Congratulations to Tyler Sypherd! "Yesterday, I received notification that our paper, "Being Properly Improper" https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.09920 which is coauthored with ASU Professor Lalitha Sankar (my PhD advisor) and Google researcher Richard Nock, was accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) https://icml.cc/. Our paper is about making machine learning...
ARCS Foundation Phoenix Chapter Field Trip to Northern Arizona University March 8, 2021 How Heather Mead Joined the Fight Against COVID
by Sheila Grinell
Biologist Heather Mead studies the pathogen that causes Valley Fever, an often debilitating disease endemic to the US Southwest but most common in California and Arizona. It’s...
We wanted to let you know that a Phoenix Chapter scholar, David Knoff, will be the Featured Scholar on ARCS Foundation National’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram pages. #ScholarFeatureFriday
Phoenix Chapter ARCS Scholar, David Knoff from University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering PhD program is developing novel protein-based biomaterials for advanced...
In a sign of the times, ARCS Phoenix Chapter had a virtual visit via Zoom with our 17 scholars from Arizona State University on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
One of the highlights of our fall ARCS calendar is our site visits to each of our...
After successfully defending their Ph.D.’s in Biology at Northern Arizona University, Rachel Rubin and Molly Schuman Goodier took the summer off to clear their heads and hiked 260 miles of the Colorado Trail for three weeks with their dog, Juniper.
Rachel noted that it was amazing to spend lots of time...
Jennapher Lingo VanGilder, an ARCS Foundation Phoenix Scholar, was recently honored for her science advocacy efforts from the Graduate and Professional Student Association at Arizona State University. Inspired by her previous research experiences with animals, Jennapher helped cofound the Research Animal Retirement Foundation (rarfoundation.org), a non-profit organization that aims to raise money...
Most scientists spend their entire career hoping to be published in the prestigious journal SCIENCE. 2017/2018 ARCS Scholar Christopher Gisriel has already accomplished that goal! He is first author on an article titled "Structure of a Symmetric Photosynthetic Reaction Center - Photosystem" that appeared in the July 27, 2017 edition of...
Peter Firth, a 2016/2017 ARCS scholar and 3rd year PhD student, was recently recognized as one of ASU’s top student entrepreneurs when he was named as a finalist for ASU’s Innovation Open, a new technology venture acceleration competition. Firth’s company, Swift Coat, was one of four companies selected to present their...
ARCS Phoenix members and guests didn't realize that so much fun and education were in store for them when they arrived at the downtown Arizona State University campus to visit the School of Nutritions and Health Promotion. Chairs, Lynne Sonntag and Vianne Kucera, didn't disappoint with planning this special trip. Not...
Rachel noted that it was amazing to spend lots of time...
