Oregon State University (OSU) has received a $144 million grant from the National Science Foundation to construct its newest research vessel. The ship, a 193-foot regional class research vessel, will be designed with a team of researchers from OSU, constructed in Louisiana, and harbored at the Hatfield Marine Science Center... Read more
ARCS Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2018 All Members Conference will feature a lineup of accomplished life science professionals during a panel on Thursday morning titled Future Innovations in Biomedical Science: an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Moderated by ARCS Metropolitan Washington Chapter member and founding medical director of the Wilmer... Read more
Members of ARCS® Foundation welcome Scott Fouse as the newest member of its Science and Engineering Advisory Council (SEAC). Mr. Fouse has recently announced his retirement from the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, CA, where he was Vice President of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC). Mr. Fouse’s... Read more
Organizers of the annual ARCS® Foundation (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, Inc.) conference in Washington, D.C., are excited to announce The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith will deliver the keynote address. Ms. Wince-Smith is the president & CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, a coalition of CEOs, university presidents, labor... Read more
As enthusiasm builds for the 2018 All Members Conference, ARCS® Foundation is pleased to welcome Lockheed Martin as the presenting sponsor of the event. The annual AMC will be held April 25-28 at the historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global... Read more
For the past 60 years, ARCS Foundation has been a source of much-needed support for young American scientists poised to make important discoveries. This year it celebrates 60 years of advancing science in America along with a number of milestone anniversaries at both the national and chapter levels. ARCS Foundation... Read more
Wesley T. Fuhrman is an ARCS Metro Washington Chapter Scholar Alum who is pursuing his Ph.D. in physics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and expects to finish in May 2018. His work has produced a slew of new results, including the first experiment using the world’s most powerful magnet for... Read more
Mr. Charles O. (Chad) Holliday Jr. was elected chairman of Royal Dutch Shell in May 2015. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Bank of America, and as Chairman and CEO of DuPont, the company from which... Read more
We are delighted that ARCS MWC member Marie P. Carr will be leading a 30-minute tour of the iconic Willard Intercontinental Hotel on Friday, April 27 starting at 4:30 p.m. Not only will she share significant historical events that have taken place at the Willard, but also personal stories in this beautiful property. Marie... Read more
Dorothy (Dottie) Lewis Simpson (11/27/1924 – 2/12/2018) was born in Bronxville, NY, to a family that strongly believed in the value of education. Her mother, Francis, graduated from Wellesley College in 1920 and her father, Harold, from West Point in 1918. Her parents knew that their two daughters were capable... Read more
