Sigma Xi

Sigma Xi is a scientific honor society. Full members must own a Ph.D degree in a scientific discipline. Associate members may be nominated who are in the midst of their education, yet have completed a significant research project, have presented the results of their research at an off-campus forum, and show promise for the future. Two full members of the society must nominate a student for associate membership, and then the executive board must approve of the nomination before they can become a member.

Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 at Cornell University, and has over 60,000 members worldwide. More than 200 Sigma Xi members have received the Nobel Prize, most recently the 2006 Physics prize, which went to members John C. Mather and George F. Smoot.

New members for 2010-11

Corrine Butzen
Research Project: "Factors Affecting the Ability of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncates) to Interpret Human-Given Social Cues"
Mentor: Jennifer Templeton, Biology Department
College Honors: Animal Behavior
Research Presentation Venue: 2010 Illinois State Academy of Science Conference

Akina Nagata
Research Project: "Determination of the Molecular Volume for the Dimeric GrpE Protein Using Fluorescence Anisotropy"
Mentors: Andrew Mehl and Lawrence Welch, Chemistry Department
College Honors: Biochemistry
Research Presentation Venue: 2010 Illinois State Academy of Science Conference

Tara Orech
Research Project: "Separation of Chiral D,L-Valine by High Performance Liquid Chromatography"
Mentor: Lawrence Welch, Chemistry Department
Fellowship: 2009 Howard Hughes Summer Fellowship
Research Presentation Venue: 2010 Illinois State Academy of Science Conference

Angela Zinn
Research Project: "Relationships Between Nail Biting, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and Anxiety in Pre-Schoolers"
Mentor: Gail Ferguson, Psychology Department
Research Presentation Venue: 2010 Illowa Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Officers

President: Larry Welch, Chemistry

Vice-President: Stuart Allison, Biology

Treasurer: Andrew Mehl, Biochemistry

Secretary: Chuck Schulz, Physics