Sydney Shannon – Virginia Lukasik Memorial Scholar 1st Year Scholar, PhD candidate
Biomedical Engineering John Hopkins University
Research:
Gene therapies are transforming treatment approaches for many human diseases; but current approaches can be very costly and not available for all patients. This research focuses on engineering novel biomaterials that incorporate...
ARCS MWC welcomes new member Ming Ward! Ming joined in January and is sponsored by Chi Pham.
Ming earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. She began her career...
Joan Jordano was sponsored as an ARCS MWC member by Margie Shanklin in 1988. We thank Joan for her continued membership in ARCS MWC and applaud her for her ongoing commitment and many contributions to our chapter over the past 37 years!
Joan’s commitment to volunteering led her to ARCS MWC...
Per our bylaws, the proposed candidates for the Board of Directors 2025-26 should be distributed to all the Members no later than six weeks prior to the Chapter's Spring Annual Meeting, which is May 15 this year.
Many thanks to these Members, who have pledged their time and talents to...
ARCS MWC Scholar Emma Glass was featured in the March edition of the ARCS National newsletter! The article highlights her research using genome sequences of all known bacterial pathogens to create metabolic models of each one through a computational pipeline that she developed. Emma is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering...
Our annual fundraising event, the Eagle Award presentation on Apr 4, was amazing! The more than 82 attendees had fun, the venue was fantastic, and the auction and the paddle events alone raised over $45,000! Additional donations were made before and after the evening, which are still...
Washington D.C. (March 2025) – Reach for the stars! The Metro Washington Chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation (ARCS MWC) will hold its Eagle Celebration at the Army and Navy Club on April 4, 2025 (6-9:30pm), in Washington, DC. ARCS MWC presents this prestigious award to highly distinguished...
ARCS MWC Co-Presidents Julie Hohl and Patty Sparrell hosted a wonderful tea for 16 attendees at Julie's beautiful home on Thurs, Feb 27. The annual event was for Emeritus members of the chapter, as well as past Presidents (note: many of the attendees have served in both roles)!
Marilynn Sweetser has been a member of the ARCS Metro Washington Chapter (ARCS MWC) since 1991. We applaud Marilyn’s continued commitment to ARCS MWC and her many contributions, especially her multiple leadership roles!
Marilynn learned about ARCS MWC because Maureen Martin—her bridge partner—spoke a lot about ARCS. Marilynn has always...
