Thank you for your continued membership and support for ARCS Colorado. During the coming year, there will be more opportunities for members to be involved by serving on committees, going on special tours, and attending social events. ARCS Colorado will continue to focus on building an exceptional STEMM (science...
Kylie Boenisch-Oakes CU Boulder
Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Student
Kylie is performing an extraction to detect the presence of disinfection byproducts in drinking water samples. Disinfection byproducts are a regulated class of carcinogenic chemicals that are formed during water treatment. Treatment plants work to control microbial risk by disinfecting water with chlorine...
As your ARCS Colorado President, I’m excited to showcase our many 2024 accomplishments.
Our May 2nd Gala at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was a great success. During the cocktail hour, 14 ARCS Colorado scholars presented their excellent research posters. Our ARCS honoree, Dr. Temple Grandin...
I tend to forget what a busy time fall is for ARCS Colorado (that may be a good thing!). We’ve held all six meet and greet sessions, and we again have amazing scholars. Not only do those young scientists remind me that all of the work is worthwhile, they bring hope...
The College of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) at University of Colorado Colorado Springs enrolls more than 1,700 students and offers 23 engineering and computer science degrees, ranging from bachelor to doctoral. The college is a Department of Homeland Security / National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense...
Kaylie Maddux
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Kaylie is pursuing a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. After graduating from high school, she attended community college and earned an AS in Physics from Pikes Peak Community College. She then transferred to UCCS where she is...
Kathryn Miller has a passion for working with young people and loves helping to launch scholars into their college and professional careers. With a degree in Speech and Speech Education from Northwestern University she served on Northwestern’s Alumni Admissions Council for over 20 years. As a sales and marketing professional she...
The return of our in-person ARCS Gala, “Celebrating Science” 2022, was a huge success. Over $100,000 was raised to support our scholars thanks to the hard work of the Gala Chair, Sonnie Talley, her committee and Joan Obert, V.P. Programs. 120 members, guests, and scholars enjoyed a wonderful evening May 13th at...
On December 11, 2020, long-time Colorado Chapter ARCS’ advocate Laura Shepard Churchley continued her family’s legacy of creating history in space. As she climbed aboard Blue Origin’s “New Shepard” rocket, she, and her father before her, became the first father and daughter to experience space flight. Blue Origin named the rocket...
