08/26/2013)(readMedia)-- The South Carolina Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and Institutional Development Awards Program under the GEAR: Research Experiences has awarded a grant to Sean Arnold, Charleston, S.C., and Brandon Short, Hopkins, S.C., with Gordon Brown, assistant professor of chemistry and coordinator of the chemistry major. Arnold, Short and Brown received the grant for their project titled "Chirped-Pulse Microwave Spectroscopy of Halogen-Bonded Complexes."

Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.