CoEE Endowed Chairs to form ‘brain trust’

Charleston Regional Business Journal
Staff
November 2, 2009

In addition to their work at the state’s research universities, the 22 endowed chairs at the S.C. Centers of Economic Excellence will lend their talents to a newly established CoEE Council of Chairs.

Through this organization, the chairs will serve as a brain trust, providing advice and leadership for the state on matters related to science and technology and related to development of South Carolina’s science base and creation of high-paying jobs.

They will also work together to help guide the overall progress of the CoEE program and ensure that it is achieving its mission of increasing the presence of high-tech research and development and industry in the state.

The Council of Chairs will hold its first meeting on Friday on the University of South Carolina’s campus in Columbia. The meeting’s goals are to formally establish the council; to identify opportunities and strategic actions for the council to meet its mission and support South Carolina’s economy; and to showcase the scope and impact of the CoEE program.

The afternoon portion of the meeting, which is open to the public, will be the “CoEE showcase.” It takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at USC’s Russell House Carolina Theater and will feature a forum on science and economic development and presentations by four CoEE endowed chairs.

The endowed chairs “represent expertise in a broad range of scientific disciplines and applications and will provide valuable perspectives for developing and strengthening the state’s science base, economy, quality of life and national visibility,” said CoEE chairman Dr. Richard Swaja of the Regenerative Medicine CoEE.

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