Georgetown University Scholars
Graduate Scholars, $15,000 Award
Megan E. Barefoot
Forster Family Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- MD/Ph.D. Tumor Biology Program
- Researching liver damage from reperfusion injury after liver transplant.
Nicole Wagner
ARCS/MWC Endowment Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Biology
- Researching the survival mechanisms of primitve microbial life in a perennially frozen, methane-rich Antarctic lake
Daniel N. O'Brien
ARCS/MWC Endowment Scholar
- 2nd Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Physics
- Researching design and development of novel medical devices for biomarker sensing in non-invasively sampled human interstitial fluid.
The George Washington University Scholars
Graduate Scholars, $15,000 Award
Benjamin P. Bowman
Mars Foundation Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering
- Research in graph theory, machine learning, and applied cybersecurity, to develop new graph-based techniques for modeling knowledge derived from source code to detect vulnerabilities.
Isaiah J. King
Patricia and Duncan Sparrell Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Engineering
- Research in machine learning on graph data structures to provide deeper knowledge about data in less time
Laith Z. Samarah
ARCS-MWC Chapter Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry
- Research entails chemical analysis to unravel the intricate molecular framework behind the natural association between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
John Hopkins University
Graduate Scholars, $15,000 Award
Savahannah Est-Whitte
Forster Family Foundation Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
- Research attempts to stimulate the immune sysetm to specifically target diseases including melanoma and inflammatory bowel disease.
Adam Li
ARCS/MWC Chapter Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
- Research entails localizing the epileptogenic zone in the brain of epilepsy patients using intracranial EEG data.
Alexandra Rindone
Hesse Endowment Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
- Research platform will be applied to develop targeted therapeutics to regenerate lost bone resulting from large craniofacial injuries.
University of Maryland
Graduate Scholars, $15,000 Award
Laura A. Paquin
Bill and Marilynn Sweetser Scholar
- 2nd Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Aerospace Engineering
- Research in the development of aircraft and spacecraft that will be subjected to high-speed and high-temperature flows
Julia C. Sell
ARCS/MWC Chapter Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Physics
- Research focuses on using light, with an added kick of momentum, to interact with matter in a way that is currently in accessible in traditional electronics.
Micahael J. Zuzak
Lockheed Martin Scholar
- 2nd Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering
- Research to prevent malicious activity, such as piracy, trojan insertion, and reverse engineering within custom integrated circuits.
University of Virginia
Graduate Scholars, $15,000 Award
Audrey C. Brown
Danaher Corporation Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Molecular Generation, Cell, & Developmental Biology
- Research to identify how metabolism of the malaria-causing parasite, Plamodium falciparum, changes in response to stressful conditions to prevent the emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria.
Samantha M. Perez
JCM Foundation Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
- Research focuses on the translational nexus of combining basic molecular biology and engineering principles to selectively target deadly cancers.
Stephanie Michaela Rikard
McNichols Family Foundation Scholar
- 1st Year Scholar
- Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
- Research to design novel therapeuitc interventions to improve outcomes for patients who experience acute myocardial infarction.