Elaine Petro is the 2018-19 Lockheed Martin Scholar and second year ARCS/MWC Scholar. Dr. Petro studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland. Her research is in theoretical modeling and design of a water propelled plasma thruster for in-space propulsion applications such as low-cost orbit maintenance and deep space exploration... Read more
Steven Monfort, ARCS Alum, is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will be the featured speaker for the October 23rd Scholar Awards Reception at the National Academy of Sciences, in Washington, D.C. Read more
Dr. Peter J. McDonnell, Director of the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been selected for membership in ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame. Dr. McDonnell is an international leader in corneal transplantation, laser refractive surgery and the treatment of dry eye. Dr. McDonnell holds seven patents... Read more
Adam Caccavano is the 2018-19 Forster Family Foundation Scholar and a first year MWC scholar. Mr. Caccavanno is a Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience at Georgetown University. Mr. Caccavano's research focuses on how the hippocampal network activity, which is critical for memory consolidation, that is impaired by Alzheimer's disease. He is... Read more
John Hickey was one of five Johns Hopkins University (JHU) engineering students were recently named Siebel Scholars for 2019. This annual award recognizes nearly 100 of the top graduate students from universities across the nation who are studying in the fields of business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science.
The 2018 Scholar Awards Reception will be held on Thursday, October 25th at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. The cost is $125 per person! We can't wait to see you at our chapter's favorite event. To Pay by Check Click Here. To pay Online Click Here. Please... Read more
Michelle Karl is a first year scholar working towards her Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Karl is the 2018-19 MWC Endowment Scholar. Her research is utilizing three-dimensional substrates and mammalian cancer cells to study physiologically relevant cell behavior and signaling pathways in Pancreatic Ductal... Read more
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... Read more
Because of their outstanding excellence in research and scholarship applications by The Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and The Whiting School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University were unanimously APPROVED by the ARCS MWC Board, General Membership and... Read more
