Hilary Sparrell joined ARCS MWC in September and is sponsored by her mother, Patty Sparrell. Hilary received her BS in Hotel and Restaurant Institutional Management (minor Business Admin) from the University of Delaware in 2008. She then worked at multiple hospitality venues, including the Mansion on O Street in DC.
Cynthia Howes was sponsored as an ARCS MWC member by BJ Cantus in 1982. We thank Cynthia for her ongoing commitment to our chapter over the past 42 years!
Cynthia says that she was aware of ARCS because her husband was employed by an aerospace company in Washington that desperately needed scientists and engineers... Read more
ARCS Light recipients are symbols of success within their chapters by promoting the ARCS mission of advancing science in America. ARCS Light recipients enthusiastically give their time and expertise to support their chapters and are the unsung heroes of the ARCS Foundation.
This year’s recipient of Metro Washington Chapter’s ARCS Light award is... Read more
ARCS Scholar Roche Alum Dr. Kunal Parikh will be an honored guest and keynote speaker at MWC's 2024 Scholar Awards Reception.
Kunal Parikh, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHU) in the divisions of Glaucoma and Nanomedicine at the Wilmer Eye Institute and in... Read more
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
Ravinder Sandhoo joined ARCS MWC in November and is sponsored by Patty Sparrell.
Ravinder has extensive experience in project management, supply chain risk management, information systems management, time and resource management, education outreach, budget and financial planning, conflict resolution, event planning and fundraising. She has worked at GEVernova, NASA, Interos,... 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
