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2026-2027 ARCS Scholars

Details for the Scholars will be available soon. Check back later for detailed booklets featuring all of our Scholars. 
 

 

2026-2027 SCHOLARS

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER

All ARCS Scholars supported by the San Diego Chapter are enrolled in doctoral programs

ARCS Scholars are selected by their institutions in recognition of their achievements and their exceptional promise to contribute significantly to their fields. Basic requirements have been established by ARCS® Foundation, Inc.: Scholars must be U.S. citizens and have at least a 3.5 GPA; they must be enrolled in academic degree programs in science, engineering, and medical research. Awards are unrestricted and merit-based. The San Diego chapter focuses on supporting students in doctoral programs, and the ARCS Scholars we have funded have a 98% graduation rate, compared with the national rate of 60% for graduate students in the sciences and engineering. 

 
 

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

Mani Amani
Electrical Engineering

Genesis Barzallo
Global Health

Bryn Ireland Baxter
Cell and Molecular Biology

 

 

 

Elizabeth Morgan Becker
Ecology

Raya Anne Esplin
Evolutionary Biology

Gregory James Jordan
Cell and Molecular Biology

 

 

 

Dennis Dimitri Krutkin
Bioinformatics

Amanda Nancy Lee
Computational Science

Nancy León-Rivera
Biomedical Sciences

 

 

 

Jacqueline Grace Soja
Clinical Psychology

Christina Rodama Veziris
Clinical Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE

Laurence Seth Haddadin
Biomedical Sciences

Erik Leif Hultenius
Biomedical Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

SCRIPPS RESEARCH

Diego Daniel Gomez-Ceballos
Molecular and Cellular Biology

Anthony Harout Gurunian
Biophysics

Zoe Elizabeth Kaegi
Neuroscience

 

 

 

Catherine Yicong Li
Biomedical Sciences

Pierre Phillip Loch-Temzelides
Chemistry

Karenna Minyun Ng
Immunology

 

 

 

Arjun Sunil Pamidi
Chemical Biology

Madison Fay Wagner
Chemistry

Drason Han Zhang
Chemistry

 

 

 

 


 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Rimjhim Agarwal
Biomedical Sciences

Hannah Rose Battey
Public Health

Morgan Marvin Caudle
Clinical Psychology

 

 

 

Kayla M. Erler
Structural Engineering

Ava Jean Fascetti
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dane Ford-Roshon
Biomedical Sciences

 

 

 

Jonathan A. Gunn
Bioengineering

Emerson Hall
Biochemistry

Jessica Caitlyn Healey
Mechanical Engineering

 

 

 

Dylan Cole Hirsch
Mechanical Engineering

Katherine Eugenia Izhikevich
Computer Science

Ollie Annalise Jackson
Astrophysics

 

 

 

Sarah Lane Ko
Materials Chemistry

Georges Anthony Leconte
Medicinal Chemistry

Liam Janek Mackin
Structural Engineering

 

 

 

Lauren Elise McBride
Clinical Psychology

Nithya Narayanan
Epidemiology

Megan Rose Nelson
Neurosciences

 

 

 

Megan Taylor O’Hara
Biomedical Sciences

Seona Dharmen Patel
Neurosciences

Avery Pong
Bioinformatics

 

 

 

Natalie Elaine Quach
Biostatistics

Chesson Scott Sipling
Physics

Lani Mai Southern
Mathematics

 

 

 

Noah Stapper
Clinical Psychology

Lauren Alexandria Valdez
Neurobiology


 

 

 

 

 

 
 

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

Basma Adams
Nursing

Paulina Elizabeth Escobedo
Nursing

Jessica Lee Ritchie
Nursing

 

 

 

Peter Benjamin Tharp
Nursing