Kristen Dawson studies mathematics at @sfsu. Her current projects revolve around conditional independence models with hidden variables. She has also researched numerical linear algebra and algebraic statistics. #ARCSNCC

While studying physics at @ucsc, Joesph Murphy observes exoplanets to learn about planet formation and galactic evolution. For his Master's degree, he studied variable accretion processes of young stars at Stanford. #ARCSNCC @arcsfoundation

#ARCSScholar Alauna Wheeler studies physics at @ucmerced. Her interests include the self-assembly of COVID particles and the effects of e-cigarette chemicals on the lungs. She was previously a rocket propulsion engineer for over three years. #ARCSNCC @arcsfoundation

Olivia Feldman is a member of UC Davis’s Ecology Graduate Group. She studies the interaction of humans, livestock, and wildlife in Argentina’s Patagonia region. Her long-term goal is to better integrate people into wildlife studies to improve conservation efforts. #ARCSNCC

Jocelyn Padilla studies Chemical Engineering at @stanford. She engineers proteins and antibodies to target the immune microenvironment in cancer and other degenerative diseases. She previously interned at Genentech and earned her B.S. at San Jose State University. #ARCSNCC

#ARCSScholar Peter Haramis pursues Astronomy at @sfsu, with an interest in black hole physics, dark matter, and cosmology. He shares his passion for astronomy as a docent at SFSU’s student-operated observatory. #ARCSNCC @ARCS Foundation, Inc.

Robert Shepard is an #ARCSScholar and bioanalytical chemist at @ucsc. He is investigating new examinations and workflows to better identify natural products for drug discovery. #ARCSNCC @arcsfoundationinc

#ARCSScholar Aunoy Poddar is an MD-PhD student at @UCSF. He is currently studying the consequences of oxygen deprivation on newborn brain development. Aunoy previously graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University. #ARCSNCC @arcsfoundationinc

Shelby Defeo is an #ARCSScholar at @ucmerced. At the Department of Environmental Systems, Shelby identifies and develops solutions to water contamination. Their passion in this field was inspired by their time in AmeriCorps.

#ARCSScholar Hannah O’Toole studies Biomedical Engineering at @ucdavis. Her work focuses on nanoengineering, nanoparticle synthesis Raman spectroscopy, and biomarker identification.

#ARCSScholar Anusha Bishop is earning her PhD in Environmental Science, Policy & Management at @UCBerkeley. She studies genetic diversity and works with the California Conservation Genomics Project to determine guidelines for conservation efforts.

Adrian Wackett is a soil geomorphologist and biogeochemist at @stanford. He has studied a wide variety of topics in his academic career, but his dissertation involves geochemical tracers of soil and sediment dynamics following disturbance.

Meet #ARCS Scholar Seiham Alansary. She studies Chemistry and Biochemistry at @sfsu. She dedicates her research to meeting student needs and improving lower-division STEM environments.

#ARCSScholar Dustin Palea studies computational media. At @ucsc, Dustin works on multiple projects that aim to improve educational quality while scaling to individual students. He serves on the board for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education’s K-12 CS Initiative.

Sophie Aiken is an ambitious #ARCSScholar studying mathematics at @ucsc. She works on two PhD projects: one studying fractional Yamabe problems and another collaborating with internationally leading researchers in her field. #ARCSNCC @ARCSFoundation.

Gyuna Kim studies biophysics at @UCSF. As an #ARCSScholar, her interests include computational protein design and high throughput testing to expedite therapeutic discovery and development. She previously attended MIT as an undergraduate. #ARCSNCC @ARCSFoundation

Meet @UCSF #ARCSScholar Devan Shah. He’s a proud member of their Department of Engineering, where he is engineering synthetic cell-cell communication in primary human T cells. #ARCSNCC @ARCSFoundation

Yasemin Gokcen studies Cognitive Science at @ucmerced. She currently studies EEG and computational models to understand the mechanisms of sentence processing. She has also served on the CIS Graduate Studies Group. #ARCSNCC @ARCSFoundation

Darrielle Williams is part of the Integrative Pathobiology Graduate Group at @ucdavis. Her goal is to reduce the burden of infectious diseases on animal populations. Darrielle’s dissertation studies how much longer parasites can viably last on plastic biofilms than seawater.

Say hello to #ARCSScholar Deni Velagic from @ucdavis. At the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Deni is strengthening concrete girders with Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP). He enjoys teaching Engineering to younger students as a TA. #ARCSNCC @ARCSFoundation