Hello ARC‘s friends! Mark your calendars and join us for a tour of the Washington National Cathedral on Fri, Nov 7, 12:30 pm. Note the new date! This hour long group tour, led by an expert guide, explores the main floor and lower level where much history is located. Easy...
Mark your calendars! Our ARCS-MWC University Visits for spring 2026 are confirmed. These are wonderful opportunities to hear about the breadth of research being performed by our scholars, as well as a show of support!
Marlene Bekey has been a member of ARCS Metro Washington Chapter (ARCS MWC) since 2005 and was sponsored by Lana Yarymovych and Karen Meyers. MWC salutes and thanks Marlene for her continued commitment to ARCS MWC over the past 20 years! Marlene treasures the mission of ARCS and her friendships...
Exciting news involving two ARCS Scholars! Johns Hopkins was recently awarded state funding through the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund to support endowed research professorships. ARCS MWC Scholar Alum and Kunal Parikh (last year's SAR keynote speaker) and Peter McDonnell, Director of the Wilmer Eye Institute and also former ARCS Scholar...
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...
Welcome back to Mika Robertson! Mika stepped back from MWC three years ago to focus on family and now has time to re-engage. She is sponsored by Elli Nesbitt and Mary Snitch.
Mika earned her BS in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, as well three Masters degrees...
Washington, D.C. (August 15, 2025) - ARCS Foundation Metropolitan Washington Chapter (ARCS MWC) will host its 56th annual Scholar Awards Reception (SAR) at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 23, 2025, in The Great Hall and the Fred Kavli Auditorium at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. This premier event will honor...
Mark your calendars! Our ARCS-MWC University Visits for spring 2026 are confirmed. These are wonderful opportunities to hear about the breadth of research being performed by our scholars, as well as a show of support!
Jane and I hope you are enjoying your summer holidays. We’re looking forward to getting together soon to hear about your summer and to kick off the 2025-2026 scholar year.
Be sure to save Sun, Sept 14 for our Fall Membership Meeting where the ARCS Light...
Our Fall Membership Meeting and Social is Sun, Sept 14 from 4-8 pm at the beautiful home of Lorraine Nordlinger.
It's an “End of Summer” potluck dinner that begins with appetizers and social at 4 pm. Enjoy catching up with old and new friends! Dinner begins at 5 pm...
