CORE SC awarded $350,000 in Cycle 2 advanced collaboration and advanced research projects to 6 teams in South Carolina.

New to the College of Charleston! NASA’s Technology Transfer University! The T2U program connects universities with NASA-developed technology to give students the opportunity to work with federal government research and technology.

Catherine Hayes, CORE SC’s executive director, spoke with Mike Switzer from SCETV’s South Carolina Business Review.

CORE SC is excited to offer a variety of grant funding opportunities. This funding will be managed and administered through the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium and the NASA EPSCoR Program at the College of Charleston.

The South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) hosted it’s annual conference, Navigating the Future, February 15 – 17 at the Spartanburg Marriott in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Kevin Limehouse was invited to speak about CORE SC, our work with NASA, and our strong network of partnerships.

Meet Catherine Hayes, Industry Manager for the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA). She serves on the CORE SC Board of Directors and is an active and valuable contributor to CORE SC’s initiatives.

Did you happen to notice 24 C-17s streaking across the skies on January 5? If so, you were witness to Joint Base Charleston’s “Mission Generation Exercises.” It also happened to be the largest C-17 formation flyover ever!

The CORE SC team created several working groups that advance CORE SC’s many activities. These working groups harness the strengths of each organization, capitalizing on their expertise and resources.

CORE SC was invited to be a panelist at the National Council of Space Grant Directors’ Southeast Fall 2022 meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

What does an 18-mile stretch of highway in rural Western Georgia have to do with South Carolina? As it turns out, plenty!

CORE SC had the privilege of hosting NASA, USDA, EPA, NSF, and SBA to share with them our projects, partners, and process. This four-day tour included visits throughout the state to HBCUs and technical colleges, economic development offices, airports, innovative industries.

When the team at CORE SC met Harold Singletary, there was little doubt we were in the presence of an charismatic leader who is eager to get things done. As a fifth-generation descendant of a freed slave and an accountant in a past life, Harold is putting his heritage and business experience to work.

What was one of your “life’s persistent questions” when you were in school? For Sam Norton, founder of Heron Farms located in downtown Charleston, it was: what if two of the 21st century’s largest problems, rising seawater levels and excess carbon dioxide, could be leveraged into next generation sustainable agriculture?

CORE SC takes the power of partnerships seriously. It’s where the magic happens. As it turns out, the State of South Carolina took notice of CORE SC’s model and awarded CORE SC with $1 Million to fund innovative and resilience projects throughout the State.

In a nutshell, CORE SC recognizes the State’s vulnerable communities and landscape. To that end, CORE SC focuses on implementing innovative best practices, feasible and deployable research and development, and economic development.