Smiling eyes, sparkle, energy, friendly, are words that can easily describe Terry Wilhoit. Terry, a long-time member of Phoenix ARCS since 1998 and the 2015 ARCS Light, is a native Arizonan, born in 1933 at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital located in downtown Phoenix. Her grandfather came to Bisbee in... Read more
Most scientists spend their entire career hoping to be published in the prestigious journal SCIENCE. 2017/2018 ARCS Scholar Christopher Gisriel has already accomplished that goal! He is first author on an article titled "Structure of a Symmetric Photosynthetic Reaction Center - Photosystem" that appeared in the July 27, 2017 edition... Read more
“The purpose and people of ARCS are what drew me to the organization,” says Sandy Kennedy, Phoenix Chapter ARCS Light. Sandy has been an ARCS member since 1997, when she accepted Nancy Spetzler’s invitation to a field trip and decided to join in our mission. A mother of two, she... Read more
Peter Firth, a 2016/2017 ARCS scholar and 3rd year PhD student, was recently recognized as one of ASU’s top student entrepreneurs when he was named as a finalist for ASU’s Innovation Open, a new technology venture acceleration competition. Firth’s company, Swift Coat, was one of four companies selected to present... Read more
ARCS Foundation Phoenix members visited the facility of Varitec Solutions and Climatec Building Technology Group (BTG) on January 9, 2017. The facility is a large, functioning office and showcase of the technologies being utilized to construct sustainable energy efficient buildings that meet today's sophisticated requirements in industries such as health... Read more
Dr. Michael Berens, Professor of Brain Tumor Research at T-Gen and husband of Phoenix Chapter member Patty Berens, gifted our members with an enlightening presentation regarding the medical breakthroughs taking place at T-Gen. T-Gen's goals are to keep at the cutting edge of technology by integrating new data systems and... Read more
The ARCS Phoenix October 3, 2016 General Board Meeting featured reknowned spinal neurosurgeon, Dr. Volker Sonntag. Dr. Sonntag focused on the work of spinal neurosurgeons. He presented information about neurosurgical training and what a residency entails. He described the multiple specialty areas that neurosurgeons practice (vascular, trauma, functional, spine, oncology,... Read more
ARCS Phoenix members and guests didn't realize that so much fun and education were in store for them when they arrived at the downtown Arizona State University campus to visit the School of Nutritions and Health Promotion. Chairs, Lynne Sonntag and Vianne Kucera, didn't disappoint with planning this special trip.... Read more
The University Relations Committee and ARCS Members visited Northern Arizona University on October 5, 2016. They informally met with scholars and professors over lunch while the President of NAU, Dr. Rita Hatung Cheng, enthusiastically talked about her plans for the University. Dean Maribeth Watwood mentioned that the NAU Graduate College... Read more
Patrick McGurrin, a 2016/2017 ARCS scholar, was recently awarded with a prestigious opportunity to participate in the Science Outside the Lab program. This workshop, coordinated through the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, took students on a trip to Washington, D.C. Here, Patrick and other students explored the relationship... Read more
