SIGMA XI, The Scientific Research Society
The University of Illinois at Chicago Chapter
The Chapter has been awarded two National Sigma Xi Awards!
1. The Chapter Program Award
2. The Certificate of Excellence
Each year, Sigma Xi recognizes a small group of chapters for
outstanding chapter activity. Certificates of Excellence are awarded to
chapters that have demonstrated exceptional innovation and quality in
their annual programming. Chapter Program Awards recognize singularly
exceptional chapter programs. Diversity Program Awards honor chapters
that have organized outstanding
programs that promote diversity within the science, engineering and
research
communities. All award-winning chapters are honored during the
Society's
Annual Meeting. Show here is Lon Kaufman receiving the award on behalf
of
the chapter.
STUDENT RESEARCH FORUMS
Graduate Student Forum was held April
11,2005
A friendly forum for graduate students to present their research.
FIRST PLACE $250
SECOND PLACE $100
THIRD PLACE $ 50
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF
ABSTRACTS
Co-Sponsored by The Graduate College, UIC
For Information contact the Forum Coordinator,
Evelyn Esquivel, 996-2335, esquivel@uic.edu
List of 2005 Sigma Xi Awardees
Session I First Place – Rebecca Trueman Second Place –
Olivera Pluzarev Third Place – Ben David Jee
Session II First Place – Leyi Gao Second Place – Sujata
Sundara Rajan Third Place – Vidya Rao
Session III First Place – Regina Carvalho Second Place – Shalu
Shiv Mendiratta Third Place – Terry Chiganos, Jr. and Michelle
Muza-Moons
Session IV First Place – Jayita Sen Second Place – Vladislava
Juric Third Place – Joaquina Mascarenhas
Executive Committee, 2002-2003
President
Richard Magin, Bioengineering, 6-2335, rmagin@uic.edu
Past-President
Lon Kaufman, Biological Sciences, 6-5822, lkaufman@uic.edu
Secretary
Joan Shaver, Dean, College of Nursing, 6-1749, jshaver@uic.edu
Treasurer
Walter Greaves, Oral Biology, 6-6048, wgreaves@uic.edu
Symposium Organizer
Susan Littau, Center for Research Facilitation, College of
Nursing, 6-3932
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