Science Grant Awarded to Local Student

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - (08/26/2013)(readMedia)-- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Student-Faculty Research Program has awarded a grant to Coker College student Bree Morgan, from Lancaster, S.C., working with John Hauptfleisch, assistant professor of chemistry. Morgan and Hauptfleisch received the grant for their project titled "Photochemical Generation of Perfluoronitroalkanes."

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.