MINNESOTA CHAPTER ARCS SCHOLAR AWARD FIELD OF STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE
Nick is a PhD student in the department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He works under Professor Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos on the development of machine learning algorithms for medical image analysis. Nick hopes... Read more
Freddie is a PhD candidate in Dr. Michael Freeman's lab in the department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics (BMBB), which studies natural product biosynthesis. Natural products are structurally diverse metabolites produced by organisms that often provide a survival advantage under specialized ecological... Read more
Elizabeth (Lizzy) graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Biomedical Engineering (BME) in 2017. She played varsity soccer at Washington University and the team won the NCAA Division III National Championship last fall.... Read more
MN Chapter Scholar Award 2017-2019 Field of Study - Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Colette Rogers is a graduate student in the Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics department at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is co- advised by Dr. Anja-Katrin Bielinsky and Dr. Eric Hendrickson, experts in... Read more
When the NCAA promotes the notion of a student athlete, they do not immediately think of ARCS Minnesota Scholar Lizzy Crist as a poster child, but perhaps they should. Crist has already completed her undergraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and was named the 2017 NCAA Woman of... Read more
Minnesota Chapter Scholar Award 2017-2018 Field of Study - Computer Science and Engineering
Kathryn (Kate) Jensen is a Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Computer Science. Kate works under the supervision of Dr. Zhi-Li Zhang, studying graphical networks and computational complexity. Kate is primarily... Read more
Jackie McCourt has had a love of proteins since her undergraduate days. 
Josh's doctoral research involves
Kianna Gedwillo is a second year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at the University