Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Initiation. Lecture and Banquet
April 26, 2023
See below for the Virtual Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2023
INITIATES
(The Chapter is grateful for a very generous donation to support new
member dues from Ms. Cathleen Zepelin. Ms. Zepelin established a fund
in
memory of
Dr.
Harold Zepelin, a Sigma Xi member, who died in 2006.)
(L-R): Associate Members: Jianxing Sun, Mallory Richert, Sarah Patrick &
Emmanuella Ejichukwu
(Not Present: Dion Li)
(L-R): Full Members: Charles McCrory, Sai Pranathi Meda
Venkata, David Menendez
& Jeffrey Jackley
(Not present: James Grotberg, David Kwabi & Brett Schneider)
50-Year Members
Four members were honored for 50 years of active membership in Sigma
Xi.
Three of them were able to attend the banquet and two were available
for a photo.
(L-R) Steven Wright & Linas Bieliauskas
Linas A. Bieliauskas (Elected by the Ohio University).
Kent B. Joscelyn (Elected by the Indiana University Chapter).
Friedrich K. Port (Elected by the Mayo Foundation Chapter).
Steven J. Wright (Elected by the Washington State Chapter).
After the dinner, the attendees were treated to a fascinating lecture
about Black Holes (Seeing and Hearing Black Holes) presented by
Prof. Kayhan Gültekin, Assistant Professor in the
Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan.
Virtual Awards Ceremony
April 24, 2023
Science and Math Teacher of the Year Awards
(Presented by Committee Chair Peter Woo*)
Layla Gunden (WSC Academy, Ypsilanti MI) and Angela Hood (Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor MI)
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Funding for this award was provided by a generous donation to the Chapter
from Dr. Peter Woo, retired chemist from The Pfizer Corporation.
Science Fair 2023
Winners
Junior Division
* Abigail Jones (St. Patrick Elementary-Carlton; Teacher Maureen Wickenheiser) Organic Polymers.
* Cale Jones (St. Patrick Elementary-Carlton; Teacher Maureen Wickenheiser) In Quarry.
* Abigail Rohde (Saline High School; Teacher: Theresa Stager) Snailtrap: Investigating Eco-Friendly Methods for Freshwater Snail Capture.
* Anirudh Venkat (Huron High School; Teacher: Andrew Collins) Applications of Quantum Randomness in Healthcare Informatics.
Poster Images are in progress
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