November 1, 1995 Contact: Robert Irion (408/459-2495)

ARCS FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES ELEVEN UCSC STUDENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Eleven science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received $5,000 scholarships from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. The students were honored today (November 1) at a ceremony in San Francisco.

Now in its 23rd year of awarding scholarships, the northern California chapter of the ARCS Foundation awarded $475,000 to 80 students at eight area universities for the 1995-96 academic year. UCSC's winners are as follows:

Amy Adams of the Science Communication Program has a master's degree in genetics and received an award at Cornell for her teaching. Her research concerned development in nematodes.

Dawn Burkhardt, a senior in chemistry, is one of the top undergraduates in the department. She is interested in biological and environmental applications of chemistry and plans to earn a Ph.D.

Carol Creasey is a Ph.D. candidate in earth sciences and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. For her research she analyzes trace metals and other substances in groundwater.

Mary Engle, a graduate student in marine biology, is studying fur seal pups on the Pribilof Islands of Alaska. She designed an interactive K-12 educational program at Long Marine Lab.

Mark Herbster is working toward a Ph.D. in computer and information sciences. He has published his research, on developing simple on-line learning algorithms, in conference proceedings.

Scott Johnson, a senior in biochemistry, will pursue a Ph.D. in public health. He works on using DNA as probes and anticancer agents, and he volunteers for the Santa Cruz Needle Exchange.

Jennifer Jolly is in the marine sciences master's program. She is studying the foraging of sea otters in Elkhorn Slough, examining the "decisions" otters make to optimize their efforts.

Beth Martin of the Science Communication Program has worked as a researcher in plant genetics. Her writing plans focus on biotechnology, medical research, and genetic engineering.

Barbra Rodriguez-Thomas joined the Science Communication Program after managing a DNA sequencing group for Monsanto in St. Louis. She plans to become a full-time science writer.

Natalie Stout-Batalha is nearing completion of her Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics. Her research involves the study of young stars, which act as snapshots of our sun during its youth.

Gretchen Vogel interned at the Public Affairs Office of Argonne National Laboratory and is now in the Science Communication Program. She studied tumor biology as an undergraduate.

The ARCS Foundation was established in 1958 in Los Angeles. It is now a national nonprofit organization providing support for top college science students throughout the country.

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