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
University of Maryland student Elaine Petro has been named an ARCS Scholar for 2017-2018 by the Metropolitan Washington Chapter. Petro is a PhD student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland doing research on the development of a water-propelled helicon thruster with specific implulse control. Petro... Read more
Jack Wadden, ARCS Metro Washington Scholar, received an award for outstanding research from the University of Virginia Computer Science Department. The awards ceremony was held on May 3rd. Read more
The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of ARCS Foundation, Inc. (ARCS/MWC) will be hosting its 48th annual Scholar Awards Reception on the evening of Thursday, October 12, 2017. ARCS/MWC is honored to welcome John Mather, PhD as the 2017 Keynote Speaker. The proceedings will be held... Read more
2017 Eagle Award Presented to Local Leaders for STEM Education Championship
On April 25, 2017 the ARCS Metropolitan Washington Chapter (MWC) presented the Eagle Award to two distinguished leaders from the Metropolitan Washington region.
Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences, was recognized for her achievements spanning... Read more
ARCS/MWC celebrated Scholarship and Innovation at a special evening at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on October 20, 2016. Graduate and undergraduate scholars presented their research at poster sessions in the historic NAS Great Hall, eliciting an enthusiastic response by attendees interested in learning more... Read more
The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of ARCS Foundation, Inc., will be hosting its 47th annual Scholar Awards Reception on the evening of Thursday, October 20, 2016. We are honored to welcome Diane E. Griffin MD, PhD as the 2016 Keynote Speaker. The proceedings will be held in The National Academy of... Read more
ARCS Foundation, Metro Washington Chapter, has announced their annual spring event. A Spring Celebration and Eagle Award Presentation will be held on the evening of April 19, 2016, at the Hamilton Live! in Washington, D.C. This year's Eagle Awardee, The Honorable Barbara Comstock, U.S. House of Representatives (Virginia - 10th... Read more
Stephanie Fraley, ARCS alumna (having received multiple ARCS awards, most recently in 2010-11) and a PhD recipient from Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded the prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface. This award, totaling $500,000, will be distributed in equal installments over the next five years. Its... Read more
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