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CHRISTOPHER STUBBS, PH.D.

“The ARCS Award was a propelling factor

in my career and validated that what I was

doing was important.”

• ARCS Scholar Alumnus at University of Washington from
1987-88, sponsored by the Seattle Chapter PAST HALL OF FAME WINNERS

• Was involved, as the inaugural project scientist, in the 2015-16
construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

• Advisor to the United States government on technical issues • Stephen M. Lichten, 1981 and 1983
that affect national security ARCS Scholar at California Institute of
Technology
• Founder of the APOLLO collaboration, which uses lunar laser
ranging and the Earth-Moon-Sun system to probe for novel • Jeanne VanBriesen, 1992-97 ARCS
gravitational effects
Scholar at Northwestern University
• Was a member of the team that detected the accelerating
expansion of the Universe and discovered “Dark Energy” 2014-15

• Currently a professor at Harvard University’s Department of • Shannon Brownlee, 1982-83 ARCS
Physics and Department of Astronomy
Scholar at University of California,
Santa Cruz

• ARCS Scholar Alumnus at University of Maryland from 2002-04, • Barbara Jacak, 1975-76 ARCS Scholar
sponsored by the Metro Washington Chapter
at University of California, Berkeley
• Founder, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Chief Research
Scientist of ASTER Labs, Inc. • Ralph B. James, 1979-80 ARCS Scholar
at California Institute of Technology
• Recognized leader in the field of aerospace research and
scholarship • David Mangelsdorf, 1984–85 ARCS
Scholar at University of Arizona
• Active member of several professional aerospace and
astronomical societies

• Holds 7 U.S. patents, one of which is currently used as an
experimental navigation system on board the International
Space Station

• Continues to inspire future scientists as Outreach Chair on the
Board of the North Star Section of the Institute of Navigation,
where he runs the ION’s annual Autonomous Snowplow
Competition

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