ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter's 2024 ARCS Scholars will present their research in this free, open public symposium Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in POST Room 723 on the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa campus.

The interdisciplinary symposium will offer glimpses into a range of UH research—from use of microfluidic materials for better wireless reception and artificial intelligence for expanded cancer detection to understanding a mysterious new marine algae and little understood plants in the cloud-forest canopy to enhanced methods for drug development and pest control.

A panel of judges will select two presenters to receive ARCS Scholar of the Year awards, to be announced at the 2024 ARCS Scholar Banquet.

HONOLULU CHAPTER 2024 ARCS SCHOLARS ARE:

Thomas Ken  Awamura
Guy Moulton Yates ARCS Award in Medicine

Arianna R. Bunnell
Sarah Ann Martin ARCS Award in Information and Computer Science

Saige J. Dacuycuy 
Bretzlaff Foundatin Award in Engineering

Julia K. Douglas
Sarah Ann Martin ARCS Award in Botany

Lucas Ellison
Toby Lee ARCS Award in Earth Sciences

James T. Fumo 
H. Keith and Sue Ernst Award in Marine Biology

Jordie Ho
Ellen M. Koenig ARCS Award in Tropical Agriculture

Jonathan H Itokazu
Frederick M. Kresser Award in Engineering

Christopher A. Kang
Ellen M. Koenig ARCS Award in Chemistry

Melanie K. Keliipuleole
George and Mona Elmore ARCS Award in Zoology

Zachary M. Menz
Ellen M. Koenig ARCS Award in Atmospheric Sciences

Andrew M. Meyer
Dr. Jacqueline Maly ARCS Award in Physics

Drew M. Polakowski
George and Mona Elmore Award in Mathematics

Mason H. Russo
Maybelle F. Roth Award in Conservation Biology

Nicholas K. Saunders
George and Mona Elmore ARCS Award in Astronomy

Blake R. Stoner-Osborne
George and Mona Elmore ARCS Award in Oceanography

Benjamin J. Wiseman
Helen Jones Farrar Award in Tropical Agriculture

Hongwen Wu
ARCS Honolulu Award in Medicine