ARCS Foundation San Diego Chapter

We look forward to joining ARCS Foundation Metro Washington Chapter on February 24th (4-5 pm PST) when they recognize National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins with the 2021 Eagle Award! For event details, and to register for this virtual award presentation, go to: https://metro-washington.arcsfoundation.org

To kick off our Winter General Meeting, we invited two ARCS Scholars to talk about their ocean research. DR. JEFFREY DRAZEN (1997 #ARCSScholar at UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography), currently professor of oceanography at University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, presented a 1/2-hr talk on Understanding the Environmental Risks of Deep Sea Mining. CHANNING PREND (2020-2021 #ARCSScholar at UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography) followed with a sh...ort presentation about his work with robotics and autonomous systems to collect data from the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. Channing tuned in from Paris, where he was working with collaborators at LOCEAN (Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentations et Approches Numériques) to prepare for a research cruise to the Southern Ocean. In fact, he spoke to us just two days before his departure! Each talk was followed by a lively Q&A and we all went away feeling enlightened and enriched. For those of you who missed these fascinating talks about the ocean, you can view them both HERE: https://youtu.be/QLnbeihVjGg

Thank you ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter for this invitation! We will mark our calendars.

We are thrilled to announce that June Chocheles is the 2020-2021 San Diego #ARCSLight Honoree! June joined the San Diego chapter in 2014 and has been generously giving her time, talent, and treasure to #ARCS ever since. Here are some of June’s many accomplishments: From 1979-1983, she worked at the Smithsonian Institution in various capacities, promoting research and educational activities and managing a variety of special programs and events. After moving west, she had a dis...tinguished career with the Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) and played a major role on the Athena Foundation Board, chairing the Pinnacle Scholarship Campaign which provides scholarships to undergraduate female students In the field of STEM. Prior to joining ARCS, she was an active member of the ARCS Community Advisory Council, a Fund development Committee effort to establish a connection to the business community. After joining ARCS, she used her connections in the Biotech community to increase sponsorships to the SOY events. She streamlined our procedures and brought us technically into the 21st century, unofficially gaining her the title of "Ms. Matrix." She has also served on the Board, most recently as Executive VP and VP/Fund Development. In addition, she’s a lovely, caring individual, always willing to step in and go the extra mile. Thank you, June, and congratulations from all of us at ARCS San Diego!

Congratulations, Dr. Meir! You are such an inspiration to us all.

President-elect Biden announces key members of his White House science team and elevates the role of the Presidential Science Advisor to the Cabinet level for the first time. He asks this group of diverse and eminently qualified scientists to address five questions about the future of science and technology and make recommendations on how his administration can: - combat public health threats... - mitigate the impact of climate change - keep the country a world leader in innovation - use science to improve social equity - strengthen the U.S. research enterprise Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3oRWPL9 #ScienceIsBack