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SUMMARY:Celebrating ARCS Minnesota Scholars - IN PERSON
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p><span s
 tyle="color:#003087\;"><b>Celebrating Excellence i
 n Science and Innovation - In Person</b><br />\n <
 strong><em>An Evening with ARCS Scholars</em></str
 ong></span></p>\n \n <p>Join us for a special cele
 bration of ARCS Scholars at different points in th
 eir scientific journeys\, from today’s promising g
 raduate students to accomplished scientists and in
 novators.</p>\n \n <p>At this event we will honor:
  </p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li><strong>Suneel Sheikh\, PhD
 \, </strong>a Twin Cities technology CEO\, ARCS Sc
 holar Award in 2002–2004\, and 2017 ARCS National 
 Hall of Fame inductee\;</li>\n 	<li><strong>Greg L
 eFevre\, PhD\,</strong> a University of Iowa Assoc
 iate Professor\, and Minnesota ARCS Scholar Award 
 in 2011–2012\; and</li>\n 	<li><strong>Six inspiri
 ng University of Minnesota graduate students </str
 ong>receiving ARCS Scholar Awards for 2025–2026.</
 li>\n </ul>\n \n <p>Together\, their stories demon
 strate the lasting impact of investing in talented
  scientists early in their careers.</p>\n \n <p><s
 pan style="color:#003087\;"><strong>2026-2027 ARCS
  Scholars</strong></span></p>\n \n <p>Join us to c
 elebrate six exceptional University of Minnesota g
 raduate students receiving 2026 ARCS Scholar Award
 s. Meet the Scholars and hear firsthand about thei
 r promising research.</p>\n \n <p>Their research s
 pans Biomedical Engineering\, Neuroscience\, Immun
 ology\, Biochemistry\, Civil & Environmental Engin
 eering\, Mechanical Engineering.</p>\n \n <p><span
  style="color:#003087\;"><b>2026 ARCS Minnesota Sc
 ientist of the Year</b></span></p>\n \n <p><strong
 ><em><img alt="Suneel Sheikh" src="https://minneso
 ta.arcsfoundation.org/sites/arcsfoundation.org/fil
 es/civicrm/persist/contribute/images/Suneel%20with
 %20background.png" style="height:193px\;width:200p
 x\;border-width:0px\;border-style:solid\;margin:10
 px\;float:left\;" /></em></strong><b>Suneel Sheikh
 \, PhD</b><br />\n <strong><em>Founder & CEO\, Ast
 er Labs<br />\n 2002-2004 ARCS Scholar Metro Washi
 ngton Chapter<br />\n 2017 ARCS National Hall of F
 ame</em></strong></p>\n \n <p>We are delighted to 
 honor Suneel Sheikh PhD for his contributions to a
 erospace and technology research. After receiving 
 his PhD from the University of Maryland\, he moved
  to Minnesota to found Aster Labs\, a technology a
 nd research laboratory\, specializing in advanced 
 solutions for space\, air\, terrestrial\, and pers
 onal applications.</p>\n \n <p> </p>\n \n <p><span
  style="color:#003087\;"><strong>ARCS Minnesota Sc
 holar of the Year 2026</strong></span></p>\n \n <p
 ><strong>Greg LeFevre\, PhD</strong><img alt="http
 s://engineering.uiowa.edu/sites/engineering.uiowa.
 edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2020-12/
 greg_lefevre.jpg?h=902bf82d&itok=B9OGt5xq" src="ht
 tps://engineering.uiowa.edu/sites/engineering.uiow
 a.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2020-1
 2/greg_lefevre.jpg?h=902bf82d&itok=B9OGt5xq" style
 ="height:200px\;width:200px\;border-width:2px\;bor
 der-style:solid\;margin:10px\;float:left\;" /><br 
 />\n <strong><em>2011-2012 ARCS Scholar\, Minnesot
 a Chapter</em></strong><br />\n <strong>Associate 
 Professor of Environmental Engineering & Science a
 t<br />\n University of Iowa<br />\n Robert and Vi
 rginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering</stro
 ng></p>\n \n <p>Our inaugural Scholar of the Year 
 is Greg Lefevre\, PhD. After graduating with his P
 hD in Environmental Engineering from the Universit
 y of Minnesota in 2012\, Greg completed a postdoc 
 at Stanford. He started his academic career at the
  University of Iowa in 2016. In 2026\, he received
  the University of Iowa Mid-career Faculty Scholar
  Award.</p>\n \n <p><span style="color:#003087\;">
 <b>Event Details  </b></span></p>\n \n <p><b>Locat
 ion:</b><br />\n Cargill Building<br />\n 1500 Gor
 tner Ave<br />\n University of Minnesota St. Paul 
 Campus  </p>\n \n <p>The Cargill Building and park
 ing are easily accessible on the University of Min
 nesota St. Paul campus.</p>\n \n <p><span style="c
 olor:#003087\;"><b>Evening Schedule</b></span></p>
 \n \n <p>5:00 – 7:30 pm Central Time</p>\n \n <p>S
 cholar Round Tables  </p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>Engage 
 in casual discussions with our ARCS Minnesota Scho
 lars in small groups.  </li>\n 	<li>Enjoy a buffet
  and a selection of beverages.  </li>\n </ul>\n \n
  <p>Program  </p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>ARCS Scientist 
 of the Year – Suneel Sheikh\, PhD </li>\n 	<li>ARC
 S MN Scholar Alum of the Year - Greg LeFevre\, PhD
 </li>\n 	<li>ARCS Scholar Awards Presentation  </l
 i>\n </ul>\n \n <p><span style="color:#003087\;"><
 strong>Join Us</strong></span></p>\n \n <p>Be part
  of this special celebration of scientific promise
  and discovery.<br />\n The event is free to atten
 dees. Donations to the Scholar Award fund are appr
 eciated.</p>\n \n <p style="text-indent:0px\;"> </
 p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Excellence in Science and Innovation -
  In Person\n \n An Evening with ARCS Scholars\n \n
  \n \n Join us for a special celebration of ARCS S
 cholars at different points in their scientific jo
 urneys\, from today’s promising graduate students 
 to accomplished scientists and innovators.\n \n \n
  \n At this event we will honor: \n \n \n \n \n 	S
 uneel Sheikh\, PhD\, a Twin Cities technology CEO\
 , ARCS Scholar Award in 2002–2004\, and 2017 ARCS 
 National Hall of Fame inductee\;\n 	Greg LeFevre\,
  PhD\, a University of Iowa Associate Professor\, 
 and Minnesota ARCS Scholar Award in 2011–2012\; an
 d\n 	Six inspiring University of Minnesota graduat
 e students receiving ARCS Scholar Awards for 2025–
 2026.\n \n \n Together\, their stories demonstrate
  the lasting impact of investing in talented scien
 tists early in their careers.\n \n \n \n 2026-2027
  ARCS Scholars\n \n \n \n Join us to celebrate six
  exceptional University of Minnesota graduate stud
 ents receiving 2026 ARCS Scholar Awards. Meet the 
 Scholars and hear firsthand about their promising 
 research.\n \n \n \n Their research spans Biomedic
 al Engineering\, Neuroscience\, Immunology\, Bioch
 emistry\, Civil & Environmental Engineering\, Mech
 anical Engineering.\n \n \n \n 2026 ARCS Minnesota
  Scientist of the Year\n \n \n \n Suneel Sheikh\, 
 PhD\n \n Founder & CEO\, Aster Labs\n \n 2002-2004
  ARCS Scholar Metro Washington Chapter\n \n 2017 A
 RCS National Hall of Fame\n \n \n \n We are deligh
 ted to honor Suneel Sheikh PhD for his contributio
 ns to aerospace and technology research. After rec
 eiving his PhD from the University of Maryland\, h
 e moved to Minnesota to found Aster Labs\, a techn
 ology and research laboratory\, specializing in ad
 vanced solutions for space\, air\, terrestrial\, a
 nd personal applications.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n 
 ARCS Minnesota Scholar of the Year 2026\n \n \n \n
  Greg LeFevre\, PhD\n \n 2011-2012 ARCS Scholar\, 
 Minnesota Chapter\n \n Associate Professor of Envi
 ronmental Engineering & Science at\n \n University
  of Iowa\n \n Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty 
 Fellow of Engineering\n \n \n \n Our inaugural Sch
 olar of the Year is Greg Lefevre\, PhD. After grad
 uating with his PhD in Environmental Engineering f
 rom the University of Minnesota in 2012\, Greg com
 pleted a postdoc at Stanford. He started his acade
 mic career at the University of Iowa in 2016. In 2
 026\, he received the University of Iowa Mid-caree
 r Faculty Scholar Award.\n \n \n \n Event Details 
  \n \n \n \n Location:\n \n Cargill Building\n \n 
 1500 Gortner Ave\n \n University of Minnesota St. 
 Paul Campus  \n \n \n \n The Cargill Building and 
 parking are easily accessible on the University of
  Minnesota St. Paul campus.\n \n \n \n Evening Sch
 edule\n \n \n \n 5:00 – 7:30 pm Central Time\n \n 
 \n \n Scholar Round Tables  \n \n \n \n \n 	Engage
  in casual discussions with our ARCS Minnesota Sch
 olars in small groups.  \n 	Enjoy a buffet and a s
 election of beverages.  \n \n \n Program  \n \n \n
  \n \n 	ARCS Scientist of the Year – Suneel Sheikh
 \, PhD \n 	ARCS MN Scholar Alum of the Year - Greg
  LeFevre\, PhD\n 	ARCS Scholar Awards Presentation
   \n \n \n Join Us\n \n \n \n Be part of this spec
 ial celebration of scientific promise and discover
 y.\n \n The event is free to attendees. Donations 
 to the Scholar Award fund are appreciated.\n \n \n
  \n  \n \n 
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