On July 19, 2022, we enjoyed the first in-person event we have held in almost 3 years! Over the past 33 months, we zoomed, celebrated Scholars, and our 2021 Scientist of the Year, Dr. Michael Osterholm. Those meetings went very well, but it wasn't the same as being together.
Courtney is a PhD candidate in Computer Science in the Illusioneering Laboratory of Dr, Evan Suma Rosenberg. Her research focuses on novel user interfaces for augmented and virtual reality. Specifically, she develops new techniques that allow novice users to fly UAVs in complex, confined spaces. She is also interested in developing accessible interfaces and interaction techniques...
Mathew Rynes is a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the Biosensing and Biorobotics Lab under Professor Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah's group where his research focuses on developing technology for cortex-wide imaging in freely behaving animals and using this technology to answer questions...
Sze Cheng is a PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics department at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is advised by Dr. Jeongsik Yong, which studies pre-mRNA processing in cancer. Sze aims to investigate the role of splicing factor U2AF1 mutation in transcriptome reprogramming in lung cancer. She integrates gene editing, biochemistry, and...
Rachel Tenney is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in the department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering at UMN. She works under Drs. Paige Novak and Timothy LaPara and is studying nitrogen removal in rural wastewater treatment ponds. Rachel’s research focuses on elucidating fundamental mechanisms of nitrogen cycling with the goal of developing sustainable, practical methods for nutrient management in rural, low-infrastructure...
Dean is a PhD student in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Minnesota. He works with Professor Kumar K. Tamma on the development and study of algorithms for transient and dynamic applications in computational mechanics. His research strives to foster a fundamental understanding of these algorithms in the engineering...
Matt is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota and is a member of the McAlpine Research Group (under Dr. Michael McAlpine). His research focus is on the utilization of programmable drug capsules and 3D bioprinting to differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into 3D multicellular cardiac tissue...
Minnesota Zoom Meet-Up
March 10, 2022
6:30 - 7:30 pm Central
Join us for an interesting discussion of work being done to understand the complexities of the brain with ARCS MN Scholar Joe Emerson and ARCS MN member Kim Taylor.
Joe Emerson, a 3rd year graduate student in neuroscience, will talk about...
This is the beginning of the year for our new ARCS Scholars and what we, at the Minnesota Chapter of ARCS Foundation, work for all year!
We are not only celebrating our Scholars but will also hear from Minnesota Chapter member. Dr. Benda Ogle. Dr. Ogle is Professor and Department Head of...
Nick Heller, PhD candidate in Computer Science, has been awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) for 2021-2022.
The DDF gives the University's most accomplished Ph.D. candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year.
