Sigma Xi 2012 Annual Banquet
The Lucky Moose, 622 East Dupont Road
Thursday evening, April 26, 2012.
Dinner 6:00 pm, followed by awards presentation, and talk by Prof. Y. Zubovic.
Congratulations to:
Winners of the 2012 IPFW Sigma Xi Student Research Competition
- First Place for Amanda Sauders, Department of Chemistry (Faculty mentor, Professor S. Stevenson)
- Second place for David Clendenen, Department of Electrical Engineering (Faculty mentor, Professor T. Cooklev)
- Third place for Josiah Gerber, Department of Biology (Faculty mentor, Professor R. Visalli)
Faculty Awards Winners
- Dong Chen, Engineering, Sigma Xi Researcher of the Year Award 2012
- Yvonne Zubovic, Mathematical Sciences, Sigma Xi College Science Teacher of the Year Award 2012
Science Café event for Spring 2012
- Peter Dragnev
IPFW Department of Mathematical Sciences - Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
Electrons, Buckyballs, and Orifices:
Nature's Way of Minimizing Energy
Dr. Dragnev will give a brief presentation on his research in optimization problems in mathematics. Then the rest of the hour will be for questions and group discussion.
The presentation will begin at 6:30 pm, with questions and discussions for about an hour.
Location: Firefly Coffee House, 3523 North Anthony Blvd.
IPFW Student Research and Creative Endeavor Symposium
Symposium: 14 April, 2012
Photos from the event
How to Enter the Sigma Xi Student Research Competition
Students (undergraduate and graduate) presenting research in a scientific discipline at the Symposium may simultaneously enter the Sigma Xi Student Research Competition. Send an abstract (electronically, in Microsoft Word) to Professor George Mourad [mourad (at) ipfw.edu] and to Dr. J. Albayyari [resp (at) ipfw.edu] . The abstract guidelines are the same as for the Symposium, see the above web site.
2012 Faculty Awards
The due date for applications for the 2012 IPFW Sigma Xi Researcher of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards was April 16, 2012.
Researcher of the Year 2012 application 
Teacher of the Year 2012 application
Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecture
Prof. P. Kelley, Dept. of Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina.
Evolution and Creation: Conflicting or Compatible?
Feb. 23.
Photos from the Event
Science Café event for Fall 2011
- Gregory Jacobs
- TekVenture.org
- Wednesday, November 30, 2011, starting at 6:30.
Making Our Future
Greg Jacobs from TekVenture will give a short presentation about this Fort Wayne-based organization that makes industrial technology available to the public for creative projects. Then the rest of the hour is for questions and group discussion.
Location: Firefly Coffee House, 3523 North Anthony Blvd.
"Undergraduate Research at IPFW"
Pizza! Sponsored by IPFW Office of Research, Engagement, and Sponsored Programs (RESP).
