Pittsburgh

Michelle Heusser, a third-year scholar at the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Bioengineering, is researching experimental and computational techniques to understand and predict the neural basis for eye movements. She hopes her work can eventually be used in an “oculomotor brain-computer interface” as well as address questions about the neural basis of various perceptual phenomena. Click on the image to read Michelle's speech from the 2017 Pittsburgh ARCS Donor Reception

Pittsburgh Donor Reception

Ryan Wagner, a third-year scholar at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute of Software Research, is a former “ethical hacker” (to prevent cyber attacks) mainly of financial and US Government systems. He is currently researching ways of evaluating how cyber systems can self-adapt to withstand attacks. His research will determine structural weak points in a system and guide self-adaptation of the system to preserve critical functionality while increasing resilience.

Dr. Neeraj Gandhi receives $1.5 million award from National Institute of Health

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2018

All of our scholars have “research advisors” with whom they work in areas that eventually become independent Ph.D. research areas for themselves. Thus, our outstanding scholars stand on the shoulders of nationally recognized scientists. Dr. Neeraj Gandhi, Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, recently received... Read more

2016 Graduate School Rankings

Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2015

Dear ARCS Pittsburgh Chapter Members,

U.S News and World Report recently published its annual Graduate School Rankings for 2016. We are fortunate to have 3 of the top-ranked universities in the science and technology fields to educate our ARCS scholars right in our backyards. Penn State University, The... Read more