We Are Stardust, ARCS Honolulu's 2025 Heart of Gold fundraiser luncheon was held at Outrigger Canoe Club on Monday Feb. 10. It featured the 2025 Honolulu ARCS Scientist of the Year presentation to computer scientist and retired University of Hawai‘i System President Dr. David Lassner, a talk by NASA exobiologist Dr. David Blake (who was introduced in Valentine fashion his wife, ARCS Honolulu member Dr. Carol Stratford), and a stellar silent auction to raise funds for ARCS Scholar Awards.
Dr. Mark Hixon on ARCS Scientist Honor
"I am especially grateful that ARCS Honolulu appreciates the mentoring of graduate students, who are society’s future scientists during an era when science is increasingly under attack."
ARCS Honolulu Chapter named marine ecologist Dr. Mark Hixon its 2021 ARCS Scientist of the Year for his remarkable record of research, mentorship and public outreach. He is the Sidney and Erika Hsiao Endowed Chair in Marine Biology and chairs the Zoology Graduate Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Photo by Chris Pala
To Quote a Scholar: Lucas Ellison
"The grant will cover travel to one or two conferences that I would not be able to attend otherwise."
2024 Toby Lee ARCS Scholar Lucas Ellison uses data from past droughts to analyze the performance of climate simulation models to better predict the impact of climate change.
Scholar Alumna Pays it Forward
“ARCS Honolulu Chapter provided recognition that my efforts and education were a worthwhile investment at a time when others could see little future for me.”
1976 Honolulu ARCS Scholar and Tampa Chapter member Pamela Hallock Muller was named one of 25 Top Women Professors in Florida. The University of South Florida marine scientist overcame gender discrimination and has mentored 60 graduate students, 10 of them from underrepresented minorities.