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Recent ARCS Events

“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 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 Victoria Sun, Graduate Student at University of Southern California

"The guidance I've received from my advisor, professors, and mentors have helped shape my career path, but the support from the Foundation has helped make goals attainable, providing me with the confidence and financial freedom to pursue my dreams.  Being a part of the ARCS Foundation has allowed me the privilege of meeting extraordinary students, entrepreneurs, and professors through events such as the luncheon and annual spring gala.  It is a great privilege and honor to be recognized as an ARCS Scholar.  Your support and dedication to students like myself drive us towards excellence in research and inspire us to leave a lasting impression on our community.  Thank again for your generous support."

Thanks from Scholar Cassandra Meyer, Graduate Student at University of California, Los Angeles

"Thank you for your generous support.  I was incredibly excited to learn that I was selected as the recipient of your award.  With your donation you have given me the opportunity to explore my questions further and develop my research in new ways.  Your generosity is inspirational and I hope that in the future I will be able to help students reach their goals as you have."