The ARCS members were incredibly impressed by the student scholars' presentations during the recent ARCS MWC visits to the five partner universities. Member comments included:

~ The visits are so motivating!

~ The scholars are so impressive!

~ The opportunity to hear from a few scholars at a time reinforces my commitment to ARCS!

~ I enjoyed getting to know my ARCS peers during the carpool drive!

The messages delivered by the research advisors and research deans were heartfelt, “… during these uncertain times, ARCS funding of research in the areas of science, engineering, and medicine is appreciated and even more important!” We reconfirmed our commitment and ongoing support to this effort. 

The research topics included: cancer research, quantum computers, memory loss, patient support techniques, as well as astrophysics and many more. Even though the research was very sophisticated, the scholars repeatedly described their work in very understandable terms. It was great to hear how they are using their ARCS awards, as one scholar mentioned, “… I was able to travel to conferences around the world and network with scientific colleagues, which allowed me to expand my research focus and accelerated my project.” All attendees look forward to next year’s visits and encourage additional members to join.

George Washington University, April 23

Campus Visit to George Washington University (l-r): Becky Corcoran, Dr. Murray Loew, Patty Sparrell and Scholar Sanjori Mukherjee.

Campus Visit to George Washington University (l-r): Julie Hohl, Scholars Emily Cheung and Hallie Fausey, and Michelle Francis.

Campus Visit to George Washington University (l-r): Julie Hohl, Miriam Erickson, Becky Corcoran, Elli Nesbitt, Charlotte Knight, Michelle Francis, Dr. Jason Zara, Scholar Emily Cheung, Helen Miller, Dr. Alexander van der Horst, Dr. Suresh Subramaniam, Dr. Murray Loew, Scholar Sanjori Mukherjee, Patty Sparrell, Scholar Hallie Fausey and Dr. Chad Heap.

University of Maryland, April 15

Campus Visit to University of Maryland (l-r): Scholars Eman Mirdanmadi, Patrick Bannon, Emily Powsner and 2025-26 Scholar Kieran Barvenik.

Campus Visit to University of Maryland (l-r): Scholar Patrick Bannon discusses his research on quantum technologies, including quantum networks.

Campus Visit to University of Maryland (l-r): Jane Riddle, Miriam Erickson, Duncan Sparrell, Michelle Francis, Scholar Eman Mirdanmadi, Julie Hohl, Scholar Patrick Bannon, Patty Sparrell, Scholar Emily Powsner, Irene Lukoff, future Scholar Kieran Barvenik, Helen Miller, Ravinder Sandhoo and Tamika Hodnet.

Georgetown University, April 9

Campus Visit to Georgetown University (l-r): Scholar DaVonne Henry in his lab.

Campus Visit to Georgetown University (l-r): Miriam Erickson, Jane Riddle, Julie Hohl, Scholar DaVonne Henry, Becky Corcoran, Rebecca McNeilly, DaVonne's lab partner, and Dr. Paola Barbara, Physics Department Chair and co-mentor to DaVonne Henry, along with Dr. Amy Liu (not pictured).

University of Virginia, April 2

UVA Scholars (l-r): Emma Glass, Tyler Horoho and Najwa Labban.

Johns Hopkins University, April 1

Campus Visit to Johns Hopkins University on Apr 1: Front row (l-r): Scholars Alexander Lu, Zachary Gold and Ariel Slepya. Back row (l-r): Rebecca Baxter, Sabahat Rahman, Akshaya Annapragada and Sydney Shannon.

Campus Visit to Johns Hopkins University on Apr 1: Front row (l-r): Scholars Zachary Gold, Akshaya Annapragada, Sydney Shannon, Ariel Slepya, Alexander Lu, Rebecca Baxter and Sabahat Rahman. Back row (l-r): Amy Burdette, Kristen Bloschock, Jane Riddle, Patty Sparrell, Julie Hohl, Anne Wingo, Elli Nesbitt, Becky Corcoran and Lauren Ryan.