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.... Read more
Steven Lamp - McNichols Family Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Computer Science University of Virginia
Research: To evaluate novel machine-learning (ML) techniques to detect autonomous bots online, one needs to accurately mimic the digital artifacts created by human behavior. This research creates human-like... Read more
Sadia Nourin - Sparrell Family Scholar Undergraduate Scholar, Computer Science & Finance University of Maryland
Research: Sadia’s research focuses on measuring and evading nation-state censorship to enable free and open communication on the Internet. She seeks to find ways to measure censorship in small countries,... Read more
Ellen Jacobs - Mars Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Biology Georgetown University
Research: Bottlenose dolphins foraging with sponge tools in Shark Bay, Western Australia represent the best documented case of tool use in a wild cetacean, but precise mechanisms of the technique are... Read more
The ARCS Light tradition was initiated in 1972 by the ARCS Foundation (National organization). Each Chapter selects an annual ARCS Light recipient from its active membership. The purpose of the ARCS Light Award is to recognize an individual who has provided exceptional service and leadership in support of their respective... Read more
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... Read more
Gertrude (Gigi) Pavur - Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, 4th year PhD student, Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Virginia
Research: My research focuses on using satellite-based Earth Observations to study hydrological natural disasters such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes. Our studies aim to improve... Read more
ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter (ARCS-MWC) bestowed its 2023 Eagle Award upon Jason Providakes, President and CEO, MITRE Corp. on Mar 29, 2023, at River Bend Country Club in Great Falls, VA. Dr. Providakes’ continuing quest to solve whole-of-nation problems aligns perfectly with the mission of ARCS-MWC to provide unrestricted funding to help the country's brightest... Read more
On Sat, Feb 25 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC, ARCS-MWC held a successful and very inspiring Winter Membership Meeting and Luncheon. The event drew 37 attendees, including several guests and five scholars:
Micaila D.E. Curtis, Danaher Corporation Scholar, 1st year scholar, PhD Candidate in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Georgetown University
Mark Iskarous, Forster Family Foundation Scholar, 1st year
Autumn Hughes, The 2021-22 Bill and Marilynn Sweetser Undergraduate Scholar at Johns Hopkins University received funding to work on haptic technology in Germany upon receiving her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Her project will work toward the integration of sign language into prototype technology to address the gap between voice-activated technology... Read more
