Induction of Students to Sigma Xi
Event Type
Program
Location
VAC Auditorium
Start Date
5-4-2023 5:15 PM
End Date
5-4-2023 5:30 PM
Description
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, was founded in 1886 to “honor excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering.” Membership in Sigma Xi is “by invitation, and is not limited by the possession of any specific degree.” Candidates for Associate Membership must have “conducted independent investigation and written a report concerning their research…in a field of pure or applied science.” Members of the Hollins Chapter of Sigma Xi have all conducted an independent research project in a setting that is outside of a course-embedded experience and were nominated for membership by a faculty member in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Studies, Mathematics, Physics, or Psychology
Induction of Students to Sigma Xi
VAC Auditorium
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, was founded in 1886 to “honor excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering.” Membership in Sigma Xi is “by invitation, and is not limited by the possession of any specific degree.” Candidates for Associate Membership must have “conducted independent investigation and written a report concerning their research…in a field of pure or applied science.” Members of the Hollins Chapter of Sigma Xi have all conducted an independent research project in a setting that is outside of a course-embedded experience and were nominated for membership by a faculty member in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Studies, Mathematics, Physics, or Psychology