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. ... Read more
With an increasing incidence of bone disorders in an aging population, engineered bone tissues may be a better alternative for conventional bone grafts. The challenge for bone tissue engineering is to form mechanically strong porous structures that can be grown quickly. Jenna’s research in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the... Read more
SUNEEL I. SHEIKH, PH.D. 2002-04 ARCS Scholar at University of Maryland
Suneel I. Sheikh is the CEO and Chief Research Scientist of the Advanced Space Technology and Research Laboratories (ASTER Labs), Inc., as well as co-founder of the company in 2004. ASTER Labs is a technology development and research... Read more
5th year Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Virginia, Danaher Scholar, Lauren Russell, is the MWC fall featured scholar. Her research project addresses designing a biomaterial for growth and differentiation of neural stem cells into oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes are the cells responsible for generating the myelin sheath, an insulating layer around... Read more
Perrin Falkner, University of Virginia, ARCS MWC Clark Construction Undergraduate Scholar presented a poster on her work in sustainability in public infrastructure at the American Society of Civil Engineering in partnership with the World Bank. Through the Policy Internship Program (PIP) at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and... Read more
The Metro - Washington Chapter celebrated Scholarship and Innovation at a special evening at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on October 12, 2017. At the awards ceremony in the beautiful and historic National Academy of Sciences building, twenty graduate and undergraduate fellows from five area ARCS/MWC Partner Universities were... Read more
Dr. Suneel I. Sheikh, the co-founder, CEO and chief research scientist of Minnesota-based ASTER Labs, Inc. has been selected for membership in ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame. A 2002-04 ARCS Scholar funded by ARCS Metropolitan Washington Chapter, Dr. Sheikh holds a Ph.D. in... Read more
The Metro Washington Chapter, ARCS Foundation will be hosting the 48th annual Scholar Awards Reception on October 12, 2017 at the National Academy of Sciences. The reception is sponsored by The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Dr. Mather, NASA Senior Project Scientist, James Webb Space Telescope, and 2006... Read more
Danny Kim, 2017-2018 Lockheed Martin Scholar for the Metro Washington Chapter, ARCS Foundation, Inc. is the first author of a publication entitled, "DynODet: Detecting Dynamic Obfuscation in Malware." Danny's paper was accepted for publication in the elite Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability... Read more
