SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation, Northern California Chapter (NCC) will host the 2016 ARCS Symposium on Monday, May 2, 2016 from 5:00pm to 8:15pm at Quadrus Conference Center, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California. The event will showcase the accomplishments of outstanding students pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and medical research who have received support from ARCS Foundation in the form of unrestricted financial awards.
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Supporting young scientists at the seed stage of their research, ARCS fulfills an essential funding need during early career phases that are seldom served by traditional funding sources. As stated in The Wall Street Journal, the number of science and engineering grant recipients younger than 36 fell to 3% in 2010, from 18% in 1983.
Recipients of ARCS awards represent six Northern California universities: Stanford University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California at Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz and San Francisco (UCSF.)
“Besides addressing a funding need at this critical research stage, ARCS invites promising young scientists to forge interdisciplinary connections across a number of scientific fields,” notes Susan Mooradian, President of ARCS Foundation Northern California Chapter. “The Symposium event also extends ARCS Foundation’s investment in each student’s work by facilitating conversation with those attending the event, many of whom represent Silicon Valley’s most notable enterprises.”
Following upon the inaugural ARCS Symposium held at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California in May 2015, the 2016 Symposium will highlight the work of the 20152016 academic year recipients of ARCS awards. Six onstage presentations and 59 student poster presentations will be organized into four categories: Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering and Environmental Sciences. The program has been assembled by ARCS Symposium Scientific Advisor W. James Nelson, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Rudy J. and Daphne Donohue Munzer Professor in the School of Medicine, Stanford University.
“This is a unique and amazing opportunity to meet the next generation of top scientists and inventors, before they are known outside of academia,” shared 2016 ARCS Symposium Chair Nancy Mueller, who secured Sequoia Capital Founder and Chairman Sir Michael Moritz as the event’s keynote speaker.
The 2015 inaugural ARCS Symposium featured addresses by The Tech Awards co-Founder Dick King, Silicon Valley Bank’s John China, noted author and journalist Michael S. Malone and ClearStreet Chairman Kim Polese, herself an ARCS Scholar Award recipient while pursuing an advanced degree at UC Berkeley in the 1980’s. All recognized the vital role young scientists play in enabling a dynamic Silicon Valley and U.S. economy.
At a recent private gathering of ARCS supporters, Andrew Norman, an ARCS Scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in Developmental Stem Cell Biology at UCSF shared,
“I participate in many Symposia, and the ARCS Symposium is one of my favorites. It’s not just about the recognition and support I receive as a scientist. It’s also about the great ideas that come from all the conversations I have with fellow scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs - people who are making great things happen.”
2016 ARCS Symposium Event Schedule, Honorary Committee and Sponsors
The Symposium welcoming reception will commence at 5pm; keynote and student onstage presentations will begin at 5:20pm. A cocktail reception plus poster session inviting one-on-one conversation with ARCS Scholars will follow the program and will conclude at 8:15pm.
2016 Event Sponsors: Capital Group PCS, Cooley LLP, Gilead Sciences, Glynn Capital Management, Patricia McGuire, Susan and Gib Myers, Goldman Sachs, Frank and Denise Quattrone Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shypulski, Silicon Valley Bank, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Wreyford Family Foundation.
2016 Honorary Committee: Allison Bhusri, Gretchen de Baubigny, Karin and David Chamberlain, Yogen and Peggy Dalal, Dagmar Dolby, Carol and Dixon Doll, Phyllis and William H. Draper III, Jill and Norm Fogelsong, Cynthia and John Gunn, Jill H. Kramer, Linda and Steve Millard, Betty and Gordon Moore, Davika Patil, Jennifer and Scott Sandell, Judy Swanson.
Tickets to the ARCS Symposium are complimentary, but space is limited and reservations are required. To reserve tickets, visit: http://www.arcsnortherncalifornia.org/get-tickets/.
Learn more by visiting: http://www.arcsnortherncalifornia.org/whats-next/.
About ARCS® Foundation: ARCS Foundation is a national nonprofit volunteer women’s organization that promotes American competitiveness by supporting talented U.S. citizens working to complete degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and health disciplines at the nation’s leading research colleges and universities. Since 1958, the organization has awarded more than $96 million to more than 9,000 students. ARCS Scholars have produced thousands of research publications and patents, secured billions in grant funding, started science related companies, and played a significant role in teaching and mentoring young people in the STEM pipeline. More at www.arcsfoundation.org
Founded in 1970, the Northern California Chapter of ARCS Foundation has raised $18 million for 2,455 scholars representing the highest nationally ranked departments of science, engineering and medical research in Northern California’s universities. For the 2015-2016 academic year, $717,000 was awarded by the chapter to 63 scholars from six universities: Stanford University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz and San Francisco (UCSF). Visit http://www.arcsnortherncalifornia.org/.
Media Contact:Anne-Marie Fowler, ARCS Foundation, Northern California Chapter, 415.561.6537, media@arcsnortherncalifornia.org
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