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Read about one of our outstanding ARCS Atlanta scholars below.
Theodore "Theo" St. Francis
John and Mary Franklin Foundation Award
Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Third Year ARCS Scholar
Theo is a Ph.D. student in the Low Gravity Science & Technology Lab in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering where he researches electrolytic technologies for oxygen generation for astronauts and hydrogen production on Earth. His current project aims to validate a magnetohydrodynamic (magnets exerting forces on liquids) architecture for separating gases and liquids in the microgravity environment of space. His prior work includes design on rocket vehicle structures and valves, robotics for the lunar environment, product design for Apple's Vision Pro, as well as being half of a two-person team for building and firing a methane-oxygen rocket engine. Theo earned his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT.
To learn more about all of our ARCS Atlanta scholars, please visit the CURRENT SCHOLARS page under the SCHOLARS tab above.