Rachel E. Gray – ARCS-MWC Chapter Scholar 1st Year Scholar, Masters Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering George Washington University
Research: Research uses modeling and optimization techniques to understand the impact of integrating renewable energy generation and storage technologies into urban communities. The results establish combinations... Read more
Mazda Moayeri – ARCS-MWC Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Computer Science University of Maryland
Research: I research the reliability of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI), with an emphasis on making models more interpretable and robust to deployment settings. More specifically, I develop tools for... Read more
Allison N. McCrady – Danaher Corporation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering University of Virginia
Research: Current assessments of muscle function for neuromuscular disease rely on a patient’s ability to complete tasks, excluding those with anxiety and cognitive challenges. Using ultrasound imaging and... Read more
Sheila S. Iyer – Danaher Corporation Scholar Undergraduate Scholar, Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University
Describe how an ARCS Award will benefit your Research: Curiosity about how things work has always propelled my life. In middle school, I looked through a microscope at a cell and... Read more
Hallie M. Fousey – Michelle & Julian Francis Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD Candidate, Physics The George Washington University
Research: Research involves studying gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic stellar explosions in the universe, with observational data from some of the largest telescopes on earth, using... Read more
ARCS-MWC hosted an out-of-this-world event on Nov 14 for ARCS-MWC Scholars and Scholar Alumni to mingle with chapter members and ARCS Scholar Alumnae, including the world-famous astrophysicist, Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
Dr. Tyson was an ARCS Scholar in 1991 at Columbia University while earning his PhD in Astrophysics. He was... Read more
“Wow!” “Amazing!” “Astounding!” These were exclamations from guests at the ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter’s (ARCS MWC) 2023 Scholar Awards Reception (SAR) on October 26, 2023, as they crowded around the 16 Scholars’ posters in the spectacular Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences to learn more about their... Read more
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... Read more
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
