Gertrude (Gigi) Pavur - Endowment Scholar 1st Year Scholar, 4th year PhD student, Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Virginia
Research:
My research focuses on using satellite-based Earth Observations to study hydrological natural disasters such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes. Our studies aim to improve hydrological understanding of these events and...
ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter (ARCS-MWC) bestowed its 2023 Eagle Award upon Jason Providakes, President and CEO, MITRE Corp. on Mar 29, 2023, at River Bend Country Club in Great Falls, VA. Dr. Providakes’ continuing quest to solve whole-of-nation problems aligns perfectly with the mission of ARCS-MWC to provide unrestricted funding to help the country's brightest graduate...
On Sat, Feb 25 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC, ARCS-MWC held a successful and very inspiring Winter Membership Meeting and Luncheon. The event drew 37 attendees, including several guests and five scholars:
Micaila D.E. Curtis, Danaher Corporation Scholar, 1st year scholar, PhD Candidate in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Georgetown University
Mark Iskarous, Forster Family Foundation Scholar, 1st year scholar...
Autumn Hughes, The 2021-22 Bill and Marilynn Sweetser Undergraduate Scholar at Johns Hopkins University received funding to work on haptic technology in Germany upon receiving her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Her project will work toward the integration of sign language into prototype technology to address the gap between voice-activated technology and...
ARCS-MWC is delighted to present this year's Scholar Awards Reception as a streaming event.
The afternoon's presentation will feature panel discussions with the fifteen students of our 2020-21 Scholar Class. The Panels will be moderated by former ARCS Scholars.
ARCS MWC is proud to have recognized Dr. Franics Collins, Director of the NIH as our 2021 Eagle Award Recipient. The ceremony bestowing the honor will took place virtually on February 24, 2021 and links to view the event can be found on our Honoree Page.
From NIH.gov:
When one thinks of Marlene Bekey, a member of the ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter (MWC) since 2005, many words come to mind: long-serving, financial whiz, a bright smile, modest, upbeat, caring, and an ARCS Light! Marlene exemplifies all of that but also much more! A major supporter of the ARCS/MWC...
Avery E. Baumann is a first year ARCS/MWC Chapter Scholar at Johns Hopkins University working on her PhD in Chemistry. Avery's research focuses on developing lithium-sulfur batter materials. Avery is part of the Thoi Research Group. She also mentors local elementary school students in STEM and works with ChemDNA, a student...
Emily E. Fisler, first year ARCS/MWC chapter scholar is a PhD candidate in aerospace engineering at the University of Maryland. Emily's research is on lithium-sulfur batteries used by electric takeoff and landing aircraft. Emily was inspired to study aerospace engineering by her grandfathter who worked in developing RTGs (power system) used...
Jean Sebastian Giudice Vilar is 2019-20 ARCS/MWC Chapter Scholar and a second year scholar. Sebastian is a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics. His research focuses on traumatic brain injury using a combination of experimental and computational approaches, including performing experiments to quantify...
