Alexander Williams was an ARCS Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2010-2011 academic year. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2011. Dr. Williams was recently named Alloy Engineering Project Manager for Apple Computer in the San Francisco Bay area.
Lonnie Sullivan, II, was an ARCS Scholar at Morehouse College during the 2011-2013 academic years. Lonnie received his B.S. in Biology/Biological Sciences in 2013. He is currently a medical student at Duke University School of Medicine.
Mr. Sullivan says “Since graduation I have continued my pursuit of obtaining a... Read more
Jennifer Sorrells was an ARCS Scholar at Emory University during the 2006-2007 academic year. She completed her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Emory University in 2008. Dr. Sorrells was recently named Research, Development & Engineering Manager for Nalco Champion an Ecolab Company in Houston, TX.
Debra A. Cooper was an ARCS Scholar at Emory University during the 2010-2013 academic years. After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Cooper did a postdoc at the University of Texas Medical Branch for 1.5 years where she worked in the Center for Addiction Research focusing on a project studying how the serotonergic... Read more
Courtney Pollard, III, was an ARCS Scholar at Morehouse College during the 2005-2006 academic year. Dr. Pollard received his B.S. in Biology in 2006 then went on to receive his M.D./Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2014. He is currently an intern physician at MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore... Read more
Christina Scherrer was an ARCS Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 academic years. While working to complete her Ph.D., Dr. Scherrer “took a break … for a year to teach math in an Atlanta public school.” She is currently an Associate Professor of Industrial... Read more
Deborah Kilpatrick, Ph.D., a member of the Atlanta Chapter’s first class of ARCS Scholars in 1992-93, is transitioning from her role as Chief Commercial Officer at CardioDx, a Silicon Valley personalized medicine company, to that of Chief Executive Officer at Evidation Health, a newly formed Silicon Valley digital health company.
Vivien Dugan was an ARCS Scholar at the University of Georgia during the 2004-2005 academic year. During her final semester of doctoral research, Dr. Dugan was recruited for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) -funded Postdoctoral Fellowship position in Washington, DC, to study the origins of pandemic and H5N1 avian... Read more
Nathan Rowland was an ARCS Scholar at Morehouse College during the 1996-1998 academic years. Following his Morehouse graduation, he went on to receive several honors and awards during his M.D./Ph.D. studies at Emory University. These included the Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship, the Individual Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service... Read more
Matt Allen was an ARCS Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2003-2005 academic years. Following completion of his Ph.D. degree, Dr. Allen spent a year in research at Sandia National Laboratories as a Postdoctoral Appointee. He accepted an appointment to the University of