Hallie Fausey – Michelle & Julian Francis Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Physics The George Washington University
Research:
This research involves studying gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), with observational data from some of the largest telescopes on earth while collaborating with scientists around the world. In addition, this research will support evaluating and optimizing the...
Emma Glass – Evelyn Soucek Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate, Biomedical Engineering University of Virginia
Research:
The aim of Emma's research is to develop innovative ways of treating bacterial infection without the use of conventional antibiotics. Specifically, computational metabolic models of bacteria in conjunction with big-data and machine learning...
Sabahat Rahman – Danaher Foundation Scholar Undergraduate Scholar, Senior, Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Research:
Two cancer research projects will be focusing on personalized care and treatments. The first project will develop a device that measures individual patient melanoma stiffness in situ, with the intent of diagnosing melanomas earlier. The second...
Reynolds L. Dziobek-Garrett – JCM Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Research:
Research focuses on controlling the properties of atomically-thin semiconductors via chemical synthesis. He uses high-resolution electron microscopy and laser spectroscopies to understand the role of crystalline defects formed during growth of these “2D” materials...
The annual award recognizes the world's top graduate students from leading institutions of bioengineering, computer science, energy science, and business. Sarah Neshat, ARCS-MWC 2022-23 Endowment Scholar, is among those honored.
Sarah, a first-generation college graduate, completed her studies at Northeastern University with three six-month co-ops in pharma, academia, and biotech. Neshat...
Do you remember last year's SAR speaker and ARCS-MWC scholar alum, Dr. Ori Fox, PhD? Dr. Fox has been an Astronomer at AURA's Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), which operates the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Dr. Fox serves as a Instrument Scientist on JWST’s Launch and Operations Team and Project Scientist for the...
The ARCS/MWC Endowment Fund is very fortunate to have had a long standing relationship with the Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL). ORNL leadership has been part of the Endowment Scholar selection committee and has hosted endowment scholar visits to the lab for many years. This past May ORNL hosted 2017-18 Endowment...
John Hickey, JCM Scholar, Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University was teaching his first unversity-level class when he discovered he wanted more feedback from his students. So he invented an app called Tcruch, which enables easy teacher - student interaction. Article on Tcruch app.
Sunee I. Sheikh, Ph.D. is an outstanding ARCS/MWC alumnus (2002-2003) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland. Dr. Sheikh is currently the CEO and Chief Research Scientist of ASTER Labs, Inc. Dr. Sheikh and ASTER Labs has demonstrated scientific and technology leadership, and continues exellence in research and scholarship. MWC...
The ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter has selected aerospace engineering undergraduate students Madeline Caracappa and Haley Patel as ARCS Scholars for 2017-2018. Both Caracappa and Patel are sophomores in the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering and active in programs at the university. Caracappa is a member...
