Hilary graduates this summer with her PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry from UC Davis, where she essentially created her own program in food science and technology and food regulations. Hilary’s passion is food and the environment, but her view is through the lens of analytical chemistry. Her dissertation focuses on ensuring...
ARCS Northern California was featured in the April 2022 edition of Atherton Living Magazine. The article interviewed ARCS Members Nancy Bush, Kris Forbes, Deborah Mann, Barbara Glynn, Libby Taylor, Linda Millard, and ARCS Scholar Katie Antilla. The feature promoted ARCS NCC's upcoming event An Affair to Remember. Read the entire feature here.
On February 10th, ARCS members enjoyed a fascinating presentation and Q&A with Dr. Mark Davis, Professor of Immunology at Stanford University’s Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection. Dr. Davis is well known for identifying many of the T-cell receptor genes, which are responsible for the ability of these cells to...
Katie Antilla is a PhD scholar in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. She is broadly interested in biomolecular engineering research aimed at medical and healthcare applications, focusing on developing assays for cancer diagnostics and point-of-care testing. She is currently working on three research projects: (1) developing a giant magnetoresistive (GMR) biosensor...
2022 is an exciting year for our chapter! We are delighted to welcome University of California, Merced as our chapter’s 7th partner university, and look forward to celebrating the first UC Merced ARCS Scholars in 2022-23! We are incredibly impressed with the trajectory of UC Merced, our nation’s first...
In an iconic San Francisco venue, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Northern California Chapter of ARCS Foundation will be combining its annual Symposium and Scholar Awards Celebration into a commemorative experience as we move into our 52nd year. Attendees can look forward to engaging with over 75 scholars from...
On January 13th, members of ARCS NCC and many guests were treated to a lively and informative discussion on FEEDING OURSELVES IN THE FUTURE, by four amazing women: Sibella Kraus (Founder of SAGE - Sustainable Agriculture Education), Sonja Brodt, PhD (Associate Director of UC SAREP, UC statewide, although physically located at...
“An Affair to Remember, Celebrating Scholar Achievements in Science”, will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and feature our annual Scholar Symposium where the 76 current ARCS Scholars from our Northern California partner universities will present their work. The Symposium...
An interview with NASA astronauts Daniel Bursch, who crewed four shuttles, and Greg Johnson, a test pilot who crewed two shuttles, along with Ed Rezac, an engineer who makes space travel possible. The three recounted their experiences plus lessons learned. Our main takeaways from a fascinating discussion were:
