Rose Gebhardt – Virginia Wright Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland
Research:
My research models the fluid dynamics of robotic fish swimming in close proximity to other agents and to apply feedback control to harness hydrodynamic benefits and perform bio-inspired behaviors. By strategically adjusting the...
Nicholas Arnaud – Mars Foundation Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Electrical Engineering University of Virginia
Research:
My research involves designing, testing, and integrating a low noise on-chip circuit for use in detecting extremely faint optical signals. In essence, my circuit converts a weak laser signal into a tangible voltage signal...
Kathryn E. Kingsbury – Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidateChemistryJohns Hopkins University
Research:
In my research, I design new mixed-valent materials where Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions are connected by bridging atoms or molecules, and study how electrons move between the ions using techniques like Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy...
Kieran Barvenik – Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidateMechanical Engineering University of Maryland
Research:
My research seeks to explore the development of novel soft robots, which utilize a flexible hemispherical shell coupled with pneumatic or hydraulic actuation to produce a complex “Pac-Man” grasping shape. Because soft robots tend to deform...
ARCS MWC Scholar Alum John Hickey, who is now an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, received an Early Career Research Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program. John and his collaborators aim to understand how cytokines, growth factors and other small, soluble molecules, can direct cell behavior...
Alexander Lekan – Forster Family Foundation Scholar 2nd Year Scholar, MD/PhD candidateTumor Biology Georgetown University
Research: Identifying treatment strategies to increase immune cell accumulation in pancreatic cancer in order to improve patient responses to immunotherapy. Specifically, utilizing high-throughput single-cell proteomic analysis technologies to identify immune cell populations that promote anti-tumor...
Sumner Gubisch – Willard & Marilynn Sweetser Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidateMechanical & Aerospace Engineering George Washington University
Research:
I'm exploring ways to improve materials that can convert heat directly into electricity. This involves carefully controlling the structure of these materials on very small scales, even down to the level...
ARCS MWC 2024-25 Co-President Patty Sparrell was featured in the May ARCS National newsletter! The article highlights her commitment to science through her involvement in major volunteer roles – with the ARCS Foundation National, the ARCS Metro Washington Chapter, and as a trustee at Russell Sage College. Read the full article here.
Emily Cheung – MWC Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Biomedical Engineering George Washington University
Research:
To develop a novel therapy that provides targeted activation of specific neuron populations in the brain to mitigate progression of cardiovascular diseases that have higher prevalence in women. I use high-speed optical mapping techniques...
Ariel Slepyan – Willard and Marilynn Sweetser Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Electrical & Computer Engineering John Hopkins University
Research:
My research is focused on developing ‘CS-Skin’, a next-generation touch sensor mimicking the acuity of human skin. CS-Skin boasts a large area, numerous sensors, and fast response times, replicating...
