Utah Scholar Aniqua Baset is part of a team of researchers from the University of Utah’s School of Computing and Idaho National Laboratory who received the prestigious 2019 “R&D 100 Award” from R&D World magazine for their development of a system for Wireless radio Frequency signal Identification and protocol Reverse Engineering, or... Read more
Brad Jacobsen, Utah ARCS Scholar 2017-2018, was recently recognized among the top five honorees of the Scholar Honoree Program at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2019 meeting in San Francisco, earning 4th place with his presented research, “Prevalence of Retinal Diseases and Associated Risk Factors in an African Population from Mwanza,... Read more
Dr. Brian Zaugg was selected as an ARCS Scholar in 2012 as a resident in ophthalmology at the John A. Moran Eye Center, receiving the chapter's first award outside the College of Engineering. After completing his training he joined the cornea faculty at the Moran Eye Center. His current practice... Read more
Marcus Parry, ARCS Utah Scholar 2016-2017, spent time this Spring working at the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Lab performing high-pressure diamond anvil cell compression experiments to explore compressibility, texture, and stress in superhard materials in extreme environments. He is finishing up work on his degree and plans to... Read more
Alexander Szendrei, ARCS Utah Scholar 2014-2015 is currently finishing up his last projects at the university and will be starting an engineering position at IM Flash this summer in Lehi Utah.
Alex graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Maine with BS degrees in both biology and chemistry. ... Read more
Dr. Cecinio (Nikko) Ronquillo chief resident in the Department of Ophthalmology at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah and Utah ARCS Scholar 2015 was awarded a Heed Fellowship for 2019-2020. A Heed Fellowship is one of the most prestigious honors for ophthalmology trainees. The Heed... Read more
Jocelyn Todd, an ARCS Foundation Utah Chapter Scholar from 2015-16, is pursuing her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. In addition to her work analyzing mechanics of cartilage in the hip to shed light on risk factors of osteoarthritis progression, she is an elite runner and has... Read more
Professor Emeritus Noel de Nevers, who died Jan 4, 2019 at his home in Salt Lake City, was a respected teacher and good friend to the ARCS Community. His wife, Klancy, is a founding member of the ARCS Foundation Utah Chapter and Noel was the personal friend of many ARCS... Read more
