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Generous Donors Contributed over $6.4 Million to Support 397 Scholars Since 2005

For 2023-2024 our Chapter is supporting 91 scholars at OHSU, OSU, and UO. 

ARCS Foundation Oregon is honored to present awards to these outstanding scholars chosen by the scholar selection committees at Oregon Health & Science University,  Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.

The ARCS Foundation Scholar Award is $18,000, payable over three years at $6,000 per year.

Meet our 2018-2019 ARCS Scholars
Photo courtesy of Andie Petkus
Third Year Scholars
Sarah Beethe
  • The Meigs Family Scholar
  • Given by Laurie McDonald Meigs
  • OSU, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Geology
  • Research Interest: Sarah develops models for tectonic plate motion and eruptive frequency using geochronology and geochemistry of submarine volcanoes.
Clara Bird
  • The Norb & Ann Wellman Scholar
  • Given by Christine Whipple Farrington & Carl Farrington
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Marine Mammal Institute
  • Research Interest: Clara is using seven years of drone footage to study how the behavior of gray whales foraging off the Oregon coast varies by individual whale, body condition, space, and time.
Michael Branco-Katcher
  • The Kathleen Ames ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Award Endowment
  • Given by Kathleen & Robert Ames
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Nuclear Science & Engineering
  • Research Interest: Michael studies how we might optimize the design of critical reactor experiments, and nuclear reactors, by investigating different responses for specific use cases. 
Rand Burnette
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Physics
  • Research Interest: Rand is working with the NanoGrav collaboration to search for evidence of gravitational waves, testing the limits of Einstein's theory of General Relativity. 
William Crow
  • The Jill V. Josselyn Endowed Scholar
  • Given by Jill V. Josselyn
  • UO, Department of Biology
  • Research Interest: William's research aims to improve the understanding of connections in the brain and nervous system by studying the interactions between various proteins present at these sites.
Aaron Eisen
  • The Giesy Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Award Endowed Fund
  • Given by Barbara Giesy Family
  • OHSU, School of Nursing
  • Research Interest: Aaron investigates how individuals who are susceptible to adverse environments may also experience the greatest benefits from supportive environments.
Deanna Flynn
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
  • Research Interest: Deanna examines human-human workflows and implements existing task methodologies to create more socially inspired and collaborative robot systems.
Haylie Helms
  • The Hewitt Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Award Endowed Fund
  • Given by Sharon & Henry Hewitt
  • OHSU, School of Medicine -Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: Haylie's research is focused on creating tumors, with single cell spatial precision, to study cell-cell communication effects in the early tumor microenvironment. By systematically manipulating the cellar composition and arrangement of the tumor microenvironment, we hope to uncover the fundamental biology of tumor initiation and progression.
Jaquan High
  • The Sally & Jerry Fish and Elise McClure Scholar
  • Given by Sally & Jerry Fish and Elise McClure
  • OSU, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Geology
  • Research Interest: Jaquan studies the effects of alkalizing minerals on sediment porewater chemistry, which may act as a small-scale buffer to ocean acidification. 
Melanie Kascoutas
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • UO, Department of Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Melanie studies transition metal catalysts for inert organic molecule transformations, which could develop new tools in organic synthesis.
Lucas Kolanz
  • The Beth Ray ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowment
  • Given by Edward J. Ray
  • OSU, College of Science, Physics
  • Research Interest: Lucas numerically simylate dust formation in the early universe to help explain planet and solar system evolution.
Tetiana Korzun
  • The Karen Irons Medicis Memorial Scholar
  • Given by Diane & Dick Alexander
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: Tetiana is developing mRNA lipid nanoparticle platforms for the treatment of cancer and cancer-associated syndromes such as cancer cachexia.
Milana Krush
  • The Ogg/Harrison Scholar Award
  • Given by Lara Ogg and Janis & Bob Harrison
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: Milana is investigating how the brain circuitry integrates and interprets spatial as well as contextual information in the context of learning and environmental enrichment.
Hillary Le
  • The Branford/Gordon Scholar
  • Given by Julie Branford and Diana & Steve Gordon
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: Hillary studies the effects of cannabis on endothelial cells, which are importnat in the development of atherosclerosis, which drives many cardiovascular diseases. It is paramount to elucidate the effects of THC on endothelial cells to understand its role in cardiovascular disease and human health.
Mason Lyons
  • The Emmerson Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowment
  • Given by Ann & Ron Emmerson
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering
  • Research Interest: Mason is studying interfacial processes of next generation electrode materials in water-based electrolytes for lithium and sodium ion batteries to improve safety and performance.
Madelyn McAndrew
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • UO, Department of Biology
  • Research Interest: Maddie studies olfactory neuroscience, with a focus on the relationship between snesory and motor systems.
Noah Milman
  • The Silver Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Fund
  • Given by Barbara & Philip Silver
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: Noah studies the importance of sleep across the lifespan, focusing on the role of sleep during neurodevelopment.
Marin Miner
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon 10th Anniversary OHSU Scholar Endowed Fund
  • Given by ARCS Oregon Members
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Marin is working on the impact that intestinal bacterial infections have on the first line of innate immunological defense, a process called intestinal cell extrusion.
Kayla Nguyễn
  • The Dyess Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowed Fund
  • Given by Kirby & Carl Dyess
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Kayla studies the cancer stem cell niche in the progression of squamous cell carcinoma.
Sunni Patton
  • The Jill V. Josselyn Endowed Scholar
  • Given by Jill V. Josselyn
  • OSU, College of Science, Microbiology
  • Research Interest: Sunni studies microbiome dynamics and bacterial transmission in the endangered Caribbean coral, Acropora cervicornis, in hopes of enhancing coral restoration efforts.
Kate Rivera
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU College of Engineering, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Research Interest: Kate is developing models of thermochemical energy storage systems to improve the reliability of renewable energy and to make buildings a demand-flexible resource for maintaining grid stabiltiy.
Rachel Robinson
  • The Kenda and Ken Singer ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowment
  • Given by Kenda & Ken Singer
  • UO, Department of Human Physiology
  • Research Interest: Rachel is studying the biomechanical mechanisms to improve uphill running performance, specifially the biomechanics of better uphill running economy and interventions to improve it.
Nicole Sagui
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • UO, Department of Chemistry
  • Research interest: Nicole's work is focused on the electrochemical catalysis of water splitting reaction, with an outlook on its industrial application as a clean hydrogen source.
Sabena Siddiqui
  • The Sheila & Mike Goodwin ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowment
  • Given by Sheila & Mike Goodwin
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Marine Mammal Institute
  • Research Interest: Sabena is studying same-sex interactions in whales and dolphins using an interdisciplinary approach.
Hannah Stuwe
  • The Bangsund Scholar
  • Given by Lynne & David Bangsund
  • OSU, College of Science, Chemistry & Biophysics
  • Research Interest: Hannah studies the interactions of SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins with the viral RNA genome via biophysical techniques such as NMR spectroscopy.
Jed Syrenne
  • The Ogg Family ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Endowed Fund
  • Given by Caron & Larry Ogg
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Research Interest:  Jed is studying the structure-function relationship of gating in mechanoreceptors.
Second Year Scholars
Nathan Anderson
  • The Anonymous/UO Endowment Scholar
  • Given by an Anonymous Donor
  • UO, Department of Biology
  • Research Interest: The developmental factors that contribute to the onset and disease process of neurodegenerative illnesses.
Darcey Ayala
  • The Foley/Jarnberg Scholar
  • Given by Joan Foley & Per Jarnberg 
  • OHSU, School of Nursing
  • Research Interest: Resilience engineering and concept-based learning for nurses transferring from one nursing specialty to another.
Jasmine Collins
  • The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Scholar
  • Given by Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
  • UO, Department of Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Reactive Sulfur Species and their influence on the Dow regulation of osteoclast activity.
Victoria Duke
  • The Richardson Family/OHSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Ellen Richardson
  • OHSU, School of Medicine
  • Research Interest: Biomaterials and Bioinformatic approaches to clinically relevant musculoskeletal diseases.
Ellen Dymit
  • The Silver Scholar Fund Award
  • Given by Barbara & Philip Silver
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Wildlife Sciences
  • Research Interest: Studying rare and elusive wildlife using non-invasive genetic methods.
Mizan Gaillard
  • The Fairway Fund/OHSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Susan H. Swindells
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Behavorial & Systems Neuroscience
  • Research Interest: Neuroimaging to understand brain development in health and disease, especially as it relates to development of psychopathology and changes during adolescence.
Taryn Gibbs
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregpon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Nuclear Science & Engineering
  • Research Interest: Environmental remediation.
Kristen Goebel
  • The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Scholar
  • Given by Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Computer Science
  • Research Interest: Applications of artificial intelligence to enable formation in robotic swarms.
Krista Harrington
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences
  • Research Interest: Political ecology, fisheries, climate resilience, water resource management, food systems.
Mackenzie Kawahara
  • The Jill V. Josselyn Endowed Scholar
  • OSU, College of Science, Microbiology
  • Research Interest: Coral reef microbiology.
Hayley Kuhn
  • The Vaux Scholar
  • Given by Missy Vaux Hall
  • OHSU, School Medicine
  • Research Interest: Maladaptive behaviors related to addiction and other neurological diseases.
Jacqueline Laddusaw
  • The Mary Martin Rosenberg Endowed Scholar
  • OSU, College of Science, Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Computational and organic chemistry, including green chemistry and pharmaceuticals.
Andrew Lee
  • The Anderson Family/UO Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Jamie & Mike Anderson
  • UO, Department of Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Air-sensitive inorganic/organometallic chemistry organometallic complex stabilation by carbenes.
Sarah Louie
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Biochemistry & Biophysics
  • Research Interest: Genetic code expansion, developing techniques for encoding non-canonical amino acids into proteins to study effects of post-translational modifications on structure and function.
Mikkel Louis
  • The Ogg/OSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Caron & Larry Ogg
  • OSU, College of Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Research Interest: Volcanoes, igneous petrology, geochemistry, eruptive processes.
Jared "Nalu" Martin
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
  • Research Interest: Characterize the biological fate and transport of PFAS and CBDs using Biomimetric Chromatography and the Zebrafish model.
Katherine McCool
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Forestry
  • Research Interest: Post-fire soil and water processes and ecosystem recovery.
Amina Meselhe
  • The Sally & Cecil Drinkward Scholar
  • Given by Sally A. Drinkward
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Civil and Constructive Engineeering
  • Research Interest: Natural hazards research with a focus on modeling of community risks and impacts.
Samantha Moellmer
  • The Yoo Scholar
  • Given by Anne & Jung Yoo
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
  • Research Interest: Cross talk between coagulation and inflammation in the context of cardiovascular disease and would healing.
Luke Nearhood
  • The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Physics
  • Research Interest: Physics education, computational physics, quantum cosmology, quantum fundamentals complex networks.
Nnamdi Nwagwa
  • The Gretchen & Jeff Sturm Scholar
  • Given by Gretchen & Jeff Sturm
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Research Interest: Non-verbal robotic expression, applications of soft robotics in human-robot interaction.
Zachary Papich
  • The Lynn & Steve Pratt Scholar
  • Given by Lynn & Steve Pratt
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: Disorders that impact physcial health and social well-being, with particular interest in the intersection of circadian rhythms and fertility.
Jordan Rodriguez
  • The Fairway Fund/UO Endowment Scholar
  • UO, Department of Biology
  • Research Interest: Machine Learning applications for evolutionary biology.
Ronald Samia
  • The Gigi & David Ditz and Sandy Vivas & Bridget Belgiovine Scholar
  • OSU, College of Agrucultural Sciences, Food Science & Technology
  • Research Interest: Ronald is researching how yeast can bio-transform hop aroma and flavors in beer.
Erin Santos
  • The Ragen, Nugent, Haigwood Scholar
  • Given by Lee & Ron Ragen, Sharon & Mike Nugent and Nancy Haigwood
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Graduate Program
  • Research Interest: The numerous roles played by glial cell types in developing and maintaining healthy brain function.
Katie Stelling
  • The Anderson Family/OSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Jamie & Mike Anderson
  • OSU, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Research Interest: Paleoclimatology, micropaleontology, paleoceanography and ice-ocean interactions.
Grace Su
  • The Mary Ann Lockwood Memorial Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Program in Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Lipid nanoparticle gene therapy for inherited retinal degeneration.
K. Jane Van Gunst
  • The Sue & Bernie McGrath/OSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Sue & Bernie McGrath
  • OSU, College of Science
  • Research Interest: Conservation biology, particularly in the Great Basin, metapopulation dynamics, extinction processes and histroical ecology.
Sofia Vignolo
  • The Jarnberg Family & Gray Family/OHSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by Joan Foley & Per-Olof Jarnberg and Jane & Joe Gray
  • OHSU School of Medicine, MD/PhD Program
  • Research Interest: Tissue engineering and fabrication of biomaterials for bone regeneration and further understanding mineralized tissues at the nanascale.
Karlie Wiese
  • The 10th Anniversary/OSU Endowment Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Department of Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Environmental applications of inorganic chemistry as well as chemical education research.
David Xthona Lee
  • The Schnitzer CARE Foundation Scholar
  • Given by Jordan Schnitzer
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Program in Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Utilizing computational methods to answer biological questions, particularly in structural biology, genetics, and virology progression of squamous cell carcinoma.
First Year Scholars
Sarai Maricela Alvarez Zepeda
  • The Elisabeth & Peter Lyon Scholar
  • OSU, College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Research Interest: Sarai is investigating the ocean and the effects of climate change in marine communities around the world. For her PhD project she will be looking at methane seeps and how the communities living around them are affected.
Brenden Bartsch
  • The Rose E. Tucker Scholar
  • Given by the Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Brenden plans to study infectious disease immunology, with the goal to contribute to the fight against viral disease by developing vaccines or antiviral drugs.
Stephanie Bell
  • The Anne & Peter Jarvis Scholar
  • Given by Anne & Peter Jarvis Endowment
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
  • Research Interest: Stephanie is interested in researching the impact that capstone courses have in shaping engineering students for the workforce. 
Emily Branam
  • The Linda & Gary Wallmark Scholar
  • OSU, College of Science, Integrative Biology
  • Research Interest: Emily plans to research topics related to coastal ecological resilience and flexible, long-lasting solutions to climate change.
Jessica Briones
  • The Nancy & Dodd Fischer Scholar
  • Given by Nancy & Dodd Fischer Endowment
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Jessica is excited to uncover strategies to further improve immunotherapies for patients.
Sarah Caballero
  • The Sarah & Ross Smith Scholar
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Food Science and Technology
  • Research Interest: Sarah is involved in optimization and scaleup of a biopolymer coating to protect wine grapes in vineyards from smoke taint during wildfires.
Caroline Crahan
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • UO, Arts & Sciences, Biology
  • Research Interest: Caroline focuses on DNA damage repair and chromosome segregation during meiosis.
Benjamin Daniels
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Microbiology
  • Research Interest: Benjamin plans to apply his knowledge of genomics and transcriptomics to contribute to the crucial field of climate change research in hopes of finding novel pathways critical to our understanding of the carbon cycle.
James Flora
  • The Jean & Richard Josephson Scholar
  • Given by Jean & Richard Josephson Endowment
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Computer Science
  • Research Interest: James plans to further his knowledge on the different applications of Machine Leanring in hopes of using it to solve critical real world problems.
Ian Fournier
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Research Interest: Ian's research includes marine carbonate chemistry and trace metal in the ocean and their respective ecological and biogeochemical impacts.
Adrian Gibson
  • The Beth & John McQueston and Meleah & Scott Ashford Scholar
  • Given by Beth & John McQueston and Meleah & Scott Ashford
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Research Interest: Adrian's research includes grid integration of renewable sources, distributed generation, and power electronics.
Alyssa Granados
  • The Elizabeth & Wallace Preble Scholar
  • Given by Elizabeth & Wallace Preble
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences
  • Research Interest: Alyssa is interested in the immune system's role in cancer, autoimmunity, and tissue homeostasis.
Michaela Kratofil
  • The Sheila & Mike Goodwin Scholar
  • Given by Sheila & Mike Goodwin
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Marine Mammal Institute
  • Research Interest: Michaela aims to understand how aspects of the physical environment and social structure influence the movements and space use of Hawaiian false killer whales.
Aren Lampman
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Science, Mathematics
  • Research Interest: Aren will focus on probability, involving improving probabilty distribution methods to better analyze randomness and chaos in scientific systems.
Brittany Lyon
  • The Liz & Gregg Christiansen Scholar
  • Given by Liz & Gregg Christiansen
  • UO, College of Arts & Sciences, Human Physiology
  • Research Interest: Brittany's research involves the evaluation of muscle-derived exercise-induced biomarkers and their potential neuroprotective benefits for Parkinson's disease and related conditions.
Kayla Maanum
  • The Anne & Mike Zubko Scholar
  • Given by Anne & Mike Zubko
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Neuroscience
  • Research Interest: Kayla utilizes ex vivo electrophysiololgy to elucidate how the insular cortex integrates diverse neuronal information.
Marina Nimmo
  • The Barbara & Philip Silver and Caron & Larry Ogg Scholar
  • Given by the Silver & Ogg Endowment
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
  • Research Interest: Marina will combine her engineering and science backgrounds in cardiovascular research.
Julissa Ortiz-Delatorre
  • The Susan & Bill Smith Scholar
  • Given by the Susan & Bill Smith Endowment
  • UO, College of Arts & Sciences, Human Physiology
  • Research Interest: Julissa will conduct research in the physiological adaptations that occur at the cellular level in the musculoskeletal system with exercise or disuse.
Lynette Pina
  • The Jamie & Michael Anderson Scholar
  • Given by Jamie & Michael Anderson Endowment
  • OHSU-PSU, School of Public Health
  • Research Interest: Health systems and policy, including insights into whole health initiatives.
Rhian Preston
  • The Caron & Larry Ogg Scholar
  • Given by Caron & Larry Ogg Endowment
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Robotics
  • Research interest: Rhian examines how robots can enable human-human interaction to support habit-formation.
Matthew Raffel
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Computer Science
  • Research Interest: Matthew's research focuses on improving the computational efficiency of natural language processing applications. 
Celina Sanchez
  • The Janis & Robert Harrison Scholar
  • Given by Janis & Robert Harrison Endowment
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
  • Research Interest: Celina uses quantitative image-based cytometry to analyze the dysregulation of nuclear dynamics during the cell cycle of cancer.
Melissa (Arisa) Sek
  • The Annie & Brian Reeves Scholar
  • Given by Annie & Brian Reeves
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Neuroscience
  • Research Interest: Arisa is interested in how long-term memory is formed and stored in the brain and the molecular mechanisms behind it.
Mary Ruth Shifflet
  • The Jill Josselyn Scholar
  • Given by Jill Josselyn Endowment
  • UO, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Mary Ruth is interested in protein or molecular dynamic research.
Benjamin Skubi
  • The Kathleen Ames & Lynda Falkenstein Scholar
  • Given by Kathleen Ames & Lyndia Falkenstein
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
  • Research Interest: Benjamin is excited to study single-cell cancer epigenetics.
Daniel H. Smith
  • The Missy & Peter Bechen Scholar
  • Given by Missy & Peter Bechen
  • OHSU, School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering & Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Research Interest: Daniel's research interest is in nuclear structure and nuclear reactions, particulary that involving fission and fission products.
Spencer Stinson
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • OSU, College of Agricultural Sciences, Environmental and Molecular
  • Research Interest: Spencer utilizes zebrafish to uncover the mechanistic significance that the shape of the AhR receptor has on downstream gene signaling after chemical exposure.
Frederika Sullivan
  • The Elise MClure and Adrianne & Lee Peterson Scholar
  • Given by Elise McClure and Adrianne & Lee Peterson
  • OHSU, School of Meicine, Neuroscience
  • Research Interest: Frederika is interested in the interactions of the immune system and brain during neurodevelopment.
Shaz Sutherland
  • The Hammond Family Endowed Scholar
  • Given by Cheryl Hammond
  • OSU, College of Pharmacy
  • Research Interest: Shaz has an interest in natural product drug discovery and wants to contribute to the development of innovative therapeutics.
Liam Walker
  • The Robert Harrison Scholar
  • Given by Robert Harrison Endowment
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Nuclear Engineering
  • Research Interest: Liam's goal is to leverage his knowledge in gamma spectroscopy and nuclear reactions to uncover the secrets of the fundamental forces that govern the universe.
Madison Wenzlick
  • The Julie & Wayne Drinkward Scholar
  • Given by Julie & Wayne Drinkward
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Materials Science
  • Research Interest: Madison is interested in using data analytics and machine learning, along with materials science domain expertise, to improve efficiency of the materials design process and to enable the development of new products.
Louisa Wildman
  • The Walsh Construction Company Foundation Scholar
  • Given by Walsh Construction Foundation
  • OSU, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
  • Research Interest: Louisa is interested in transportation engineering.
Katelyn Wyatt
  • ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar
  • Given by ARCS Foundation Oregon Members
  • UO, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
  • Research Interest: Katelyn is pursuing research in organic, inorganic, and material sciences.