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ARCS Scholar Alums, We’d Like to Hear from You!
You are a vital part of our mission. Your stories encourage current scholars and help us attract new funding for future scholars.
Stay involved with ARCS Foundation members and other scholars if you have moved to the Oregon area or want to give back in any way, including speaking about your research at an ARCS Foundation event. Let us know how you would like to participate in carrying ARCS Foundation work into the future.
To notify the Oregon Chapter that you are in the area, please email us at oregon@arcsfoundation.org. To update your information, navigate to the Member & Scholar login.
Oregon Chapter Scholar Alums
After ARCS funding is completed (three years), the students become ARCS Alums and they continue with their research for another two to three years before receiving their PhDs. Read about each Scholar Alum by clicking on their name.
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2016 Scholar Alums
2015 Scholar Alums
2014 Scholar Alums
2013 Scholar Alums
Oregon ARCS Scholar Alums Since 2005
| 2016 Scholar Alums |
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| Devon Anderson Biomedical Engineering/MD-PhD OHSU |
Dylan Anderson College of Engineering, Civil and Construction Engineering OSU |
Chelsea Batavia College of Forestry OSU |
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| Logan Berner College of Forestry OSU |
Reena Clements Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Quin Denfeld School of Nursing OHSU |
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| Kyle Gallagher College of Engineering, Nuclear Science and Engineering OSU |
Nora Hammack Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Trevor Howard College of Engineering, Nuclear Science and Engineering OSU |
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| Scott Jones Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Travis Moore College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science OSU |
Katarina Morowsky College of Engineering, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering OSU |
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| Kai Parker College of Engineering, Civil and Construction Engineering OSU |
Brendan Reilly College of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences OSU |
Quinn Roth-Carter Cell and Developmental Biology OHSU |
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| Zachary Schwartz Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Helen Wu Molecular Microbiology and Immunology OHSU |
| 2015 Scholar Alums |
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| Hailey Buckingham Forestry OSU |
Emily Caffrey Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics OSU |
Jarvis Caffrey Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics OSU |
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| David Edwards Molecular & Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
Brian Jones Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Elizabeth King Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences OSU |
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| Michael Lam Electrical Engineering and Computer Science OSU |
Wai Yan Lam Biomedical Engineering OHSU |
Glynis Brown Mattheisen Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
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| David Mildrexler Forestry OSU |
Rory Morgan Molecular & Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
Justin Pommerenck Chemical Biological Environmental Engineering OSU |
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| Benjamin Rakela Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Laura Springgay Molecular & Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
Kathryn Verlinden Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences OSU |
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| Kevin Watanabe-Smith Molecular & Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
Lillian Welch Klug Molecular & Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
| 2014 Scholar Alums |
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| Andrew F. Emmott Electrical Engineering and Computer Science OSU |
Jeremy Glynn Biomedical Engineering OHSU |
Tyler Hulett Molecular Microbiology and Immunology OHSU |
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| Amber Jones-Hackathorne Biochemistry and Molecular Biology OHSU |
Paul Kramer Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Jeffrey Luitjens Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics OSU |
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| Sophia Polasky Forestry OSU |
Danielle Robinson Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Susan Schnur Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences OSU |
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| Garth Tormoen Biomedical Engineering/MD PhD OHSU |
Christopher Vaaga Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
| 2013 Scholar Alums |
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| Yosef (Yossi) Berlow Behavioral Neuroscience OHSU |
Alexander Egan Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics OSU |
Madalynn Erb Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
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| Justin Finn Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering OSU |
Jesse Hostetler Electrical Engineering and Computer Science OSU |
Barbara (Jeannie) Hunnicutt Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
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| John (Gabe) Knoll Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Colby Mangini Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics OSU |
Jessica Martin Molecular and Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
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| Caitlin Monaghan Neuroscience Graduate Program OHSU |
Nichole Owen Molecular and Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
Melanie Pina Behavioral Neuroscience OHSU |
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| Christopher Schafer Molecular and Cellular Biosciences OHSU |
Allen Waters Electrical Engineering and Computer Science OSU |
Daniel Yaeger Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and Physiology & Pharmacology OHSU |
| Oregon ARCS Scholar Alums Since 2005 |
Oregon ARCS Alums are making their mark in the scientific world with post-doctoral positions. ARCS Alums are advancing health care, science and technology to improve the human condition in fields of research that include asthma, cancer, cardiovascular treatment, neurodegenerative disorders, environmental issues (i.e. radiation), and computer science. We are proud of their accomplishments. See our list of Scholar Alums below.
| Name | University | Research Interest |
| Tara White Adams | OHSU | Thrombosis and haemostasis |
| Allison Anacker Stafford | OHSU | Gender differences in substance abuse, addiction and susceptibilty to relapse |
| Pierre Apostolides | OHSU | Neuron regulation and synaptic communication specificity |
| Amanda Barkley-Levenson | OHSU | Identify neurological and genetic correlates of binge drinking with the aim of finding means to prevent excessive alcohol intake |
| Zachary Beattie | OHSU | Correlation between heart failfure and cognitive impairment |
| Ethan Beckley | OHSU | Reproductive hormone impact on the structure and function of the nervous system |
| Yosef Berlow | OHSU | Clinical neuroimaging |
| Michelle Berny | OHSU | Molecular mechanisms of blood clotting |
| Tina Bloom | OHSU | Health disparities in maternal child-health outcomes in the U.S. and the complex relationships between risk factors for these outcomes |
| Ted Braun | OHSU | Inflammation of the hypothalamus and how it relates to muscle mass loss in chronic diseases |
| Christina Brow | OHSU | Bioremediation and environmental health, the effects of freezing DNA |
| Kalmia Smith Buels | OHSU | Interactions between peripheral nerves in the lungs and immune cells |
| Delia Chiu | OHSU | Mechanisms of learning and memory |
| Brandilyn Coker | OSU | Synthesizable analogue-to-digital converters, digital calibration methods, biomedical applications |
| Erin Collins | OSU |
Wave energy, performing a comparative sustainability analysis of differing wave energy converters
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| Robert Conley | OHSU | Targeted imaging method for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular pathologies |
| Anita Cservenka | OHSU | Emotional processing of alcoholism in youth using neuroimaging and behavioral methods |
| Amanda Senrud Dayton | OHSU | Behavior of light in breast tissue |
| Tiffany DeVine | OHSU | Understanding the processes that lead to cancer (focus on p53, a tumor suppressor gene) and creating more effective treatments |
| Lauren Dobbs | OHSU | Brain circuits and neurotransmitters affected by drugs with high addiction potential |
| Alexander Egan | OSU | Clinical medical physics |
| Allison Einolf | OSU | Arctic physical oceanography |
| Andrew F. Emmott | OSU | Artificial intelligence, natural language processing, planning, language development |
| Madalynn Erb | OHSU | Cellular and molecular neuroscience as it applies to neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration |
| Justin Finn | OSU | Simulation of fluid flows in natural and man made systems |
| Rebecca Foster | OHSU | Brain mechanisms involved in cocaine addiction |
| Josiah Gerber | OSU | Functional and structural properties of biological macromolecules |
| Jimmy Gladish | OHSU | Cell alignment and structure using special depolarization of light |
| Molly Glass | OSU | Thermal hydraulics, specifically advanced reactor systems engineering |
| Jeremy Glynn | OHSU | Cardiovascular tissue engineering, biomaterial for cardiovascular devices |
| Wilmon Grant | OHSU | Pathways and signals that regulate process of cachexia in loss of lean body mass |
| Aaron Grossberg | OHSU | Neuron process of cachexia; how communication between the immune, endocrine and nervous systems influence disease process |
| Sarah Hackenmueller | OHSU | Effects of drug action on biolgical signaling mechanisms |
| Molly Harding | OHSU | Genetic regulation of neurogenesis |
| Megan Herting | OHSU | White matter microstructural characteristics and impulse behavior in adolescents |
| Chris HolmesParker | OSU | Controls and adaptive learning in multi-agent systems |
| Will Horton | OHSU | Addiction |
| Jesse Hostetler | OSU | Activity recognition via inverse reinforcement learning |
| Tyler Hulett | OHSU | Cancer immunology |
| Jeannie Hunnicutt | OHSU | How a developing nervous system becomes established and wired |
| Ravi Iyer | OHSU | Patho-immune system interactions and zoonotic infections |
| Amber Jones-Hackathorne | OHSU | Fluorescence spectroscopy to map distances within proteins |
| Elad Kaufman | OHSU | Physiology andpharmacology |
| Nate Klett | OHSU | Synaptic plasticity in hippocampi interneurons |
| Gabe Knoll | OHSU | Neuroendocrinology |
| Paul Kramer | OHSU | Studying how drugs of abuse exert their control over the brain, especially during addiction disorders |
| Tina Kruger | OHSU | Neurodegenerative disorders |
| Rachael Kuintzle | OSU | Interface of RNA biology and environmental toxicology |
| Sidney Kuo | OHSU | auditory system processing acoustic information |
| Jeffrey Luitjens | OSU | Critical heat flux in low flow reactors and natural circulation nuclear reactors |
| Colby Mangini | OSU | Charged particle interactions and dosimetry |
| Wade Marcum | OSU | Thermal hydraulic characteristics of high performance research reactor fuel |
| Jessica Martin | OHSU | The adaptive response of Leishmania donovani to purine starvation |
| Julia Maxson | OHSU | Iron metabolism and hemocromatosis |
| Whitney McGee | OHSU | Neuroendoctrine reulation of reproductive function |
| Caitlin Monaghan | OHSU | Molecular pathogenesis of OCD-spectrum disorders |
| Gabriela Morin-Webb | OHSU | Virology, immunology and vaccine devlopment |
| Mahta Nili | OHSU | Structure-function of RGMc, a protein involved with iron regulation |
| Sarah Oman | OSU | Design-oriented problem solving using mathematics |
| Nichole Owen | OHSU | cytogenetics, fanconi, DNA repair processes and disorders, chromosome structure and maintenance |
| Eric Patterson | OSU | Lead free piezoelectric systems and their fatique related properties |
| Melanie Pina | OHSU | Neurochemical, neuroanatomical and genetic mechanisms underlying drug reward |
| Chayne Piscitelli | OHSU | Solving the X-ray crystal structure of a bacterial neurotransmitter transporter homolog bound to a competitive inhibitor |
| Sophia Polasky | OSU | Contribute to develop theory through a case study that examines social vulnerability to climate change in West Africa; to identify the role assessment efforts play in further influencing a particular development path; and to guide policies created to assist communities identified as vulnerable |
| Jacob Postman | OSU | SRAM memory cells and methods for mult-processor communication |
| Trish Pruis | OHSU | Brain and hormonal basis of emotion in older women |
| Carolynn Rafa Todd | OHSU | Neural mechanisms underlying disorders of learning and memory such as addiction and PTSD |
| Rebecca Richards | OHSU | Cytomegalovirus immunoregulatory |
| Art Riddle | OHSU | Perinatal medicine, neurotoxicology labs, events that shape the developing brain |
| Danielle Robinson | OHSU | Superresolution imaging of synaptic proteins |
| Hillary Rodgers | OHSU | Physiology of ion channels and transporters expressed in the nervous system |
| Abby Rynko | OHSU | Understanding how respiratory viruses induce asthma exacerbations and airway hyperreactivity |
| Katherine Saylor | OHSU | Hearing transduction in sensory hair cells |
| Christopher Schafer | OHSU | Site directed spectroscopic methods coupled with computational modeling to investigate membrane protein structure and dynamics |
| Susan Schur | OSU | Seamount formation, physical volcanology of subaqueous eruptions, rheology of subaqueous lava flows |
| Benjamin Scholl | OHSU | Quantum dots and interface between technology, neuroscience and medicine |
| Jessica Siegel | OHSU | Aging and Alzheimer's disease |
| Sean Smith | OSU | Mechanical and electronic properties of thin oxide films for microelectronic application |
| Eric Stroffregen | OHSU | Molecular and genetic mechanisms of cancer |
| Chris Stull | OSU | Heat transfer enhancement, multiphase flow, vapor separation, two phase flow, visualization |
| Allison Terwilliger | OHSU | Community health concepts |
| Karen Thiebes | OHSU | Molecular and cellular interactions involved in coaxing neural progenitor cells into neurons |
| Shane Tillo | OHSU | High-resolution optical and electrophysiological techniques to study the nervous system |
| Garth Tormoen | OHSU | Regulatory mechanisms for the procoagulant activity of circulating tissue factor |
| Karen Tonsfeldt | OHSU | Behavioral and physiological effects of steroid hormones |
| Christopher Vaaga | OHSU | Electrophysiological mechanisms underlying early sensory transduction |
| Katy Van Hook | OHSU | Tumor suppressor variants and protein interaction |
| Keri Vartanian | OHSU | Cardiovascular engineering; understanding endothelial cell dysfunction leading to atherosclerosis |
| David Vasquez | OSU | Medical physics |
| Charlene Voorhees | OHSU | Extinction of ethanol conditioned place preference in mice |
| Eric Walkingshaw | OSU | Language design, formal representations of variation and explanation-oriented programming |
| Allen Waters | OSU | Analog and mixed signal design |
| Elaine Wells-Gray | OHSU | Techniques to study the shrinkage of dental resin composites |
| Paul Wille | OHSU | Herpes virus entry and spread |
| Mark Williamson | OSU | Human-machine interface issues and operations error prevention in complex systems |
| Clayton Winkler | OHSU | Disrupting interactions on T-cell extravasation and oligodendrocyte maturation in multiple sclerosis |
| Aaron Wortham | OHSU | Cancer geology: the importance of the NF-kB pathway in squamous cell carcinoma |
| Daniel Yaeger | OHSU | Synaptic physiology of neurons in auditory brainstem |
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Elizabeth Holzenthal Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate FellowshipCongratulations to OSU College of Engineering, ARCS scholar Elizabeth Holzenthal, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, coastal and ocean engineering. Elizabeth was recently named a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship, (GRFP). Elizabeth, a first year scholar, is working on a project aimed at contributing to the development of a new generation of natural hazard engineering. Her donors are Diane and Dick Alexander. -
Kevin Watanabe-Smith Wins Statewide 3MT CompetitionARCS Scholar Kevin Watanabe-Smith, who studies cancer biology in Dr. Brian Druker's lab, took first place at the state's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Kevin was sponsored by the Allan Price Memorial ARCS Award. -
ARCS Scholar Danielle Robinson Awarded 2016 Mozilla Fellowship for ScienceDanielle Robinson, Ph.D. candidate in the OHSU School of Medicine Neuroscience Graduate Program, is one of four fellows selected worldwide to receive the Mozilla Fellowship for Science. Her donors are Ellen and Mark Richardson.