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“From Sputnik to Endeavour,” ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Gala honoring the Malouf family, with special guest, Astronaut Mark Kelly at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Calif. May 15, 2016. (Photos by Leo Jarzomb/Pasadena Star-News)

  • Spudnik Mark & Cheryl

    NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, left, and ARCS Los Angeles Founder Chapter president Cheryl Craft. “From Sputnik to Endeavour,” ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Gala honoring the Malouf family.

  • ARCS Orange County president Chandra Jain and family with Astronaut Mark Kelly. “From Sputnik to Endeavour,” ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Gala

    ARCS Orange County president Chandra Jain and family with Astronaut Mark Kelly. “From Sputnik to Endeavour,” ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Gala.

  • Event co-chairs: Mary Hiestand, left, and Audrey Jessup at the annual ARCS Gala on May 15, 2016 at California Science Center in Los Angeles, Calif. (Courtesy photo by Lee Salem)

    Event co-chairs: Mary Hiestand, left, and Audrey Jessup at the annual ARCS Gala on May 15, 2016 at California Science Center in Los Angeles, Calif. (Courtesy photo by Lee Salem)

  • Lynda Oschin, from left, Jeff Rudolph, president/CEO of the California Science Center, NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly and Cheryl Craft, president of the ARCS Los Angeles Founder Chapter. “From Sputnik to Endeavour”

    Lynda Oschin, from left, Jeff Rudolph, president/CEO of the California Science Center, NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly and Cheryl Craft, president of the ARCS Los Angeles Founder Chapter. “From Sputnik to Endeavour,”  ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Gala.

Thanks from Courtney Yaeger, Graduate Student at University of California, Los Angeles

"Thank you so much for generously supporting me through my graduate program in neuroscience.  With you help, I am able to dedicate more of my time to making new discoveries about neural circuitry!  With funding opportunities becoming smaller and more competitive than ever, your contribution has a big impact!  Thank you for helping me in business - we will make you proud!

Thanks from Erick Moen, Graduate Student at University of Southern California

"Becoming an ARCS Scholar truly changed my graduate career.  It gave me the opportunity to connect with my current advisor, Dr. Andrea Armani, and the freedom to focus on expanding my research.  My work is very multi-dimensional, spanning topics ranging from nonlinear optics to biology to virtual reality.  These types of investigations require collaborations across disparate departments and are very difficult to complete without external support.  Recently, because of this research, I was named one of the top five PhD students in the Electrical Engineering department at USC, the only American this tear to receive the honor.  As a result of this award, I will have a leadership role within the department, encourage students and be a resource for expanding innovation.  It is a powerful illustration of the influence the ARCS Foundation has on its scholars."

Thanks from Jennifer Tribble, Graduate Student at University of California, Los Angeles

"It is with great please that I accept the ARCS Fellowship for 2016-2017.  As a graduate student in the life sciences, I fully appreciate the mission and generosity that ARCS Foundation exhibits to young researchers like myself.  The foundation's dedication to supporting promising young scientists and engineers can be like-changing, and allows its fellowship recipients to become leaders in the fields of science, engineering, and medical research.  As an ARCS fellow, I strive to uphold the values that the ARCS foundation represents.  This scholarship has furthered my professional and academic education enormously, and for that I am humbled and grateful.  I look forward to continuing my journey toward becoming a leader in my scientific field with the immense help of the ARCS fellowship."