Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi is an international honorary scientific research society for scientists and engineers that addresses science and education, ethics, research, and public policy. Founded in 1886, its goals are to foster worldwide interactions among science, technology and society; to encourage appreciation and support of original work in science and technology and to honor scientific accomplishments.
Sigma Xi has nearly 60,000 members in 100 countries. Members are elected based on research potential or achievements. Throughout its history, more than 200 members have received the Nobel Prize.
Eastern Illinois Unversity Chapter of Sigma Xi was founded in 1998. We would like to extend an invitation to you to join Sigma Xi. As a member of the Eastern Illinois chapter of Sigma Xi, you will form valuable friendships with other scientific researchers. Sigma Xi membership benefits include a subscription to the award-winning American Scientist and eligibility to apply for Sigma Xi research grants for their graduate and undergraduate students.
Past Sigma Xi Grants
Sigma Xi grants awarded to EIU students in the past.
- Alexandra Baluka- 2007, "Evaluation of the Oxalate-Consuming Activities of Probiotic Microorganisms”.
- Matt Burmeister - 2002, "Genetic Diversity and Seed Source Location When Restoring Tallgrass Prairie Plant Communities."
- Sarah Joyce - 2000, "Differential Susceptibility to Fascioloides Infection in Lymnaeid Snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) as a Possible Character in Phylogeny Reconstruction."
- Michael Lehtinen - 2000, "Reducing Kidney Stone Formation in Humans: Impact of Glycolate- and Glyoxylate- Consuming Gut Microbes."
- Julie Mortimer - 2000, "Use of Genetic Markers to Evaluate Pattern of Dispersal of an Exotic Species in Illinois Reservoirs."
Annual Sigma Xi Banquet
You are cordially invited to the 12th Annual Sigma Xi banquet and lecture to be held on Thursday, April 2, 2009 in the University Ballroom at the MLK, Jr. University Union. Distinguished Sigma Xi Lecturer Dr. Kimberly A. Gray will give a free public lecture “Energy and the Environment: The Central Challenge of Sustainability” at 8 PM Thursday after the 6 PM banquet.
Dr. Gray is a professor from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. To attend the banquet, which will be a Cajun food delight including catfish, blackened chicken, and sausage jambalaya, send $16.00 check payable to Sigma Xi to Dr. Brenda Wilson, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences to be received by Thursday, March 26, 2009. Banquet tickets at the door will be $20.00.
